Truck driver (heavy) · Lewiston, ID

Truck driver (heavy) in Lewiston: $895/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Lewiston at $58,830 a year. About 390 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $44,030 and the 90th is $76,770. Pay ranks 131st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $895 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spokane, about 132 miles away, at $1,285 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$895

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,830

$44,030 to $76,770

Rent (1 bd)

$1,009

$1,201 (2 bd)

Employment

390

Location quotient 1.02

Pay rank

131st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,830.

Taxes$1,003
Rent$1,009
Other living costs$1,995
Left over$895

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,830
Federal income tax: −$5,021
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,500
State income tax (ID): −$2,519
Take-home pay: $46,790
Effective tax rate: 20.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,009
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $587
Healthcare: $437
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $340
Total spending: $3,004

Left over each month

$4,903 gross, minus $1,003 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.

$895

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spokane, $1,285/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Lewiston?

$58,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$895 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

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

Spokane, about 132 miles away, leaves $1,285 a month, more than Lewiston.