Truck driver (heavy) · Springfield, IL

Truck driver (heavy) in Springfield: $533/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Springfield at $50,350 a year. About 750 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $40,150 and the 90th is $79,810. Pay ranks 306th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $533 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Iowa City, about 155 miles away, at $1,588 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$533

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$50,350

$40,150 to $79,810

Rent (1 bd)

$904

$1,076 (2 bd)

Employment

750

Location quotient 0.56

Pay rank

306th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $50,350.

Taxes$851
Rent$904
Other living costs$1,908
Left over$533

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $50,350
Federal income tax: −$4,004
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,852
State income tax (IL): −$2,355
Take-home pay: $40,140
Effective tax rate: 20.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $904
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $539
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,812

Left over each month

$4,196 gross, minus $851 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.

$533

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Iowa City, $1,588/mo.

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Questions

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

$50,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$533 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.

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

Iowa City, about 155 miles away, leaves $1,588 a month, more than Springfield.