Truck driver (heavy) · Manchester, NH
Truck driver (heavy) in Manchester: $264/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Manchester at $58,900 a year. About 1,390 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.53). The 10th percentile is $46,300 and the 90th is $74,200. Pay ranks 127th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,796/mo). New Hampshire has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $264 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Syracuse, about 226 miles away, at $829 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$264
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,900
$46,300 to $74,200
Rent (1 bd)
$1,796
$2,138 (2 bd)
Employment
1,390
Location quotient 0.53
Pay rank
127th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,900.
- Taxes$795
- Rent$1,796
- Other living costs$2,054
- Left over$264
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,900
- Federal income tax
- −$5,030
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,506
- State income tax (NH)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,365
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,796
- Groceries
- $415
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $467
- Utilities and internet
- $259
- Everything else
- $363
- Total spending
- $3,850
Left over each month
$4,908 gross, minus $795 in tax and $3,850 in living costs.
$264
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Syracuse, $829/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Manchester?
$58,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,390 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Manchester?
$264 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Hampshire has no state income tax Rent is $1,796, and pay covers 2.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Syracuse, about 226 miles away, leaves $829 a month, more than Manchester.