Bus Drivers, School Salary in Roanoke, VA

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,590 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Roanoke earn between $38,510 and $46,630.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Roanoke

On the average salary of $45,380, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $36,848 a year, or $3,071 a month and $1,417 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 Roanoke a good place for bus drivers, school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $45,380 buys what about $48,474 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other Virginia cities

Roanoke ranks 9th 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).

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• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,240 a year
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