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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Michigan City, IN

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Michigan City-La Porte, IN earns $58,240 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,936 a month.

10th percentile
$35,960
25th percentile
$47,030
Median percentile
$58,240
75th percentile
$65,710
90th percentile
$73,370

Based on 620 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

$47,229 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,240
Federal income tax−$4,809
Social Security + Medicare−$4,455
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,747
Monthly take-home$3,936
Every two weeks$1,816

Does it go far here?

$63,524Median pay in Michigan City, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.7 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($976 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Michigan City, IN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$95,370
Registered Nurses$82,300
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,050
Office Clerks, General$41,480
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$41,060
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$37,820
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,170
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,880

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