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Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in St. Joseph, MO

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in St. Joseph, MO-KS earns $56,330 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,733 a month.

10th percentile
$38,490
25th percentile
$46,100
Median percentile
$56,330
75th percentile
$63,530
90th percentile
$76,870

Based on 850 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

$44,794 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,330
Federal income tax−$4,580
Social Security + Medicare−$4,309
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,648
Monthly take-home$3,733
Every two weeks$1,723

Does it go far here?

$65,210Median pay in St. Joseph, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($895 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Joseph, MO

JobMedian pay
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,370
Registered Nurses$77,240
General and Operations Managers$74,570
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$66,060
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,420
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$54,400
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$50,930
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$49,140

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