Truck driver (heavy) · Winchester, VA

Truck driver (heavy) in Winchester: $501/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Winchester at $57,460 a year. About 1,460 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.62). The 10th percentile is $39,160 and the 90th is $76,840. Pay ranks 183rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,332/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $501 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Akron, about 200 miles away, at $1,234 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$501

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,460

$39,160 to $76,840

Rent (1 bd)

$1,332

$1,586 (2 bd)

Employment

1,460

Location quotient 1.62

Pay rank

183rd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $57,460.

Taxes$984
Rent$1,332
Other living costs$1,971
Left over$501

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,460
Federal income tax: −$4,857
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,396
State income tax (VA): −$2,558
Take-home pay: $45,650
Effective tax rate: 20.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,332
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $566
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,303

Left over each month

$4,788 gross, minus $984 in tax and $3,303 in living costs.

$501

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 Winchester?

$57,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,460 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$501 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,332, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.

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

Akron, about 200 miles away, leaves $1,234 a month, more than Winchester.