Truck driver (heavy) · Texarkana, TX

Truck driver (heavy) in Texarkana: $700/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Texarkana at $49,050 a year. About 1,190 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 $34,560 and the 90th is $76,330. Pay ranks 333rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($877/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $700 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tulsa, about 222 miles away, at $1,120 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$700

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$49,050

$34,560 to $76,330

Rent (1 bd)

$877

$1,044 (2 bd)

Employment

1,190

Location quotient 1.55

Pay rank

333rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $49,050.

Taxes$633
Rent$877
Other living costs$1,877
Left over$700

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $49,050
Federal income tax: −$3,848
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,752
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $41,450
Effective tax rate: 15.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $877
Groceries: $361
Getting around: $567
Healthcare: $406
Utilities and internet: $226
Everything else: $316
Total spending: $2,754

Left over each month

$4,088 gross, minus $633 in tax and $2,754 in living costs.

$700

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tulsa, $1,120/mo.

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Questions

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

$49,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,190 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$700 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $877, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.

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

Tulsa, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,120 a month, more than Texarkana.