Truck driver (heavy) · Rochester, MN

Truck driver (heavy) in Rochester: $1,036/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Rochester at $62,180 a year. About 1,260 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $45,340 and the 90th is $93,490. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,036 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 172 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,036

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$62,180

$45,340 to $93,490

Rent (1 bd)

$1,330

$1,583 (2 bd)

Employment

1,260

Location quotient 0.77

Pay rank

31st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $62,180.

Taxes$1,079
Rent$1,330
Other living costs$1,737
Left over$1,036

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $62,180
Federal income tax: −$5,423
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,757
State income tax (MN): −$2,765
Take-home pay: $49,235
Effective tax rate: 20.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,330
Groceries: $352
Getting around: $461
Healthcare: $396
Utilities and internet: $220
Everything else: $308
Total spending: $3,067

Left over each month

$5,182 gross, minus $1,079 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.

$1,036

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 Rochester?

$62,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,260 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,036 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 172 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Rochester.