Trucking paycheck calculator

A recruiter quotes cents per mile. Your landlord takes dollars. Enter a real offer below and see what lands in your bank account each week, month and year.

How does the job pay?
The offer
Use the miles you expect to be paid for, not the miles you drive. New over-the-road drivers often land between 2,000 and 2,800.
Stop pay, detention, per diem, bonuses. Enter 0 if you are not sure you will get it.
No miles usually means no pay. Take out home time, breakdowns and slow weeks.
Taxes
Employees pay 7.65% for Social Security and Medicare. The employer pays the other half.
Your average rate, not your bracket. Around 8 to 12% is common for a single first-year driver.
Enter 0 if your home state has no income tax, such as Florida, Texas or Tennessee.
Weekly deductions
"Other" is where first-year pay disappears: CDL school repayment, training contract deductions, escrow, uniform or equipment charges. Ask the carrier for a sample pay stub.
Driving, waiting at docks, fueling, inspections. Used to show what you really earn per hour.

Estimated take-home

$988 / week
$3,953per month
$47,434per year
$16.47real take-home per hour
82%of gross you keep
BreakdownWeekMonthYear
Gross pay$1,200$4,800$57,600
Social Security, Medicare-$92-$367-$4,406
Federal income tax-$120-$480-$5,760
State income tax-$0-$0-$0
Insurance, retirement-$0-$0-$0
Other deductions-$0-$0-$0
Take-home$988$3,953$47,434

Yearly and monthly figures use 48 paid weeks. This is an estimate to compare offers, not tax advice. Your actual withholding depends on your W-4 and personal situation.

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