Light Truck Drivers Salary in Roanoke, VA

Light Truck Drivers pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,440 or more. The middle half of light truck drivers in Roanoke earn between $28,700 and $44,120.

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

Light Truck Drivers salary after taxes in Roanoke

On the average salary of $40,330, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $33,080 a year, or $2,757 a month and $1,272 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $40,330 buys what about $43,079 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Light Truck Drivers salary in other Virginia cities

Roanoke ranks 7th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($50,590).

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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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• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,040 a year
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• Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$44,300 a year
• Driver/Sales Workers$38,280 a year
• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,240 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,190 a year
• Crane and Tower Operators$57,380 a year
• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,190 a year

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