Bus Drivers, School Salary in Appleton, WI

Bus Drivers, School pay range in Appleton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,960 or more. The middle half of bus drivers, school in Appleton earn between $45,850 and $54,930.

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

Bus Drivers, School salary after taxes in Appleton

On the average salary of $51,370, a single filer in Appleton takes home about $41,812 a year, or $3,484 a month and $1,608 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 (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Appleton area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $51,370 buys what about $55,584 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Appleton ($49,910). A typical home costs $350,370, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bus Drivers, School salary in other Wisconsin cities

Appleton ranks 4th of 10 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($58,470).

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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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• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,230 a year
• Light Truck Drivers$46,240 a year
• Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$39,690 a year
• Driver/Sales Workers$34,510 a year
• Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$32,240 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$64,990 a year
• Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,020 a year
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,370 a year

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