School Bus Monitors in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,441
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$6,469
17.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,284
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — 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
$36,910
Kept after tax
$30,441
Worth in national money
$28,284
State rank
13
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is one of the better-paying states for school bus monitors. The middle earner takes $36,910, which ranks 13 of 50 states with published figures. That is about 5.16% above the national middle.
- Within New York this is lower-paid work. Of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, school bus monitors ranks 475. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $36,910 the take-home is $30,441. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $28,284 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $37,460, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York ranks 13 of 50 states publishing a median for school bus monitors, at $36,910 — about 5.16% 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.
- Against every occupation New York reports, school bus monitors ranks 475 of 493, 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $30,441 for school bus monitors, from $36,910. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $28,284. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $37,460 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: School Bus Monitors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $42,810 |
| This salary | $36,910 |
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 York | $30,441 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,837 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,479 |
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 | $35,172 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,416 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
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 New York earn under $36,910 and half over. The published range runs $33,060 at the tenth percentile to $42,810 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $30,441 take-home in New York comes from $36,910. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 475 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of New York, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $28,284, the adjusted value of that $36,910 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 475 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for school bus monitors in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $33,060 to $42,810; 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.
- Retained pay of $30,441, from $36,910, assumes a single New York filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 475 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 13 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $28,284 — the adjusted value of that $36,910 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 475 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $33,060 and the top tenth $42,810, so most people doing this work in New York sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New York run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $28,284 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 New York adds its own income tax on top — which is why $30,441 of this wage survives to your account.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($33,060 to $42,810) 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 York rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $28,284 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $30,441 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York 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.