Bus Drivers, School Salary in Atlanta, GA

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Atlanta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,060 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Atlanta earn between $29,690 and $50,490.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Atlanta

On the average salary of $43,970, a single filer in Atlanta takes home about $36,064 a year, or $3,005 a month and $1,387 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 (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Atlanta area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.1), so the average $43,970 buys what about $43,945 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Atlanta ($51,170). A typical home costs $382,938, or 8.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other Georgia cities

Atlanta ranks 4th of 13 Georgia metro areas for this job; Valdosta pays the most ($54,320).

All Bus Drivers, School salaries in Georgia

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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