Truck driver (heavy) · Raleigh, NC
Truck driver (heavy) in Raleigh: $319/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Raleigh at $52,110 a year. About 7,210 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $40,030 and the 90th is $73,810. Pay ranks 275th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $319 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 230 miles away, at $997 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$319
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,110
$40,030 to $73,810
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
7,210
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
275th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $52,110.
- Taxes$811
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
- Left$319
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,110
- Federal income tax
- −$4,073
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,986
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,673
- Take-home pay
- $42,378
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
$319 left/mo
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingsport, $997/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Raleigh?
$52,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,210 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Raleigh?
$319 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Kingsport, about 230 miles away, leaves $997 a month, more than Raleigh.