Truck driver (heavy) · Spartanburg, SC

Truck driver (heavy) in Spartanburg: $301/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Spartanburg at $50,700 a year. About 3,630 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.66). The 10th percentile is $41,030 and the 90th is $79,260. Pay ranks 297th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,141/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $301 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Morristown, about 124 miles away, at $1,849 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$301

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$50,700

$41,030 to $79,260

Rent (1 bd)

$1,141

$1,358 (2 bd)

Employment

3,630

Location quotient 1.66

Pay rank

297th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $50,700.

Taxes$790
Rent$1,141
Other living costs$1,993
Left over$301

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $50,700
Federal income tax: −$4,046
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,879
State income tax (SC): −$1,561
Take-home pay: $41,215
Effective tax rate: 18.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,141
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $601
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,134

Left over each month

$4,225 gross, minus $790 in tax and $3,134 in living costs.

$301

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Morristown, $1,849/mo.

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Questions

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

$50,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,630 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$301 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,141, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.

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

Morristown, about 124 miles away, leaves $1,849 a month, more than Spartanburg.