Truck driver (heavy) · Spokane, WA
Truck driver (heavy) in Spokane: $1,285/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Spokane at $62,980 a year. About 3,890 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $48,300 and the 90th is $77,020. Pay ranks 19th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,187/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,285 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Seattle is the strongest other metro for this job ($986 left over a month), and Spokane still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,285
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,980
$48,300 to $77,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,187
$1,413 (2 bd)
Employment
3,890
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
19th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $62,980.
- Taxes$861
- Rent$1,187
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$1,285
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,980
- Federal income tax
- −$5,519
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,818
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,643
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,187
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,102
Left over each month
$5,248 gross, minus $861 in tax and $3,102 in living costs.
$1,285
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $986/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Spokane?
$62,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,890 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Spokane?
$1,285 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,187, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Spokane leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Seattle at $986 a month.