Truck driver (heavy) · New York, NY
Truck driver (heavy) in New York: −$1,084/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in New York at $65,040 a year. About 65,100 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $50,440 and the 90th is $92,710. Pay ranks 8th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 1.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps −$1,084 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Harrisburg, about 172 miles away, at $996 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
−$1,084
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,040
$50,440 to $92,710
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
65,100
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
8th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
1.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $65,040.
- Taxes$1,341
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,040
- Federal income tax
- −$5,625
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,976
- State income tax (NY)
- −$2,972
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,521
- Take-home pay
- $48,946
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
−$1,084 left/mo
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Harrisburg, $996/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in New York?
$65,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 65,100 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in New York?
−$1,084 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 1.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Harrisburg, about 172 miles away, leaves $996 a month, more than New York.