Bus Drivers, School Salary in Albany, NY

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Albany

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,680 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Albany earn between $47,730 and $58,300.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Albany

On the average salary of $52,120, a single filer in Albany takes home about $41,797 a year, or $3,483 a month and $1,608 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). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Albany area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.6), so the average $52,120 buys what about $52,347 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Albany ($58,460). A typical home costs $370,533, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other New York cities

Albany ranks 9th of 13 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($60,110).

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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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