Truck driver (heavy) · Medford, OR

Truck driver (heavy) in Medford: $294/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Medford at $58,220 a year. About 1,440 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $43,850 and the 90th is $76,810. Pay ranks 162nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,227/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $294 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Reno, about 220 miles away, at $867 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$294

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,220

$43,850 to $76,810

Rent (1 bd)

$1,227

$1,461 (2 bd)

Employment

1,440

Location quotient 1.22

Pay rank

162nd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,220.

Taxes$1,163
Rent$1,227
Other living costs$2,168
Left over$294

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,220
Federal income tax: −$4,948
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,454
State income tax (OR): −$4,553
Take-home pay: $44,265
Effective tax rate: 24.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,227
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $594
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,395

Left over each month

$4,852 gross, minus $1,163 in tax and $3,395 in living costs.

$294

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Reno, $867/mo.

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Questions

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

$58,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,440 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$294 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,227, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.

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

Reno, about 220 miles away, leaves $867 a month, more than Medford.