Truck driver (heavy) · Yuma, AZ

Truck driver (heavy) in Yuma: $386/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Yuma at $48,630 a year. About 1,040 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $36,960 and the 90th is $75,540. Pay ranks 345th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($951/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $386 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tucson, about 132 miles away, at $956 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$386

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$48,630

$36,960 to $75,540

Rent (1 bd)

$951

$1,132 (2 bd)

Employment

1,040

Location quotient 1.14

Pay rank

345th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $48,630.

Taxes$697
Rent$951
Other living costs$2,018
Left over$386

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $48,630
Federal income tax: −$3,797
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,720
State income tax (AZ): −$851
Take-home pay: $40,262
Effective tax rate: 17.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $951
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $603
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $2,969

Left over each month

$4,053 gross, minus $697 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.

$386

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tucson, $956/mo.

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Questions

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

$48,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,040 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

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

$386 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $951, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.

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

Tucson, about 132 miles away, leaves $956 a month, more than Yuma.