Truck driver (heavy) · Wilmington, NC
Truck driver (heavy) in Wilmington: $37/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Wilmington at $48,850 a year. About 1,840 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $37,210 and the 90th is $71,480. Pay ranks 341st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,358/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $37 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Greensboro, about 157 miles away, at $930 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$37
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,850
$37,210 to $71,480
Rent (1 bd)
$1,358
$1,617 (2 bd)
Employment
1,840
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
341st of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $48,850.
- Taxes$758
- Rent$1,358
- Other living costs$1,918
- Left over$37
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,850
- Federal income tax
- −$3,824
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,737
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,534
- Take-home pay
- $39,755
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,358
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $523
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,276
Left over each month
$4,071 gross, minus $758 in tax and $3,276 in living costs.
$37
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Greensboro, $930/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Wilmington?
$48,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,840 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Wilmington?
$37 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,358, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Greensboro, about 157 miles away, leaves $930 a month, more than Wilmington.