Truck driver (heavy) · Lubbock, TX

Truck driver (heavy) in Lubbock: $762/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Lubbock at $49,080 a year. About 2,200 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $37,090 and the 90th is $80,360. Pay ranks 332nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($817/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $762 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 123 miles away, at $1,068 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$762

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$49,080

$37,090 to $80,360

Rent (1 bd)

$817

$973 (2 bd)

Employment

2,200

Location quotient 1.00

Pay rank

332nd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $49,080.

Taxes$634
Rent$817
Other living costs$1,877
Left over$762

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $49,080
Federal income tax: −$3,851
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,755
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $41,474
Effective tax rate: 15.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $817
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,694

Left over each month

$4,090 gross, minus $634 in tax and $2,694 in living costs.

$762

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $1,068/mo.

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Questions

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

$49,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,200 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$762 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $817, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.

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

Amarillo, about 123 miles away, leaves $1,068 a month, more than Lubbock.