Truck driver (heavy) · Worcester, MA

Truck driver (heavy) in Worcester: $337/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Worcester at $61,610 a year. About 4,470 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $45,900 and the 90th is $77,940. Pay ranks 39th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,745/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $337 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 246 miles away, at $854 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$337

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,610

$45,900 to $77,940

Rent (1 bd)

$1,745

$2,077 (2 bd)

Employment

4,470

Location quotient 0.96

Pay rank

39th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $61,610.

Taxes$1,077
Rent$1,745
Other living costs$1,975
Left over$337

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,610
Federal income tax: −$5,355
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,713
State income tax (MA): −$2,861
Take-home pay: $48,682
Effective tax rate: 21.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,745
Groceries: $400
Getting around: $524
Healthcare: $450
Utilities and internet: $250
Everything else: $350
Total spending: $3,720

Left over each month

$5,134 gross, minus $1,077 in tax and $3,720 in living costs.

$337

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $854/mo.

Truck driver (heavy) leftover by city →Best cities for truck drivers to move to →

Truck driver (heavy) nearby

Questions

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

$61,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,470 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$337 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,745, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.

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

Elmira, about 246 miles away, leaves $854 a month, more than Worcester.