SALARY · BUS DRIVERS, SCHOOL · NORTH CAROLINA

Bus Drivers, School salary in North Carolina

You might see a bigger number on a job board. Job boards show what employers post, not what workers actually earn. BLS surveyed real employment for bus drivers, school in North Carolina and found a median of $37,460 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$37,460

$18 per hour at the median · That is $10,460 (21.8 percent) below the national median of $47,920 for this occupation.

$39,250Mean annual salary

$19Mean hourly wage

$12,390People employed in this job in North Carolina

Salary range

25th: $35,370Median: $37,46075th: $44,480

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$35,370
Median (50th percentile)	$37,460
75th percentile	$44,480
Mean	$39,250

The middle half of workers earned from $35,370 to $44,480 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$31,293 a year

$2,608 a month

Federal tax $2,315 · FICA $2,866 · State tax $986

Caveat: the North Carolina rate is from NCDOR, but the $12,750 deduction comes from the statute text, not an NCDOR deduction page.

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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