Truck driver (heavy) · Sioux City, IA

Truck driver (heavy) in Sioux City: $605/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Sioux City at $51,540 a year. About 2,820 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.84). The 10th percentile is $38,450 and the 90th is $79,320. Pay ranks 281st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $605 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 120 miles away, at $2,454 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$605

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$51,540

$38,450 to $79,320

Rent (1 bd)

$1,089

$1,296 (2 bd)

Employment

2,820

Location quotient 2.84

Pay rank

281st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $51,540.

Taxes$791
Rent$1,089
Other living costs$1,810
Left over$605

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $51,540
Federal income tax: −$4,146
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,943
State income tax (IA): −$1,404
Take-home pay: $42,047
Effective tax rate: 18.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,089
Groceries: $348
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $392
Utilities and internet: $218
Everything else: $305
Total spending: $2,899

Left over each month

$4,295 gross, minus $791 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.

$605

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $2,454/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Sioux City?

$51,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,820 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$605 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.

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

Lincoln, about 120 miles away, leaves $2,454 a month, more than Sioux City.