Bus Drivers, School Salary in Kankakee, IL

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Kankakee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,250 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Kankakee earn between $42,360 and $53,040.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Kankakee

On the average salary of $47,080, a single filer in Kankakee takes home about $37,819 a year, or $3,152 a month and $1,455 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Kankakee area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.4), so the average $47,080 buys what about $48,841 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Kankakee ($45,830). A typical home costs $223,721, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other Illinois cities

Kankakee ranks 6th of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Decatur pays the most ($56,450).

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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).

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Related jobs in Kankakee

• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,830 a year
• Light Truck Drivers$47,300 a year
• Driver/Sales Workers$38,830 a year
• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,740 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,650 a year
• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,600 a year
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,270 a year
• Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,710 a year

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