School Bus Monitors Salary in McAllen, TX

School Bus Monitors pay range in McAllen

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,390 or more. The middle half of school bus monitors in McAllen earn between $26,350 and $35,400.

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

School Bus Monitors salary after taxes in McAllen

On the average salary of $29,990, a single filer in McAllen takes home about $26,277 a year, or $2,190 a month and $1,011 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is McAllen a good place for school bus monitors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the McAllen area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $29,990 buys what about $34,915 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in McAllen ($35,830). A typical home costs $193,978, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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School Bus Monitors salary in other Texas cities

McAllen ranks 4th of 8 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($32,310).

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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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