Truck driver (heavy) · Lake Havasu City, AZ

Truck driver (heavy) in Lake Havasu City: $279/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Lake Havasu City at $48,060 a year. About 900 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $38,210 and the 90th is $78,760. Pay ranks 357th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,039/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $279 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 79 miles away, at $922 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$279

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$48,060

$38,210 to $78,760

Rent (1 bd)

$1,039

$1,237 (2 bd)

Employment

900

Location quotient 1.19

Pay rank

357th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $48,060.

Taxes$687
Rent$1,039
Other living costs$2,000
Left over$279

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $48,060
Federal income tax: −$3,729
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,677
State income tax (AZ): −$837
Take-home pay: $39,818
Effective tax rate: 17.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,039
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $585
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $3,039

Left over each month

$4,005 gross, minus $687 in tax and $3,039 in living costs.

$279

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $922/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Lake Havasu City?

$48,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 900 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Lake Havasu City?

$279 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,039, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?

Las Vegas, about 79 miles away, leaves $922 a month, more than Lake Havasu City.