School Bus Monitors in Delaware
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,094
after federal, FICA and Delaware tax
Tax takes
$6,466
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,320
Delaware costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Delaware — 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
$36,560
Kept after tax
$30,094
Worth in national money
$30,320
State rank
16
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for school bus monitors is strong here. Delaware's middle earner gets $36,560, putting the state 16 of 50 — about 4.16% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Delaware this is lower-paid work. Of 445 occupations the state publishes figures for, school bus monitors ranks 397. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Delaware costs about what the country costs, so from $36,560, take-home of $30,094 is worth roughly $30,320 in national money. The average comes to $38,250, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For school bus monitors, Delaware sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $36,560, ranking 16 of 50 and running about 4.16% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Against every occupation Delaware reports, school bus monitors ranks 397 of 445, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Delaware is near the national base, so for school bus monitors, whose median is $36,560, the adjusted figure of $30,320 differs little from $30,094 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $38,250 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: School Bus Monitors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,690 |
| This salary | $36,560 |
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 Delaware | $30,094 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,556 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,153 |
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 | $34,740 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,604 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Delaware earn less than $36,560. The published range is $31,200 up to $46,690, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Delaware the take-home figure of $30,094, from $36,560, 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 397 of 445 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Delaware, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $30,320, the adjusted value of that $36,560 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 397 of 445 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for school bus monitors in Delaware the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $31,200 to $46,690. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Delaware is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $30,094 from $36,560. 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 397 of 445 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Delaware, so $30,320 — the adjusted value of that $36,560 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 397 of 445 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $38,250 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $31,200 at the bottom tenth to $46,690 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Delaware is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $30,320 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Delaware then takes its own share, leaving $30,094.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Delaware is $38,250. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,200 to $46,690) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Delaware rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Delaware'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 $30,320 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 $30,094 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Delaware 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.