Truck driver (heavy) · Rocky Mount, NC

Truck driver (heavy) in Rocky Mount: $572/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Rocky Mount at $48,090 a year. About 840 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $38,660 and the 90th is $84,510. Pay ranks 356th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $572 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Greensboro, about 112 miles away, at $930 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$572

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$48,090

$38,660 to $84,510

Rent (1 bd)

$716

$852 (2 bd)

Employment

840

Location quotient 1.16

Pay rank

356th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $48,090.

Taxes$743
Rent$716
Other living costs$1,977
Left over$572

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $48,090
Federal income tax: −$3,732
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,679
State income tax (NC): −$1,502
Take-home pay: $39,177
Effective tax rate: 18.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $716
Groceries: $385
Getting around: $582
Healthcare: $433
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $2,693

Left over each month

$4,008 gross, minus $743 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.

$572

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Greensboro, $930/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Rocky Mount?

$48,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 840 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$572 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.

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

Greensboro, about 112 miles away, leaves $930 a month, more than Rocky Mount.