Truck driver (heavy) · Mankato, MN
Truck driver (heavy) in Mankato: $1,275/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Mankato at $60,070 a year. About 740 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $45,640 and the 90th is $93,650. Pay ranks 81st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($934/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,275 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 222 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,275
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,070
$45,640 to $93,650
Rent (1 bd)
$934
$1,112 (2 bd)
Employment
740
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
81st of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $60,070.
- Taxes$1,032
- Rent$934
- Other living costs$1,765
- Left over$1,275
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,070
- Federal income tax
- −$5,170
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,595
- State income tax (MN)
- −$2,621
- Take-home pay
- $47,683
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $934
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $489
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,699
Left over each month
$5,006 gross, minus $1,032 in tax and $2,699 in living costs.
$1,275
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $1,588/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Mankato?
$60,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 740 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Mankato?
$1,275 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $934, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Iowa City, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Mankato.