Truck driver (heavy) · Wenatchee, WA
Truck driver (heavy) in Wenatchee: $513/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Wenatchee at $58,070 a year. About 530 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 $47,150 and the 90th is $80,900. Pay ranks 169th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,386/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $513 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spokane, about 123 miles away, at $1,285 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$513
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,070
$47,150 to $80,900
Rent (1 bd)
$1,386
$1,650 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
169th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,070.
- Taxes$781
- Rent$1,386
- Other living costs$2,159
- Left over$513
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,070
- Federal income tax
- −$4,930
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,442
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,698
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,386
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $602
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,545
Left over each month
$4,839 gross, minus $781 in tax and $3,545 in living costs.
$513
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spokane, $1,285/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Wenatchee?
$58,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Wenatchee?
$513 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,386, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Spokane, about 123 miles away, leaves $1,285 a month, more than Wenatchee.