Truck driver (heavy) · Muskegon, MI

Truck driver (heavy) in Muskegon: $381/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Muskegon at $50,500 a year. About 720 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $37,920 and the 90th is $64,590. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,007/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $381 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Davenport, about 249 miles away, at $1,388 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$381

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$50,500

$37,920 to $64,590

Rent (1 bd)

$1,007

$1,199 (2 bd)

Employment

720

Location quotient 0.87

Pay rank

304th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $50,500.

Taxes$858
Rent$1,007
Other living costs$1,962
Left over$381

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $50,500
Federal income tax: −$4,022
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,863
State income tax (MI): −$1,908
City / county wage tax: −$505
Take-home pay: $40,202
Effective tax rate: 20.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,007
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $593
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,969

Left over each month

$4,208 gross, minus $858 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.

$381

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $1,388/mo.

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Questions

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

$50,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$381 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,007, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.

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

Davenport, about 249 miles away, leaves $1,388 a month, more than Muskegon.