Truck driver (heavy) · Pittsfield, MA

Truck driver (heavy) in Pittsfield: $624/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Pittsfield at $59,330 a year. About 400 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.53). The 10th percentile is $44,340 and the 90th is $72,330. Pay ranks 110th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,312/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $624 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Harrisburg, about 243 miles away, at $984 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$624

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,330

$44,340 to $72,330

Rent (1 bd)

$1,312

$1,562 (2 bd)

Employment

400

Location quotient 0.53

Pay rank

110th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,330.

Taxes$1,031
Rent$1,312
Other living costs$1,978
Left over$624

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,330
Federal income tax: −$5,081
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,539
State income tax (MA): −$2,747
Take-home pay: $46,964
Effective tax rate: 20.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,312
Groceries: $400
Getting around: $527
Healthcare: $450
Utilities and internet: $250
Everything else: $350
Total spending: $3,290

Left over each month

$4,944 gross, minus $1,031 in tax and $3,290 in living costs.

$624

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Harrisburg, $984/mo.

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Questions

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

$59,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$624 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,312, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.

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

Harrisburg, about 243 miles away, leaves $984 a month, more than Pittsfield.