Truck driver (heavy) · San Angelo, TX

Truck driver (heavy) in San Angelo: $530/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in San Angelo at $48,230 a year. About 660 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $36,780 and the 90th is $75,670. Pay ranks 352nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,014/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $530 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 183 miles away, at $1,281 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$530

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$48,230

$36,780 to $75,670

Rent (1 bd)

$1,014

$1,207 (2 bd)

Employment

660

Location quotient 1.00

Pay rank

352nd 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 $48,230.

Taxes$620
Rent$1,014
Other living costs$1,855
Left over$530

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $48,230
Federal income tax: −$3,749
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,690
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $40,791
Effective tax rate: 15.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,014
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $540
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,869

Left over each month

$4,019 gross, minus $620 in tax and $2,869 in living costs.

$530

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $1,281/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in San Angelo?

$48,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$530 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,014, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.

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

Eagle Pass, about 183 miles away, leaves $1,281 a month, more than San Angelo.