Truck driver (heavy) · Minot, ND

Truck driver (heavy) in Minot: $1,439/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Minot at $61,030 a year. About 880 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.00). The 10th percentile is $48,480 and the 90th is $93,060. Pay ranks 49th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,439 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 220 miles away, at $1,458 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,439

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,030

$48,480 to $93,060

Rent (1 bd)

$1,010

$1,202 (2 bd)

Employment

880

Location quotient 2.00

Pay rank

49th 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 $61,030.

Taxes$829
Rent$1,010
Other living costs$1,807
Left over$1,439

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,030
Federal income tax: −$5,285
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,669
State income tax (ND): None
Take-home pay: $51,076
Effective tax rate: 16.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,010
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $544
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,817

Left over each month

$5,086 gross, minus $829 in tax and $2,817 in living costs.

$1,439

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $1,458/mo.

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Questions

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

$61,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 880 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,439 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.

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

Fargo, about 220 miles away, leaves $1,458 a month, more than Minot.