Bus Drivers, School Salary in Missoula, MT

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Missoula

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,650 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Missoula earn between $46,650 and $46,650.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Missoula

On the average salary of $46,300, a single filer in Missoula takes home about $37,963 a year, or $3,164 a month and $1,460 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 Missoula a good place for bus drivers, school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Missoula area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.4), so the average $46,300 buys what about $48,007 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Missoula ($47,830). A typical home costs $580,429, or 12.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other Montana cities

Missoula ranks 4th 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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• Light Truck Drivers$52,710 a year
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• Driver/Sales Workers$36,510 a year
• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,800 a year
• Commercial Pilots$124,230 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,230 a year

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