Truck driver (heavy) · Victoria, TX

Truck driver (heavy) in Victoria: $741/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Victoria at $51,150 a year. About 570 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $36,220 and the 90th is $72,640. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($972/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $741 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Eagle Pass, about 189 miles away, at $1,281 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$741

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$51,150

$36,220 to $72,640

Rent (1 bd)

$972

$1,157 (2 bd)

Employment

570

Location quotient 1.13

Pay rank

290th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $51,150.

Taxes$668
Rent$972
Other living costs$1,882
Left over$741

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $51,150
Federal income tax: −$4,100
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,913
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $43,138
Effective tax rate: 15.7%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $972
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $567
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,854

Left over each month

$4,263 gross, minus $668 in tax and $2,854 in living costs.

$741

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Eagle Pass, $1,281/mo.

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Questions

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

$51,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$741 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $972, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

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

Eagle Pass, about 189 miles away, leaves $1,281 a month, more than Victoria.