Truck driver (heavy) · Mobile, AL

Truck driver (heavy) in Mobile: $410/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Mobile at $51,010 a year. About 3,510 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.53). The 10th percentile is $37,960 and the 90th is $75,980. Pay ranks 293rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $410 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dothan, about 166 miles away, at $1,240 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$410

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$51,010

$37,960 to $75,980

Rent (1 bd)

$984

$1,171 (2 bd)

Employment

3,510

Location quotient 1.53

Pay rank

293rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $51,010.

Taxes$905
Rent$984
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$410

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $51,010
Federal income tax: −$4,083
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,902
State income tax (AL): −$2,361
City / county wage tax: −$510
Take-home pay: $40,154
Effective tax rate: 21.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $984
Groceries: $376
Getting around: $588
Healthcare: $423
Utilities and internet: $235
Everything else: $329
Total spending: $2,936

Left over each month

$4,251 gross, minus $905 in tax and $2,936 in living costs.

$410

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dothan, $1,240/mo.

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Questions

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

$51,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,510 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$410 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.

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

Dothan, about 166 miles away, leaves $1,240 a month, more than Mobile.