Bus Drivers, School in New Hampshire
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$43,150
after federal, FICA and New Hampshire tax
Tax takes
$7,840
15.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,961
New Hampshire costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Hampshire — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$50,990
Kept after tax
$43,150
Worth in national money
$40,961
State rank
16
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Hampshire is one of the better-paying states for bus drivers, school. The middle earner takes $50,990, which ranks 16 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 6.41% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Bus drivers, school ranks 333 among 488 occupations New Hampshire publishes pay for.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $50,990, tax leaves $43,150 — and because New Hampshire is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $40,961 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $50,750.
- New Hampshire ranks 16 of 51 states publishing a median for bus drivers, school, at $50,990 — about 6.41% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 333 of 488 in New Hampshire places bus drivers, school in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After tax, $43,150 remains from the New Hampshire median of $50,990 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $40,961 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $50,750 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Bus Drivers, School
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,030 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,650 |
| This salary | $50,990 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New Hampshire | $43,150 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,150 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,444 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $50,990 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,165 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of bus drivers, school in New Hampshire earn under $50,990 and half over. The published range runs $36,030 at the tenth percentile to $60,650 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New Hampshire the take-home figure of $43,150, from $50,990, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 333 of 488 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Hampshire, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,961, the adjusted value of that $50,990 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 333 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for bus drivers, school in New Hampshire, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,030 to $60,650; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for New Hampshire is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $43,150 from $50,990. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 333 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Hampshire, so $40,961 — the adjusted value of that $50,990 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 333 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,030 at the bottom tenth to $60,650 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. New Hampshire costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $40,961 rather than its face figure.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $43,150 survives, because New Hampshire levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,030 to $60,650) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Hampshire rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New Hampshire's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $40,961 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
New Hampshire levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $43,150 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.