What Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs earn in Manassas city, VA
According to the latest federal wage data for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area, the median pay for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in Manassas city, VA is $45,640 a year, or $21.94 an hour. After federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax, the paycheck shrinks to $36,976 a year, and rent, food and energy take another bite. The sections below walk through each step with the actual math for Manassas city, VA.
The mean wage is $45,730, which is 0.2% above the median, so pay is spread fairly evenly. The survey counts about 4,960 people working in this occupation across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area, so the estimate rests on a substantial pool of workers. Manassas city, VA has roughly 42,976 residents, according to the population figures used by the rent data.
The salary range, from entry level to top earners
Pay for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area is not one number. The lowest-paid tenth of workers earn up to $36,040 a year ($17.33 an hour), while the highest-paid tenth earn $60,010 or more ($28.85 an hour). That is a gap of $23,970 between the bottom and the top of the scale. The middle half of workers falls between $39,060 at the 25th percentile and $48,890 at the 75th percentile. A top-tier earner makes 1.7 times what someone at the bottom makes, so experience, certification and employer all matter.
What the hourly rate looks like
Employers quote this occupation by the hour or by the year, so here are both: $21.94 an hour or $45,640 a year at the median for Manassas city, VA. Before any deductions, that is $3,803 a month, $1,755 every two weeks and $878 each week. After taxes the same job pays $17.78 per hour of take-home income, which is the number that actually has to cover rent and groceries.
About this occupation: Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
The U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET database describes the work of Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs this way: "Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on a planned or scheduled basis. May collect a fare. Includes nonemergency medical transporters and hearse drivers."
Core tasks recorded by O*NET include: "Arrange to pick up particular customers or groups on a regular schedule"; "Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order"; "Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service"; "Complete accident reports when necessary".
Job outlook for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects national employment in this occupation to grow from 251,500 jobs in 2025 to 269,400 in 2035, a change of +7.1%, faster than the 3.5% projected for all occupations. The projection counts 35,500 openings a year on average, including positions created by growth and positions left by workers who retire or move to another occupation; that equals 14.1% of current employment each year.
Typical entry-level education: no formal educational credential. Typical on-the-job training to reach competency: short-term on-the-job training. BLS lists a national median annual wage of $37,290 for this occupation; the Manassas city, VA median of $45,640 is 22.4% above it.
How pay in Manassas city, VA compares
Compared with the Virginia average
A worker in this occupation in Manassas city, VA earns $4,377 more than the Virginia average of $41,263, a premium of 10.6%. Over a year that premium is worth $4,377 before tax and roughly $3,546 after tax. Within Virginia, Manassas city, VA already has the highest median we track for this job.
Compared with the national average
The national employment-weighted average for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs is $38,126 across the contiguous United States. At $45,640, Manassas city, VA pays $7,514 more, which is 19.7% above that benchmark. Keep in mind that a higher salary only helps if living costs do not rise faster, which is why the cost sections below matter as much as the headline number.
Where this job ranks in Manassas city, VA
Among the 618 occupations with published wages in Manassas city, VA, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs ranks number 528 by median pay, ahead of about 15% of them. The best-paying occupation we track here is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $209,750 a year, which is $164,110 more than the median for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs.
From gross pay to take-home pay
Three separate tax bills sit between the gross salary and the bank account: federal income tax, FICA, and state income tax. For Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs earning the Manassas city, VA median of $45,640, they add up to $8,664. The result is $36,976 of take-home pay a year ($3,081 a month), based on a single filer using the standard deduction.
Put another way, of every $100 earned, about $19 goes to taxes and $81 reaches the paycheck. The overall effective tax rate is 19.0%.
Federal income tax
After the $15,750 standard deduction, taxable income is $29,890. Federal brackets are marginal, so only the slice of income above each threshold is taxed at the higher rate; the last dollars of this salary fall in the 12% bracket. The resulting federal income tax is $3,348, an effective 7.3% of gross pay, well below the 12% marginal rate because the lower brackets are cheaper.
Social Security and Medicare (FICA)
Payroll taxes are a flat percentage of wages. Social Security takes 6.2% up to a wage base of $176,100, which costs $2,830 on this salary. Medicare takes 1.45%, or $662. FICA totals $3,491, which is 7.6% of gross pay.
State income tax in Virginia
Virginia income tax on this salary is $1,825 a year, or 4.0% of gross pay, after the state's own deductions and exemptions are applied. That is 54% of the federal income tax bill, and it comes out to $152 a month. Local taxes such as county or city income taxes are not included, so a few jurisdictions may withhold slightly more.
A cross-check with IRS data for Manassas city, VA
IRS Statistics of Income data for Manassas city, VA show an average adjusted gross income of $70,857 per return and an average effective federal income tax rate of 11.3% across all filers. Filers in the $25,000 to under $50,000 bracket, where this salary falls, paid an average of 5.3%, compared with the 7.3% estimated here for a single filer taking the standard deduction. Gaps between the two reflect filing status, dependents, credits and other income, none of which a single-person wage estimate includes.
Cost of living in Manassas city, VA
Take-home pay only means something next to what life costs. We price four basics for one adult in Manassas city, VA: a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline. All of them are converted to annual figures first, then compared with the $36,976 of take-home pay.
Rent
Housing is the largest line in most budgets. For Manassas city, VA, HUD sets the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom unit at $2,204 a month ($26,448 a year), and at $2,438 for two bedrooms. For Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, a one-bedroom absorbs 71.5% of take-home pay and 58.0% of gross pay.
Food
The USDA Thrifty Food Plan (August 2026) puts the cost of a nutritious home-cooked diet for an adult at about $3,436 a year, which is $286 a month or $66.07 a week. That equals 7.5% of gross pay for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in Manassas city, VA. It is a thrifty budget with no restaurant meals, so treat it as a floor.
Energy and gasoline
Using Virginia residential prices from the Energy Information Administration and national household averages for consumption, electricity costs about $1,523 a year and other home energy such as natural gas about $597, for $2,119 in total. Gasoline in Virginia averages $3.09 per gallon; at about 463 gallons a year (11,106 miles at 24 miles per gallon) fuel adds $1,429.
What is left over
Rent, food, energy and gasoline cost $33,432 a year in Manassas city, VA. Subtract that from $36,976 of take-home pay and $3,544 remains, which is $295 a month of breathing room. That margin equals 7.8% of gross pay, a thin cushion that one unexpected expense could erase.
Local housing and commute data for Manassas city, VA
The budget above covers rent, food, energy and gasoline. Three more local facts shape what a paycheck buys in Manassas city, VA: property taxes, housing prices and the daily commute. The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Manassas city, VA, set beside the Virginia and national medians.
Property taxes in Manassas city, VA
Homeowners in Manassas city, VA pay a median of $4,923 a year in real estate taxes, 76% above the Virginia median of $2,790 and 58% above the U.S. median of $3,119. Against a median home value of $449,900, the median tax bill is 1.09% of that value (the ratio of the two county medians). For a worker paid the local Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs median of $45,640, a tax bill of that size would equal 10.8% of gross pay, which matters for anyone planning to buy rather than rent.
Rents, home prices and household income in Manassas city, VA
Renters in Manassas city, VA pay a median gross rent of $1,850 a month in the Census survey, 17% above the Virginia median of $1,579. HUD's Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom apartment, which this site uses in the budget, is $2,204 a month; the two measures differ because the Census figure covers units of every size that renters already occupy, while the HUD figure is a one-bedroom benchmark. The median value of an owner-occupied home is $449,900, 17% above the Virginia median of $383,700. Median household income is $113,590, 22% above the Virginia median of $93,170, so a year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent equals 23.3% of that income.
Commuting in Manassas city, VA
Workers in Manassas city, VA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 32.1 minutes each way, 18% above the Virginia average of 27.3. For someone who commutes five days a week, that is 5.3 hours of round-trip travel every week, a cost the budget does not price. 12.5% of workers in Manassas city, VA work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally, which removes the commute for them.
Can Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs afford to live in Manassas city, VA?
The 30% rent guideline
A common rule of thumb says rent should stay under 30% of gross income. For a gross salary of $45,640 that ceiling is $1,141 a month. The one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $2,204 is $1,063 over it, so rent breaks the guideline. Put as a wage, covering a one-bedroom at the 30% guideline takes $42.38 an hour; the median for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs is $21.94, which is 48% below that mark. Another way to see it: at $17.78 of take-home pay an hour, a one-bedroom takes about 28.6 working hours every week.
Splitting a two-bedroom
Sharing a two-bedroom at $2,438 a month means $1,219 each. Compared with renting a one-bedroom alone, that saves $11,820 a year. With a roommate, the yearly margin after the basics becomes $15,364.
How fast you can save
At $295 a month of margin, building a $10,000 emergency fund would take about 34 months (2.8 years). Setting aside half of the margin stretches the same goal to about 68 months. These figures ignore interest, raises and any spending beyond the four basics.
Frequently asked questions about Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs pay in Manassas city, VA
How much do Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs make per hour in Manassas city, VA?
The median is $21.94 per hour, based on $45,640 a year over 2,080 hours. Hourly pay runs from about $17.33 at the 10th percentile to $28.85 at the 90th percentile.
How much do Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs take home after taxes in Manassas city, VA?
After federal income tax, FICA and state income tax, the median salary of $45,640 becomes $36,976 a year. That is $3,081 a month, $1,422 every two weeks or $711 a week.
How much tax do Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs pay in Manassas city, VA?
Total taxes are $8,664 a year, an effective rate of 19.0%: $3,348 federal income tax, $3,491 FICA and $1,825 Virginia income tax.
Do Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs earn more in Manassas city, VA than elsewhere in Virginia?
Yes. The local median of $45,640 is +10.6% versus the Virginia average of $41,263, a difference of $4,377 a year.
Can Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs afford a one-bedroom apartment in Manassas city, VA?
A one-bedroom costs $2,204 a month against take-home pay of $3,081, which is 71.5% of take-home pay. That does not meet the 30%-of-gross guideline, which allows up to $1,141 a month.
What is the monthly budget margin for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in Manassas city, VA?
About $295 a month ($3,544 a year) remains after a one-bedroom apartment, food, home energy and gasoline, which together cost $33,432 a year.
What hourly wage covers a one-bedroom in Manassas city, VA at the 30% guideline?
$42.38 an hour for a full-time schedule, calculated as the $26,448 annual rent divided by 0.30 and by 2,080 hours. The median for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs is $21.94.
How we calculated these numbers
Wages are May 2025 medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area; hourly-only values are annualized at 2,080 hours. Rents are HUD Fair Market Rents, food costs come from the USDA Thrifty Food Plan, and energy prices come from the Energy Information Administration. County-level tax statistics come from the IRS Statistics of Income.
Taxes use tax-year 2025 federal brackets, FICA rates and the Virginia rules for a single filer with wage income only. Figures are estimates for planning and comparison, not tax or financial advice, and they exclude local income taxes, benefits, retirement contributions and individual circumstances.