Truck driver (heavy) · Ocala, FL
Truck driver (heavy) in Ocala: $409/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Ocala at $51,490 a year. About 2,230 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $36,700 and the 90th is $81,460. Pay ranks 284th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,226/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $409 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Dothan, about 248 miles away, at $1,240 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$409
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,490
$36,700 to $81,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,226
$1,459 (2 bd)
Employment
2,230
Location quotient 1.39
Pay rank
284th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $51,490.
- Taxes$673
- Rent$1,226
- Other living costs$1,983
- Left over$409
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,490
- Federal income tax
- −$4,140
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,939
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $43,411
- Effective tax rate
- 15.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,226
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,209
Left over each month
$4,291 gross, minus $673 in tax and $3,209 in living costs.
$409
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Dothan, $1,240/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Ocala?
$51,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,230 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Ocala?
$409 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,226, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Dothan, about 248 miles away, leaves $1,240 a month, more than Ocala.