Truck driver (heavy) · Vallejo, CA

Truck driver (heavy) in Vallejo: $51/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Vallejo at $61,540 a year. About 2,380 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $43,530 and the 90th is $80,370. Pay ranks 42nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,890/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $51 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 133 miles away, at $961 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$51

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,540

$43,530 to $80,370

Rent (1 bd)

$1,890

$2,250 (2 bd)

Employment

2,380

Location quotient 1.24

Pay rank

42nd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $61,540.

Taxes$1,000
Rent$1,890
Other living costs$2,188
Left over$51

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,540
Federal income tax: −$5,346
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,708
State income tax (CA): −$1,940
Take-home pay: $49,546
Effective tax rate: 19.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,890
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $618
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $4,078

Left over each month

$5,128 gross, minus $1,000 in tax and $4,078 in living costs.

$51

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

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

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Questions

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

$61,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,380 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$51 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,890, and pay covers 2.7× a year of it.

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

Carson City, about 133 miles away, leaves $961 a month, more than Vallejo.