Truck driver (heavy) · Longview, TX
Truck driver (heavy) in Longview: $934/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Longview at $51,990 a year. About 2,290 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.47). The 10th percentile is $37,310 and the 90th is $78,940. Pay ranks 277th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($832/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $934 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 201 miles away, at $1,206 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$934
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,990
$37,310 to $78,940
Rent (1 bd)
$832
$991 (2 bd)
Employment
2,290
Location quotient 1.47
Pay rank
277th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $51,990.
- Taxes$681
- Rent$832
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$934
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,990
- Federal income tax
- −$4,200
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,977
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $43,812
- Effective tax rate
- 15.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $832
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,717
Left over each month
$4,333 gross, minus $681 in tax and $2,717 in living costs.
$934
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,206/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Longview?
$51,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,290 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Longview?
$934 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $832, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Killeen, about 201 miles away, leaves $1,206 a month, more than Longview.