Bus Drivers, School Salary in Billings, MT

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Billings

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,470 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,860 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Billings earn between $39,670 and $53,150.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Billings

On the average salary of $46,650, a single filer in Billings takes home about $38,227 a year, or $3,186 a month and $1,470 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 Billings a good place for bus drivers, school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Billings area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $46,650 buys what about $49,879 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Billings ($49,060). A typical home costs $410,666, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other Montana cities

Billings ranks 3rd of 5 Montana metro areas for this job; Helena pays the most ($52,410).

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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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