Truck driver (heavy) · Watertown, NY

Truck driver (heavy) in Watertown: $512/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Watertown at $55,260 a year. About 410 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 $45,090 and the 90th is $74,350. Pay ranks 239th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,139/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $512 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Buffalo, about 152 miles away, at $894 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$512

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$55,260

$45,090 to $74,350

Rent (1 bd)

$1,139

$1,356 (2 bd)

Employment

410

Location quotient 0.78

Pay rank

239th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $55,260.

Taxes$938
Rent$1,139
Other living costs$2,016
Left over$512

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $55,260
Federal income tax: −$4,593
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,227
State income tax (NY): −$2,434
Take-home pay: $44,006
Effective tax rate: 20.4%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,139
Groceries: $397
Getting around: $577
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,155

Left over each month

$4,605 gross, minus $938 in tax and $3,155 in living costs.

$512

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Buffalo, $894/mo.

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Questions

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

$55,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$512 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,139, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.

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

Buffalo, about 152 miles away, leaves $894 a month, more than Watertown.