Truck driver (heavy) · Odessa, TX

Truck driver (heavy) in Odessa: $1,015/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Odessa at $58,370 a year. About 3,190 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.97). The 10th percentile is $40,480 and the 90th is $77,930. Pay ranks 152nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,178/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,015 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 237 miles away, at $1,068 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,015

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,370

$40,480 to $77,930

Rent (1 bd)

$1,178

$1,402 (2 bd)

Employment

3,190

Location quotient 2.97

Pay rank

152nd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,370.

Taxes$786
Rent$1,178
Other living costs$1,885
Left over$1,015

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,370
Federal income tax: −$4,966
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,465
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $48,939
Effective tax rate: 16.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,178
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $570
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $3,063

Left over each month

$4,864 gross, minus $786 in tax and $3,063 in living costs.

$1,015

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $1,068/mo.

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Questions

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

$58,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,190 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,015 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,178, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.

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

Amarillo, about 237 miles away, leaves $1,068 a month, more than Odessa.