Truck driver (heavy) · Rockford, IL

Truck driver (heavy) in Rockford: $1,062/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Rockford at $59,900 a year. About 1,690 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $38,660 and the 90th is $88,590. Pay ranks 83rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($940/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,062 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 145 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,062

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,900

$38,660 to $88,590

Rent (1 bd)

$940

$1,119 (2 bd)

Employment

1,690

Location quotient 0.93

Pay rank

83rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,900.

Taxes$1,047
Rent$940
Other living costs$1,943
Left over$1,062

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,900
Federal income tax: −$5,150
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,582
State income tax (IL): −$2,828
Take-home pay: $47,340
Effective tax rate: 21.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $940
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $575
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,883

Left over each month

$4,992 gross, minus $1,047 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.

$1,062

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 Rockford?

$59,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,690 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,062 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $940, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 145 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Rockford.