Truck driver (heavy) · Sandusky, OH

Truck driver (heavy) in Sandusky: $1,146/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Sandusky at $58,610 a year. About 520 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $45,350 and the 90th is $75,810. Pay ranks 143rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($830/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,146 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 79 miles away, at $1,234 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,146

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,610

$45,350 to $75,810

Rent (1 bd)

$830

$988 (2 bd)

Employment

520

Location quotient 0.79

Pay rank

143rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,610.

Taxes$962
Rent$830
Other living costs$1,946
Left over$1,146

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,610
Federal income tax: −$4,995
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,484
State income tax (OH): −$895
City / county wage tax: −$1,172
Take-home pay: $47,064
Effective tax rate: 19.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $830
Groceries: $375
Getting around: $587
Healthcare: $422
Utilities and internet: $234
Everything else: $328
Total spending: $2,776

Left over each month

$4,884 gross, minus $962 in tax and $2,776 in living costs.

$1,146

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $1,234/mo.

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Questions

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

$58,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 520 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,146 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $830, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.

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

Akron, about 79 miles away, leaves $1,234 a month, more than Sandusky.