Truck driver (heavy) · Oxnard, CA
Truck driver (heavy) in Oxnard: -$466/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Oxnard at $59,120 a year. About 3,020 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 $39,590 and the 90th is $76,910. Pay ranks 113th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,281/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$466 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Centro, about 235 miles away, at $497 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$466
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,120
$39,590 to $76,910
Rent (1 bd)
$2,281
$2,715 (2 bd)
Employment
3,020
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
113th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,120.
- Taxes$948
- Rent$2,281
- Other living costs$2,164
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,120
- Federal income tax
- −$5,056
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,523
- State income tax (CA)
- −$1,792
- Take-home pay
- $47,749
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,281
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,445
Left over each month
$4,927 gross, minus $948 in tax and $4,445 in living costs.
-$466
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Centro, $497/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Oxnard?
$59,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,020 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Oxnard?
-$466 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,281, and pay covers 2.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
El Centro, about 235 miles away, leaves $497 a month, more than Oxnard.