Bus Drivers, School Salary in Richmond, VA

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,080 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Richmond earn between $39,880 and $49,810.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $49,290, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $39,764 a year, or $3,314 a month and $1,529 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Richmond area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $49,290 buys what about $50,369 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 4th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Virginia Beach pays the most ($52,890).

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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).

Bus Drivers, School salary by city

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