Truck driver (heavy) · Oshkosh, WI

Truck driver (heavy) in Oshkosh: $1,079/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Oshkosh at $59,490 a year. About 1,610 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.30). The 10th percentile is $45,790 and the 90th is $76,660. Pay ranks 101st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,079 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 233 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,079

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,490

$45,790 to $76,660

Rent (1 bd)

$988

$1,176 (2 bd)

Employment

1,610

Location quotient 1.30

Pay rank

101st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,490.

Taxes$976
Rent$988
Other living costs$1,915
Left over$1,079

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,490
Federal income tax: −$5,100
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,551
State income tax (WI): −$2,055
Take-home pay: $47,783
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $988
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,903

Left over each month

$4,958 gross, minus $976 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.

$1,079

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $1,588/mo.

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Questions

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

$59,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,610 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,079 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 233 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Oshkosh.