Truck driver (heavy) · Olympia, WA

Truck driver (heavy) in Olympia: $741/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Olympia at $63,040 a year. About 1,210 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $47,070 and the 90th is $81,930. Pay ranks 18th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,552/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $741 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 52 miles away, at $1,060 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$741

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$63,040

$47,070 to $81,930

Rent (1 bd)

$1,552

$1,848 (2 bd)

Employment

1,210

Location quotient 0.70

Pay rank

18th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $63,040.

Taxes$862
Rent$1,552
Other living costs$2,098
Left over$741

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $63,040
Federal income tax: −$5,526
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,823
State income tax (WA): None
Take-home pay: $52,691
Effective tax rate: 16.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,552
Groceries: $430
Getting around: $541
Healthcare: $483
Utilities and internet: $269
Everything else: $376
Total spending: $3,650

Left over each month

$5,253 gross, minus $862 in tax and $3,650 in living costs.

$741

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $1,060/mo.

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Questions

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

$63,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,210 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$741 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,552, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.

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

Longview, about 52 miles away, leaves $1,060 a month, more than Olympia.