Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,833
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$9,467
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,251
Oklahoma costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oklahoma — 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
$50,300
Kept after tax
$40,833
Worth in national money
$46,251
State rank
28
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Oklahoma is 28 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $50,300. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 247 among 492 occupations Oklahoma publishes pay for.
- Oklahoma is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $50,300 the take-home is $40,833; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $46,251 would nationally. The average comes to $51,050, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oklahoma ranks 28 of 51 for bus drivers, transit and intercity at $50,300. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 247 of 492 in Oklahoma places bus drivers, transit and intercity 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.
- Post-tax income for bus drivers, transit and intercity in Oklahoma, on $50,300, is $40,833 — equivalent to $46,251 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $51,050 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,380 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,400 |
| This salary | $50,300 |
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 Oklahoma | $40,833 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,596 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,417 |
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 | $48,106 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,923 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Oklahoma earn less than $50,300. The published range is $37,380 up to $65,400, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Oklahoma the take-home figure of $40,833, from $50,300, 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 247 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oklahoma, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $46,251, the adjusted value of that $50,300 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 247 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for bus drivers, transit and intercity in Oklahoma the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $37,380 to $65,400. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Oklahoma is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,833 from $50,300. 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 247 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oklahoma, so $46,251 — the adjusted value of that $50,300 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 247 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $37,380 and the top tenth $65,400, so most people doing this work in Oklahoma sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $46,251.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Oklahoma adds its own income tax on top — which is why $40,833 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,380 to $65,400) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oklahoma rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Oklahoma's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $46,251 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $40,833 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oklahoma income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
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.