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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Columbus, IN

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Columbus, IN earns $57,350 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,878 a month.

10th percentile
$45,540
25th percentile
$48,750
Median percentile
$57,350
75th percentile
$63,560
90th percentile
$72,910

Based on 520 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$46,540 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,350
Federal income tax−$4,702
Social Security + Medicare−$4,387
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,721
Monthly take-home$3,878
Every two weeks$1,790

Does it go far here?

$61,665Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,030

All heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana