SALARY · BUS DRIVERS, SCHOOL · ALABAMA

Bus Drivers, School salary in Alabama

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For bus drivers, school in Alabama, that middle figure was $17,630 a year. It gives you a steadier base for rent, bills and savings plans than a headline salary that only a small share of workers actually reach.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$17,630

$8 per hour at the median · That is $30,290 (63.2 percent) below the national median of $47,920 for this occupation.

$19,190Mean annual salary
$9Mean hourly wage
$10,410People employed in this job in Alabama

Salary range

25th: $17,040Median: $17,63075th: $18,750
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$17,040
Median (50th percentile)$17,630
75th percentile$18,750
Mean$19,190

The middle half of workers earned from $17,040 to $18,750 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$15,519 a year
$1,293 a month
Federal tax $153 · FICA $1,349 · State tax $609

Caveat: the Alabama 2026 Form 40 return instruction booklet was not retrieved as a single document. Brackets, standard deduction table and federal tax deduction rest on the 2026 Form 40ES worksheet and statute.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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