Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Muskegon, MI

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI earns $50,500 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,384 a month.

10th percentile: $37,920
25th percentile: $44,000
Median percentile: $50,500
75th percentile: $59,420
90th percentile: $64,590

Based on 720 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

$40,611 take-home a year

Gross pay	$50,500
Federal income tax	−$3,880
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,863
Michigan income tax (approx.)	−$2,146
Monthly take-home	$3,384
Every two weeks	$1,562

Does it go far here?

$54,583Median pay in Muskegon, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).

30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,028 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Muskegon, MI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$86,200
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,850
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,850
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,850
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$55,390
Machinists	$48,280

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