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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity salary in Massachusetts

The median bus drivers, transit and intercity in Massachusetts earns $65,460 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,292 a month.

10th percentile
$50,380
25th percentile
$58,650
Median percentile
$65,460
75th percentile
$93,500
90th percentile
$93,500

Based on 3,970 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

$51,504 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,460
Federal income tax−$5,675
Social Security + Medicare−$5,008
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,273
Monthly take-home$4,292
Every two weeks$1,981

Does it go far here?

$61,897Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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