Truck driver (heavy) · Tyler, TX

Truck driver (heavy) in Tyler: $721/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Tyler at $51,290 a year. About 1,490 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $38,680 and the 90th is $71,630. Pay ranks 288th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,024/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $721 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 169 miles away, at $1,206 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$721

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$51,290

$38,680 to $71,630

Rent (1 bd)

$1,024

$1,219 (2 bd)

Employment

1,490

Location quotient 0.97

Pay rank

288th 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 $51,290.

Taxes$670
Rent$1,024
Other living costs$1,859
Left over$721

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $51,290
Federal income tax: −$4,116
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,924
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $43,250
Effective tax rate: 15.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,024
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $544
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,883

Left over each month

$4,274 gross, minus $670 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.

$721

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,206/mo.

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Questions

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

$51,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,490 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$721 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,024, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.

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

Killeen, about 169 miles away, leaves $1,206 a month, more than Tyler.