Truck driver (heavy) · Morristown, TN
Truck driver (heavy) in Morristown: $1,849/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Morristown at $67,330 a year. About 1,470 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.34). The 10th percentile is $43,700 and the 90th is $75,290. Pay ranks 5th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($879/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,849 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Decatur is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,137 left over a month), and Morristown still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,849
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$67,330
$43,700 to $75,290
Rent (1 bd)
$879
$1,046 (2 bd)
Employment
1,470
Location quotient 2.34
Pay rank
5th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $67,330.
- Taxes$965
- Rent$879
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$1,849
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $67,330
- Federal income tax
- −$6,427
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,151
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $55,753
- Effective tax rate
- 17.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $879
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$5,611 gross, minus $965 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
$1,849
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Decatur, $1,137/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Morristown?
$67,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,470 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Morristown?
$1,849 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $879, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Morristown leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Decatur at $1,137 a month.