Truck driver (heavy) · Yuba City, CA

Truck driver (heavy) in Yuba City: $522/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Yuba City at $58,230 a year. About 1,790 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.64). The 10th percentile is $43,660 and the 90th is $73,670. Pay ranks 161st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,165/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $522 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 95 miles away, at $961 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$522

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$58,230

$43,660 to $73,670

Rent (1 bd)

$1,165

$1,387 (2 bd)

Employment

1,790

Location quotient 2.64

Pay rank

161st of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $58,230.

Taxes$929
Rent$1,165
Other living costs$2,237
Left over$522

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $58,230
Federal income tax: −$4,949
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,455
State income tax (CA): −$1,739
Take-home pay: $47,087
Effective tax rate: 19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,165
Groceries: $433
Getting around: $666
Healthcare: $487
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $379
Total spending: $3,402

Left over each month

$4,853 gross, minus $929 in tax and $3,402 in living costs.

$522

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $961/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Yuba City?

$58,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,790 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$522 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,165, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.

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

Carson City, about 95 miles away, leaves $961 a month, more than Yuba City.