Truck driver (heavy) · Wichita, KS

Truck driver (heavy) in Wichita: $1,124/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Wichita at $57,930 a year. About 3,890 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $39,610 and the 90th is $75,630. Pay ranks 171st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,124 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 221 miles away, at $2,454 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,124

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,930

$39,610 to $75,630

Rent (1 bd)

$857

$1,020 (2 bd)

Employment

3,890

Location quotient 0.95

Pay rank

171st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $57,930.

Taxes$1,024
Rent$857
Other living costs$1,822
Left over$1,124

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,930
Federal income tax: −$4,913
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,432
State income tax (KS): −$2,944
Take-home pay: $45,641
Effective tax rate: 21.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $857
Groceries: $353
Getting around: $543
Healthcare: $397
Utilities and internet: $221
Everything else: $309
Total spending: $2,679

Left over each month

$4,828 gross, minus $1,024 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.

$1,124

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $2,454/mo.

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Questions

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

$57,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,890 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$1,124 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.

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

Lincoln, about 221 miles away, leaves $2,454 a month, more than Wichita.