School Bus Monitors Salary in Richmond, VA

School Bus Monitors pay range in Richmond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,060 or more. The middle half of school bus monitors in Richmond earn between $29,390 and $37,940.

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

School Bus Monitors salary after taxes in Richmond

On the average salary of $34,040, a single filer in Richmond takes home about $28,388 a year, or $2,366 a month and $1,092 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 school bus monitors? 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 $34,040 buys what about $34,785 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Richmond ($51,460). A typical home costs $397,705, or 11.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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School Bus Monitors salary in other Virginia cities

Richmond ranks 3rd of 5 Virginia metro areas for this job; Virginia Beach pays the most ($36,030).

All School Bus Monitors salaries in Virginia

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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