Truck driver (heavy) · Lynchburg, VA

Truck driver (heavy) in Lynchburg: $739/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Lynchburg at $55,020 a year. About 1,410 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $37,720 and the 90th is $71,690. Pay ranks 245th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $739 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 246 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$739

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$55,020

$37,720 to $71,690

Rent (1 bd)

$948

$1,128 (2 bd)

Employment

1,410

Location quotient 1.09

Pay rank

245th 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 $55,020.

Taxes$933
Rent$948
Other living costs$1,965
Left over$739

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $55,020
Federal income tax: −$4,564
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,209
State income tax (VA): −$2,417
Take-home pay: $43,830
Effective tax rate: 20.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $948
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $560
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $2,913

Left over each month

$4,585 gross, minus $933 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.

$739

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $1,849/mo.

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Questions

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

$55,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,410 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$739 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $948, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

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

Morristown, about 246 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Lynchburg.