Truck driver (heavy) · Trenton, NJ

Truck driver (heavy) in Trenton: $137/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Trenton at $59,460 a year. About 1,230 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.39). The 10th percentile is $47,950 and the 90th is $78,310. Pay ranks 103rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,986/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $137 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Harrisburg, about 124 miles away, at $984 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$137

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$59,460

$47,950 to $78,310

Rent (1 bd)

$1,986

$2,364 (2 bd)

Employment

1,230

Location quotient 0.39

Pay rank

103rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $59,460.

Taxes$949
Rent$1,986
Other living costs$1,883
Left over$137

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $59,460
Federal income tax: −$5,097
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,549
State income tax (NJ): −$1,737
Take-home pay: $48,077
Effective tax rate: 19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,986
Groceries: $398
Getting around: $438
Healthcare: $448
Utilities and internet: $249
Everything else: $349
Total spending: $3,869

Left over each month

$4,955 gross, minus $949 in tax and $3,869 in living costs.

$137

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Harrisburg, $984/mo.

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Questions

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

$59,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,230 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$137 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,986, and pay covers 2.5× a year of it.

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

Harrisburg, about 124 miles away, leaves $984 a month, more than Trenton.