Truck driver (heavy) · Punta Gorda, FL

Truck driver (heavy) in Punta Gorda: $86/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Punta Gorda at $46,780 a year. About 570 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $35,020 and the 90th is $62,620. Pay ranks 377th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $86 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 230 miles away, at $700 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$86

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$46,780

$35,020 to $62,620

Rent (1 bd)

$1,297

$1,544 (2 bd)

Employment

570

Location quotient 0.74

Pay rank

377th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $46,780.

Taxes$596
Rent$1,297
Other living costs$1,919
Left over$86

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $46,780
Federal income tax: −$3,575
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,579
State income tax (FL): None
Take-home pay: $39,626
Effective tax rate: 15.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,297
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $517
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,216

Left over each month

$3,898 gross, minus $596 in tax and $3,216 in living costs.

$86

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $700/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Punta Gorda?

$46,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$86 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.

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

Jacksonville, about 230 miles away, leaves $700 a month, more than Punta Gorda.