Truck driver (heavy) · Monroe, LA

Truck driver (heavy) in Monroe: $523/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Monroe at $47,300 a year. About 1,240 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $35,090 and the 90th is $59,180. Pay ranks 371st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($860/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $523 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 206 miles away, at $1,480 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$523

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$47,300

$35,090 to $59,180

Rent (1 bd)

$860

$1,024 (2 bd)

Employment

1,240

Location quotient 1.07

Pay rank

371st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $47,300.

Taxes$692
Rent$860
Other living costs$1,867
Left over$523

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $47,300
Federal income tax: −$3,638
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,618
State income tax (LA): −$1,044
Take-home pay: $39,000
Effective tax rate: 17.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $860
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $562
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,727

Left over each month

$3,942 gross, minus $692 in tax and $2,727 in living costs.

$523

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $1,480/mo.

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Questions

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

$47,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,240 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$523 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $860, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.

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

Memphis, about 206 miles away, leaves $1,480 a month, more than Monroe.