Bus Drivers, School Salary in Rome, GA

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Rome

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,540 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Rome earn between $38,800 and $47,040.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Rome

On the average salary of $40,890, a single filer in Rome takes home about $33,743 a year, or $2,812 a month and $1,298 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Rome area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $40,890 buys what about $45,352 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Rome ($42,670). A typical home costs $235,303, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other Georgia cities

Rome ranks 5th of 13 Georgia metro areas for this job; Valdosta pays the most ($54,320).

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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

Related jobs in Rome

• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,810 a year
• Light Truck Drivers$42,360 a year
• Driver/Sales Workers$36,530 a year
• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$30,210 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,120 a year
• Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$37,070 a year
• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$36,600 a year
• Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,150 a year

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