Bus Drivers, School Salary in Bismarck, ND

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Bismarck

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,230 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Bismarck earn between $47,230 and $56,830.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Bismarck

On the average salary of $53,750, a single filer in Bismarck takes home about $45,368 a year, or $3,781 a month and $1,745 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Bismarck area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $53,750 buys what about $59,050 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Bismarck ($52,560). A typical home costs $356,992, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other North Dakota cities

Bismarck ranks 3rd of 4 North Dakota metro areas for this job; Minot pays the most ($59,220).

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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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• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$41,340 a year
• Driver/Sales Workers$39,310 a year
• Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$33,100 a year
• Commercial Pilots$187,480 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$68,440 a year

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