Truck driver (heavy) · Tucson, AZ
Truck driver (heavy) in Tucson: $956/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Tucson at $56,640 a year. About 3,820 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $39,300 and the 90th is $72,960. Pay ranks 211th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $956 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Phoenix is the strongest other metro for this job ($779 left over a month), and Tucson still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$956
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,640
$39,300 to $72,960
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
3,820
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
211th 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 $56,640.
- Taxes$845
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$956
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,640
- Federal income tax
- −$4,758
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,333
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$1,051
- Take-home pay
- $46,498
- Effective tax rate
- 17.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$4,720 gross, minus $845 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$956
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Phoenix, $779/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Tucson?
$56,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,820 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Tucson?
$956 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Tucson leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Phoenix at $779 a month.