Truck driver (heavy) · Roanoke, VA

Truck driver (heavy) in Roanoke: $692/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Roanoke at $56,430 a year. About 2,760 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $37,700 and the 90th is $97,050. Pay ranks 213th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $692 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 206 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$692

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,430

$37,700 to $97,050

Rent (1 bd)

$1,090

$1,298 (2 bd)

Employment

2,760

Location quotient 1.35

Pay rank

213th 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 $56,430.

Taxes$962
Rent$1,090
Other living costs$1,958
Left over$692

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,430
Federal income tax: −$4,733
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,317
State income tax (VA): −$2,498
Take-home pay: $44,882
Effective tax rate: 20.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,090
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $553
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,048

Left over each month

$4,703 gross, minus $962 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.

$692

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $1,849/mo.

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Questions

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

$56,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,760 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$692 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.

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

Morristown, about 206 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Roanoke.