Truck driver (heavy) · Pueblo, CO

Truck driver (heavy) in Pueblo: $718/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Pueblo at $55,070 a year. About 440 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.54). The 10th percentile is $39,800 and the 90th is $70,820. Pay ranks 243rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $718 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cheyenne, about 216 miles away, at $1,393 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$718

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$55,070

$39,800 to $70,820

Rent (1 bd)

$979

$1,165 (2 bd)

Employment

440

Location quotient 0.54

Pay rank

243rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $55,070.

Taxes$880
Rent$979
Other living costs$2,012
Left over$718

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $55,070
Federal income tax: −$4,570
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,213
State income tax (CO): −$1,781
Take-home pay: $44,507
Effective tax rate: 19.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $979
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $601
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $2,991

Left over each month

$4,589 gross, minus $880 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.

$718

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cheyenne, $1,393/mo.

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Questions

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

$55,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$718 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.

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

Cheyenne, about 216 miles away, leaves $1,393 a month, more than Pueblo.