Truck driver (heavy) · Seattle, WA
Truck driver (heavy) in Seattle: $1,023/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Seattle at $71,240 a year. About 21,230 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $55,980 and the 90th is $93,810. Pay ranks 3rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,023 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spokane, about 197 miles away, at $1,295 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,023
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$71,240
$55,980 to $93,810
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
21,230
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
3rd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $71,240.
- Taxes$1,024
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$1,023
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $71,240
- Federal income tax
- −$6,843
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,450
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $58,947
- Effective tax rate
- 17.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$1,023 left/mo
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spokane, $1,295/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Seattle?
$71,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 21,230 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Seattle?
$1,023 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Spokane, about 197 miles away, leaves $1,295 a month, more than Seattle.