Truck driver (heavy) · Racine, WI

Truck driver (heavy) in Racine: $909/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Racine at $59,790 a year. About 1,620 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.60). The 10th percentile is $45,710 and the 90th is $76,820. Pay ranks 91st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,162/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $909 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 217 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$909

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,790

$45,710 to $76,820

Rent (1 bd)

$1,162

$1,383 (2 bd)

Employment

1,620

Location quotient 1.60

Pay rank

91st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,790.

Taxes$982
Rent$1,162
Other living costs$1,930
Left over$909

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,790
Federal income tax: −$5,136
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,574
State income tax (WI): −$2,071
Take-home pay: $48,009
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,162
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $561
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $3,092

Left over each month

$4,983 gross, minus $982 in tax and $3,092 in living costs.

$909

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $1,588/mo.

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Questions

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

$59,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,620 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$909 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,162, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 217 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Racine.