Truck driver (heavy) · Yakima, WA
Truck driver (heavy) in Yakima: $778/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Yakima at $57,210 a year. About 1,580 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.23). The 10th percentile is $39,330 and the 90th is $73,690. Pay ranks 194th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($991/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $778 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Spokane, about 183 miles away, at $1,285 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$778
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,210
$39,330 to $73,690
Rent (1 bd)
$991
$1,180 (2 bd)
Employment
1,580
Location quotient 1.23
Pay rank
194th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $57,210.
- Taxes$767
- Rent$991
- Other living costs$2,232
- Left over$778
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,210
- Federal income tax
- −$4,827
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,377
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,007
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $991
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $675
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,223
Left over each month
$4,768 gross, minus $767 in tax and $3,223 in living costs.
$778
Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Spokane, $1,285/mo.
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Questions
What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Yakima?
$57,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,580 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Yakima?
$778 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $991, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?
Spokane, about 183 miles away, leaves $1,285 a month, more than Yakima.