Truck driver (heavy) · Pocatello, ID

Truck driver (heavy) in Pocatello: $920/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Pocatello at $56,370 a year. About 470 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $44,110 and the 90th is $70,550. Pay ranks 214th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($875/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $920 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 65 miles away, at $961 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$920

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,370

$44,110 to $70,550

Rent (1 bd)

$875

$1,042 (2 bd)

Employment

470

Location quotient 0.94

Pay rank

214th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $56,370.

Taxes$951
Rent$875
Other living costs$1,951
Left over$920

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,370
Federal income tax: −$4,726
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,312
State income tax (ID): −$2,379
Take-home pay: $44,953
Effective tax rate: 20.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $875
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $549
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $2,826

Left over each month

$4,698 gross, minus $951 in tax and $2,826 in living costs.

$920

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $961/mo.

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Questions

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

$56,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$920 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $875, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.

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

Idaho Falls, about 65 miles away, leaves $961 a month, more than Pocatello.