Truck driver (heavy) · Wichita Falls, TX

Truck driver (heavy) in Wichita Falls: $854/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Wichita Falls at $50,600 a year. About 620 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $36,780 and the 90th is $72,070. Pay ranks 299th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($864/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $854 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Killeen, about 183 miles away, at $1,206 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$854

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$50,600

$36,780 to $72,070

Rent (1 bd)

$864

$1,028 (2 bd)

Employment

620

Location quotient 0.84

Pay rank

299th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $50,600.

Taxes$659
Rent$864
Other living costs$1,840
Left over$854

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $50,600
Federal income tax: −$4,034
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,871
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $42,696
Effective tax rate: 15.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $864
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $525
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,704

Left over each month

$4,217 gross, minus $659 in tax and $2,704 in living costs.

$854

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Killeen, $1,206/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Wichita Falls?

$50,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 620 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$854 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $864, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

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

Killeen, about 183 miles away, leaves $1,206 a month, more than Wichita Falls.