Truck driver (heavy) · Missoula, MT

Truck driver (heavy) in Missoula: $795/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Missoula at $58,500 a year. About 920 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $46,110 and the 90th is $71,490. Pay ranks 147th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $795 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spokane, about 174 miles away, at $1,285 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$795

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,500

$46,110 to $71,490

Rent (1 bd)

$1,210

$1,440 (2 bd)

Employment

920

Location quotient 1.03

Pay rank

147th 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 $58,500.

Taxes$983
Rent$1,210
Other living costs$1,887
Left over$795

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,500
Federal income tax: −$4,982
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,475
State income tax (MT): −$2,337
Take-home pay: $46,706
Effective tax rate: 20.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,210
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $492
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,097

Left over each month

$4,875 gross, minus $983 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.

$795

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spokane, $1,285/mo.

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Questions

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

$58,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 920 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$795 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.

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

Spokane, about 174 miles away, leaves $1,285 a month, more than Missoula.