SALARY · BUS DRIVERS, SCHOOL · MASSACHUSETTS

Bus Drivers, School salary in Massachusetts

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For bus drivers, school in Massachusetts, the middle of the field earned $65,170 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$65,170

$31 per hour at the median · That is $17,250 (36.0 percent) above the national median of $47,920 for this occupation.

$61,210Mean annual salary
$29Mean hourly wage
$9,330People employed in this job in Massachusetts

Salary range

25th: $54,780Median: $65,17075th: $69,320
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$54,780
Median (50th percentile)$65,170
75th percentile$69,320
Mean$61,210

The middle half of workers earned from $54,780 to $69,320 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$51,506 a year
$4,292 a month
Federal tax $5,640 · FICA $4,986 · State tax $3,038

Caveat: the Massachusetts figure excludes the optional Social Security and Medicare deduction, worth up to $100 of tax.

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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