School Bus Monitors in Idaho
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$27,222
after federal, FICA and Idaho tax
Tax takes
$5,008
15.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,775
Idaho costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Idaho — 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
$32,230
Kept after tax
$27,222
Worth in national money
$29,775
State rank
37
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Idaho is among the lower-paying states for school bus monitors. The middle earner takes $32,230, ranking 37 of 50 states — about 8.18% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Idaho, this one sits low: 458 of 476 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Idaho is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $32,230 the take-home is $27,222; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $29,775 would nationally. The average comes to $32,560, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Idaho ranks 37 of 50 for school bus monitors, with a median of $32,230 — about 8.18% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- School bus monitors occupies position 458 of 476 in Idaho's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for school bus monitors in Idaho, on $32,230, is $27,222 — equivalent to $29,775 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 $32,560 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 | $25,610 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $32,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,710 |
| This salary | $32,230 |
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 Idaho | $27,222 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $28,077 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$882 |
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 | $31,166 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,067 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 91 |
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 school bus monitors in Idaho earn under $32,230 and half over. The published range runs $25,610 at the tenth percentile to $44,710 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Idaho the take-home figure of $27,222, from $32,230, 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 458 of 476 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $29,775, the adjusted value of that $32,230 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Idaho. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 458 of 476 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for school bus monitors in Idaho, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $25,610 to $44,710; 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 Idaho is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $27,222 from $32,230. 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 458 of 476 locally.
- This $29,775 adjusted figure, worked from $32,230, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 458 of 476 in the state. The occupation ranks 458 of 476 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $25,610 at the tenth percentile, $44,710 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Idaho is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $29,775 in national terms.
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 Idaho adds its own income tax on top — which is why $27,222 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($25,610 to $44,710) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Idaho rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Idaho'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 $29,775 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 $27,222 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Idaho 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.