Truck driver (heavy) · Provo, UT

Truck driver (heavy) in Provo: $759/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Provo at $59,820 a year. About 2,300 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $45,120 and the 90th is $72,540. Pay ranks 87th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,303/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $759 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pocatello, about 195 miles away, at $920 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$759

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,820

$45,120 to $72,540

Rent (1 bd)

$1,303

$1,551 (2 bd)

Employment

2,300

Location quotient 0.57

Pay rank

87th 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 $59,820.

Taxes$1,036
Rent$1,303
Other living costs$1,887
Left over$759

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,820
Federal income tax: −$5,140
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,576
State income tax (UT): −$2,722
Take-home pay: $47,382
Effective tax rate: 20.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,303
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $482
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,190

Left over each month

$4,985 gross, minus $1,036 in tax and $3,190 in living costs.

$759

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pocatello, $920/mo.

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Questions

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

$59,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,300 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$759 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,303, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.

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

Pocatello, about 195 miles away, leaves $920 a month, more than Provo.