Bus Drivers, School Salary in Tucson, AZ

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Tucson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,080 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Tucson earn between $39,630 and $46,920.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Tucson

On the average salary of $43,490, a single filer in Tucson takes home about $36,431 a year, or $3,036 a month and $1,401 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

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

Is Tucson a good place for bus drivers, school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tucson area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.9), so the average $43,490 buys what about $44,883 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Tucson ($47,760). A typical home costs $343,580, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other Arizona cities

Tucson ranks 3rd of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job; Phoenix pays the most ($47,000).

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Highest-paying cities for bus drivers, school

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($70,900).

Bus Drivers, School salary by city

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