Truck driver (heavy) · Las Vegas, NV
Truck driver (heavy) in Las Vegas: $934/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Las Vegas at $60,650 a year. About 8,670 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $43,560 and the 90th is $79,900. Pay ranks 58th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,267/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $934 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Prescott Valley is the strongest other metro for this job ($630 left over a month), and Las Vegas still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$934
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,650
$43,560 to $79,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,267
$1,508 (2 bd)
Employment
8,670
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
58th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $60,650.
- Taxes$811
- Rent$1,267
- Other$2,042
- Left$934
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,650
- Federal income tax
- −$5,098
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,640
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,912
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,267
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $592
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,309
After tax and rent
$934 left/mo
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Prescott Valley, $630/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Las Vegas?
$60,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,670 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Las Vegas?
$934 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,267, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Las Vegas leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Prescott Valley at $630 a month.