Truck driver (heavy) · Rome, GA

Truck driver (heavy) in Rome: $411/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Rome at $50,960 a year. About 450 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $34,540 and the 90th is $74,560. Pay ranks 295th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $411 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 165 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$411

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$50,960

$34,540 to $74,560

Rent (1 bd)

$1,010

$1,202 (2 bd)

Employment

450

Location quotient 0.75

Pay rank

295th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $50,960.

Taxes$833
Rent$1,010
Other living costs$1,993
Left over$411

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $50,960
Federal income tax: −$4,077
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,898
State income tax (GA): −$2,022
Take-home pay: $40,963
Effective tax rate: 19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,010
Groceries: $386
Getting around: $595
Healthcare: $434
Utilities and internet: $241
Everything else: $337
Total spending: $3,003

Left over each month

$4,247 gross, minus $833 in tax and $3,003 in living costs.

$411

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 Rome?

$50,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$411 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.

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

Morristown, about 165 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Rome.