Truck driver (heavy) · Staunton, VA

Truck driver (heavy) in Staunton: $727/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Staunton at $57,200 a year. About 1,140 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 $39,060 and the 90th is $73,400. Pay ranks 195th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $727 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 238 miles away, at $1,234 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$727

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,200

$39,060 to $73,400

Rent (1 bd)

$1,055

$1,256 (2 bd)

Employment

1,140

Location quotient 1.66

Pay rank

195th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $57,200.

Taxes$979
Rent$1,055
Other living costs$2,006
Left over$727

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,200
Federal income tax: −$4,826
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,376
State income tax (VA): −$2,543
Take-home pay: $45,456
Effective tax rate: 20.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,055
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $601
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,061

Left over each month

$4,767 gross, minus $979 in tax and $3,061 in living costs.

$727

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $1,234/mo.

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Questions

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

$57,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,140 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$727 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.

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

Akron, about 238 miles away, leaves $1,234 a month, more than Staunton.