Truck driver (heavy) · Portland, ME

Truck driver (heavy) in Portland: $83/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Portland at $59,900 a year. About 3,440 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $43,780 and the 90th is $72,800. Pay ranks 83rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $83 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Utica, about 239 miles away, at $701 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$83

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,900

$43,780 to $72,800

Rent (1 bd)

$1,867

$2,223 (2 bd)

Employment

3,440

Location quotient 0.90

Pay rank

83rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,900.

Taxes$1,045
Rent$1,867
Other living costs$1,997
Left over$83

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,900
Federal income tax: −$5,150
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,582
State income tax (ME): −$2,803
Take-home pay: $47,365
Effective tax rate: 20.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,867
Groceries: $410
Getting around: $510
Healthcare: $462
Utilities and internet: $257
Everything else: $359
Total spending: $3,864

Left over each month

$4,992 gross, minus $1,045 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.

$83

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Utica, $701/mo.

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Questions

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

$59,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,440 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$83 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 2.7× a year of it.

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

Utica, about 239 miles away, leaves $701 a month, more than Portland.