SALARY · BUS DRIVERS, SCHOOL · DELAWARE

Bus Drivers, School salary in Delaware

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Delaware, bus drivers, school sat at a median of $42,390 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$42,390

$20 per hour at the median · That is $5,530 (11.5 percent) below the national median of $47,920 for this occupation.

$45,180Mean annual salary
$22Mean hourly wage
$1,350People employed in this job in Delaware

Salary range

25th: $37,890Median: $42,39075th: $48,480
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$37,890
Median (50th percentile)$42,390
75th percentile$48,480
Mean$45,180

The middle half of workers earned from $37,890 to $48,480 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$34,565 a year
$2,880 a month
Federal tax $2,907 · FICA $3,243 · State tax $1,676

Caveat: the Delaware 2026 PIT-RES return booklet was not retrieved. All calculation inputs are fixed, non-indexed amounts in statute and in a Division of Revenue page covering tax years 2014 and later.

The Wilmington 1.25 percent earned income tax is separate and is not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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