Truck driver (heavy) · Twin Falls, ID

Truck driver (heavy) in Twin Falls: $653/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Twin Falls at $57,330 a year. About 1,550 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.33). The 10th percentile is $39,570 and the 90th is $76,420. Pay ranks 189th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,148/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $653 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Idaho Falls, about 136 miles away, at $961 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$653

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,330

$39,570 to $76,420

Rent (1 bd)

$1,148

$1,367 (2 bd)

Employment

1,550

Location quotient 2.33

Pay rank

189th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $57,330.

Taxes$972
Rent$1,148
Other living costs$2,005
Left over$653

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,330
Federal income tax: −$4,841
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,386
State income tax (ID): −$2,433
Take-home pay: $45,670
Effective tax rate: 20.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,148
Groceries: $387
Getting around: $603
Healthcare: $435
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $338
Total spending: $3,153

Left over each month

$4,778 gross, minus $972 in tax and $3,153 in living costs.

$653

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $961/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Twin Falls?

$57,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,550 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$653 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,148, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.

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

Idaho Falls, about 136 miles away, leaves $961 a month, more than Twin Falls.