Truck driver (heavy) · Sioux Falls, SD

Truck driver (heavy) in Sioux Falls: $1,402/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Sioux Falls at $60,820 a year. About 2,540 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $44,730 and the 90th is $74,630. Pay ranks 53rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($982/mo). South Dakota has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,402 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 187 miles away, at $2,454 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,402

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,820

$44,730 to $74,630

Rent (1 bd)

$982

$1,169 (2 bd)

Employment

2,540

Location quotient 1.07

Pay rank

53rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $60,820.

Taxes$826
Rent$982
Other living costs$1,858
Left over$1,402

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,820
Federal income tax: −$5,260
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,653
State income tax (SD): None
Take-home pay: $50,907
Effective tax rate: 16.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $982
Groceries: $364
Getting around: $539
Healthcare: $410
Utilities and internet: $228
Everything else: $319
Total spending: $2,840

Left over each month

$5,068 gross, minus $826 in tax and $2,840 in living costs.

$1,402

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 Falls?

$60,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,540 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,402 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Dakota has no state income tax Rent is $982, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.

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

Lincoln, about 187 miles away, leaves $2,454 a month, more than Sioux Falls.