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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity salary in Boston, MA

The median bus drivers, transit and intercity in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $70,120 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,554 a month.

10th percentile
$52,580
25th percentile
$60,740
Median percentile
$70,120
75th percentile
$93,500
90th percentile
$93,500

Based on 3,270 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$54,653 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,120
Federal income tax−$6,596
Social Security + Medicare−$5,364
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,506
Monthly take-home$4,554
Every two weeks$2,102

Does it go far here?

$64,766Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All bus drivers, transit and intercity salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts