Truck driver (heavy) · Walla Walla, WA

Truck driver (heavy) in Walla Walla: $942/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Walla Walla at $60,300 a year. About 270 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $47,060 and the 90th is $72,490. Pay ranks 75th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,150/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $942 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spokane, about 133 miles away, at $1,285 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$942

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,300

$47,060 to $72,490

Rent (1 bd)

$1,150

$1,369 (2 bd)

Employment

270

Location quotient 0.78

Pay rank

75th 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 $60,300.

Taxes$818
Rent$1,150
Other living costs$2,115
Left over$942

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,300
Federal income tax: −$5,198
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,613
State income tax (WA): None
Take-home pay: $50,490
Effective tax rate: 16.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,150
Groceries: $430
Getting around: $558
Healthcare: $483
Utilities and internet: $269
Everything else: $376
Total spending: $3,265

Left over each month

$5,025 gross, minus $818 in tax and $3,265 in living costs.

$942

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spokane, $1,285/mo.

Truck driver (heavy) leftover by city →Best cities for truck drivers to move to →

Truck driver (heavy) nearby

Questions

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

$60,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$942 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,150, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.

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

Spokane, about 133 miles away, leaves $1,285 a month, more than Walla Walla.