Truck driver (heavy) · Weirton, WV

Truck driver (heavy) in Weirton: $1,112/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Weirton at $55,070 a year. About 730 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.53). The 10th percentile is $38,010 and the 90th is $75,120. Pay ranks 243rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($594/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,112 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 62 miles away, at $1,234 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,112

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$55,070

$38,010 to $75,120

Rent (1 bd)

$594

$707 (2 bd)

Employment

730

Location quotient 1.53

Pay rank

243rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $55,070.

Taxes$885
Rent$594
Other living costs$1,998
Left over$1,112

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $55,070
Federal income tax: −$4,570
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,213
State income tax (WV): −$1,835
Take-home pay: $44,453
Effective tax rate: 19.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $594
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $583
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,592

Left over each month

$4,589 gross, minus $885 in tax and $2,592 in living costs.

$1,112

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Akron, $1,234/mo.

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Questions

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

$55,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,112 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $594, and pay covers 7.7× a year of it.

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

Akron, about 62 miles away, leaves $1,234 a month, more than Weirton.