Truck driver (heavy) · Salem, OR

Truck driver (heavy) in Salem: $394/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Salem at $60,580 a year. About 2,170 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $47,700 and the 90th is $77,630. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,270/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $394 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 90 miles away, at $1,060 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$394

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,580

$47,700 to $77,630

Rent (1 bd)

$1,270

$1,512 (2 bd)

Employment

2,170

Location quotient 0.87

Pay rank

62nd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $60,580.

Taxes$1,219
Rent$1,270
Other living costs$2,166
Left over$394

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,580
Federal income tax: −$5,231
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,634
State income tax (OR): −$4,760
Take-home pay: $45,955
Effective tax rate: 24.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,270
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $593
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,436

Left over each month

$5,048 gross, minus $1,219 in tax and $3,436 in living costs.

$394

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $1,060/mo.

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Questions

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

$60,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,170 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$394 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,270, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.

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

Longview, about 90 miles away, leaves $1,060 a month, more than Salem.