Truck driver (heavy) · Shreveport, LA

Truck driver (heavy) in Shreveport: $439/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Shreveport at $49,360 a year. About 3,060 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $36,930 and the 90th is $64,600. Pay ranks 326th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,077/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $439 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Little Rock, about 178 miles away, at $1,081 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$439

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$49,360

$36,930 to $64,600

Rent (1 bd)

$1,077

$1,282 (2 bd)

Employment

3,060

Location quotient 1.42

Pay rank

326th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $49,360.

Taxes$731
Rent$1,077
Other living costs$1,867
Left over$439

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $49,360
Federal income tax: −$3,885
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,776
State income tax (LA): −$1,106
Take-home pay: $40,593
Effective tax rate: 17.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,077
Groceries: $360
Getting around: $562
Healthcare: $405
Utilities and internet: $225
Everything else: $315
Total spending: $2,944

Left over each month

$4,113 gross, minus $731 in tax and $2,944 in living costs.

$439

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Little Rock, $1,081/mo.

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Questions

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

$49,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,060 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$439 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,077, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.

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

Little Rock, about 178 miles away, leaves $1,081 a month, more than Shreveport.