Truck driver (heavy) · Longview, WA
Truck driver (heavy) in Longview: $1,060/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Longview at $62,930 a year. About 770 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $49,500 and the 90th is $84,920. Pay ranks 20th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,100/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,060 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Seattle is the strongest other metro for this job ($986 left over a month), and Longview still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,060
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,930
$49,500 to $84,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,100
$1,309 (2 bd)
Employment
770
Location quotient 1.42
Pay rank
20th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $62,930.
- Taxes$861
- Rent$1,100
- Other living costs$2,224
- Left over$1,060
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,930
- Federal income tax
- −$5,513
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,814
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,603
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,100
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $667
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,324
Left over each month
$5,244 gross, minus $861 in tax and $3,324 in living costs.
$1,060
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $986/mo.
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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- Firefighter
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Longview?
$62,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Longview?
$1,060 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,100, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Longview leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Seattle at $986 a month.