- What is a US truck driver (hgv / heavy goods)'s take-home pay at the median salary?
- The 2024 BLS median truck driver (hgv / heavy goods) salary is $55,000 gross. After federal income tax + state income tax (California baseline) + FICA, take-home is $44,686 per year ($3,724 per month, 18.8% effective).
- Which US state gives a truck driver (hgv / heavy goods) the highest take-home?
- Across the 5 currently-supported states, Texas yields the highest net at the truck driver (hgv / heavy goods) median ($46,231); Illinois yields the lowest ($43,646) — a $2,585 per-year delta driven entirely by state income tax (federal + FICA are identical).
- What is the marginal tax rate on a US truck driver (hgv / heavy goods) salary?
- At the $55,000 median, the next 100 of gross retains $74 in California — a marginal rate of 25.6%. Marginal rate is what applies to overtime, bonuses, and pre-tax 401(k) reductions.
- Where does the US median truck driver (hgv / heavy goods) salary come from?
- BLS Occupational Employment Statistics May 2024 release. It is a national median — actual salaries vary substantially by metro area (a SF Bay Area truck driver (hgv / heavy goods) earns well above the national median; a rural-Midwest one well below). Plug your actual salary into the calculator above; switch the state picker to see the state-specific net.
- What is NOT included in this US take-home calculation?
- Pre-tax 401(k), HSA, FSA contributions, employer-sponsored health insurance premiums deducted from gross, RSU vesting, and any local/city income tax (NYC, Philadelphia, Detroit, etc.) are not modeled in v1. The calculator assumes the median is base salary, federal + state + FICA only.