Truck driver (heavy) · Los Angeles, CA
Truck driver (heavy) in Los Angeles: −$608/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Los Angeles at $60,340 a year. About 61,270 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $42,910 and the 90th is $80,120. Pay ranks 72nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,273/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps −$608 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Vegas, about 230 miles away, at $934 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
−$608
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,340
$42,910 to $80,120
Rent (1 bd)
$2,273
$2,706 (2 bd)
Employment
61,270
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
72nd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $60,340.
- Taxes$962
- Rent$2,273
- Other$2,401
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,340
- Federal income tax
- −$5,061
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,616
- State income tax (CA)
- −$1,866
- Take-home pay
- $48,798
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,273
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,674
After tax and rent
−$608 left/mo
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $934/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Los Angeles?
$60,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 61,270 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Los Angeles?
−$608 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,273, and pay covers 2.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Las Vegas, about 230 miles away, leaves $934 a month, more than Los Angeles.