Truck driver (heavy) · Reno, NV
Truck driver (heavy) in Reno: $881/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Reno at $63,790 a year. About 4,170 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $47,100 and the 90th is $94,860. Pay ranks 14th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,556/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $881 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 77 miles away, at $972 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$881
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,790
$47,100 to $94,860
Rent (1 bd)
$1,556
$1,852 (2 bd)
Employment
4,170
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
14th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $63,790.
- Taxes$863
- Rent$1,556
- Other$2,016
- Left$881
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,790
- Federal income tax
- −$5,475
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,880
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $53,435
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,556
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,572
After tax and rent
$881 left/mo
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $972/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Reno?
$63,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,170 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Reno?
$881 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,556, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Carson City, about 77 miles away, leaves $972 a month, more than Reno.