Truck driver (heavy) · St. Cloud, MN

Truck driver (heavy) in St. Cloud: $1,327/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in St. Cloud at $61,960 a year. About 2,140 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.55). The 10th percentile is $45,640 and the 90th is $81,380. Pay ranks 34th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,327 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 149 miles away, at $1,458 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,327

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,960

$45,640 to $81,380

Rent (1 bd)

$986

$1,174 (2 bd)

Employment

2,140

Location quotient 1.55

Pay rank

34th 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 $61,960.

Taxes$1,074
Rent$986
Other living costs$1,776
Left over$1,327

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,960
Federal income tax: −$5,397
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,740
State income tax (MN): −$2,750
Take-home pay: $49,073
Effective tax rate: 20.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $986
Groceries: $352
Getting around: $500
Healthcare: $396
Utilities and internet: $220
Everything else: $308
Total spending: $2,762

Left over each month

$5,163 gross, minus $1,074 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.

$1,327

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $1,458/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in St. Cloud?

$61,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,140 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,327 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.

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

Fargo, about 149 miles away, leaves $1,458 a month, more than St. Cloud.