Truck driver (heavy) · Wausau, WI

Truck driver (heavy) in Wausau: $1,262/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Wausau at $58,520 a year. About 1,460 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.59). The 10th percentile is $45,360 and the 90th is $74,260. Pay ranks 146th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($748/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,262 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Waterloo, about 212 miles away, at $1,406 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,262

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,520

$45,360 to $74,260

Rent (1 bd)

$748

$890 (2 bd)

Employment

1,460

Location quotient 1.59

Pay rank

146th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,520.

Taxes$955
Rent$748
Other living costs$1,911
Left over$1,262

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,520
Federal income tax: −$4,984
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,477
State income tax (WI): −$2,004
Take-home pay: $47,055
Effective tax rate: 19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $748
Groceries: $378
Getting around: $542
Healthcare: $425
Utilities and internet: $236
Everything else: $330
Total spending: $2,659

Left over each month

$4,877 gross, minus $955 in tax and $2,659 in living costs.

$1,262

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waterloo, $1,406/mo.

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Questions

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

$58,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,460 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,262 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $748, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.

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

Waterloo, about 212 miles away, leaves $1,406 a month, more than Wausau.