Truck driver (heavy) · Tulsa, OK

Truck driver (heavy) in Tulsa: $1,120/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Tulsa at $58,790 a year. About 7,220 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $37,530 and the 90th is $75,160. Pay ranks 135th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($967/mo). Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,120 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lawrence, about 189 miles away, at $1,166 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,120

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,790

$37,530 to $75,160

Rent (1 bd)

$967

$1,151 (2 bd)

Employment

7,220

Location quotient 1.19

Pay rank

135th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,790.

Taxes$985
Rent$967
Other living costs$1,827
Left over$1,120

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,790
Federal income tax: −$5,016
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,497
State income tax (OK): −$2,302
Take-home pay: $46,974
Effective tax rate: 20.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $967
Groceries: $356
Getting around: $536
Healthcare: $401
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $312
Total spending: $2,794

Left over each month

$4,899 gross, minus $985 in tax and $2,794 in living costs.

$1,120

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lawrence, $1,166/mo.

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Questions

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

$58,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,220 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,120 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $967, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.

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

Lawrence, about 189 miles away, leaves $1,166 a month, more than Tulsa.