Light Truck Drivers Salary in Jackson, MS

Light Truck Drivers pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $88,710 or more. The middle half of light truck drivers in Jackson earn between $31,190 and $56,320.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Light Truck Drivers salary after taxes in Jackson

On the average salary of $47,230, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $38,972 a year, or $3,248 a month and $1,499 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Jackson a good place for light truck drivers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jackson area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.0), so the average $47,230 buys what about $53,039 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($42,850). A typical home costs $215,136, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Light Truck Drivers salary in other Mississippi cities

Jackson ranks 1st of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for light truck drivers

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,130).

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Related jobs in Jackson

• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,020 a year
• Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$39,250 a year
• Driver/Sales Workers$37,020 a year
• Bus Drivers, School$34,050 a year
• Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$33,480 a year
• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$31,850 a year
• Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$27,530 a year
• Commercial Pilots$130,300 a year

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