School Bus Monitors Salary in Durham, NC

School Bus Monitors pay range in Durham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,110 or more. The middle half of school bus monitors in Durham earn between $35,330 and $37,630.

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

School Bus Monitors salary after taxes in Durham

On the average salary of $37,030, a single filer in Durham takes home about $30,965 a year, or $2,580 a month and $1,191 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 Durham a good place for school bus monitors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Durham area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.6), so the average $37,030 buys what about $37,951 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Durham ($60,720). A typical home costs $414,340, or 11.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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School Bus Monitors salary in other North Carolina cities

Durham ranks 1st of 6 North Carolina metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All School Bus Monitors salaries in North Carolina

Highest-paying cities for school bus monitors

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($49,210).

School Bus Monitors salary by city

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