Truck driver (heavy) · Morgantown, WV

Truck driver (heavy) in Morgantown: $471/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Morgantown at $48,560 a year. About 700 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $36,550 and the 90th is $64,190. Pay ranks 347th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($869/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $471 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 139 miles away, at $1,234 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$471

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$48,560

$36,550 to $64,190

Rent (1 bd)

$869

$1,035 (2 bd)

Employment

700

Location quotient 0.79

Pay rank

347th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $48,560.

Taxes$754
Rent$869
Other living costs$1,953
Left over$471

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $48,560
Federal income tax: −$3,789
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,715
State income tax (WV): −$1,546
Take-home pay: $39,511
Effective tax rate: 18.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $869
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $538
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,822

Left over each month

$4,047 gross, minus $754 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.

$471

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $1,234/mo.

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Questions

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

$48,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 700 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$471 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $869, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.

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

Akron, about 139 miles away, leaves $1,234 a month, more than Morgantown.