Bus Drivers, School Salary

Median Salary
$47,920
per year
Hourly Rate
$23.04
per hour
Employment
402,930
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$29,240
25th percentile
$38,650
Median
$47,920
75th percentile
$58,430
90th percentile
$65,730

💰 Bus Drivers, School Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Massachusetts$65,170+36.0%
Washington$63,370+32.2%
Connecticut$61,520+28.4%
California$61,040+27.4%
New Jersey$59,430+24.0%
Hawaii$59,090+23.3%
Rhode Island$58,700+22.5%
New York$56,640+18.2%
Vermont$56,580+18.1%
Maryland$56,450+17.8%
District of Columbia$55,450+15.7%
Alaska$54,200+13.1%
Utah$52,890+10.4%
Colorado$52,620+9.8%
Oregon$51,270+7.0%
New Hampshire$50,990+6.4%
North Dakota$50,790+6.0%
Virginia$50,190+4.7%
Illinois$49,090+2.4%
Minnesota$48,940+2.1%
Maine$48,640+1.5%
Indiana$48,020+0.2%
Nebraska$47,760-0.3%
Wisconsin$47,760-0.3%
Pennsylvania$47,530-0.8%
Missouri$46,880-2.2%
Michigan$46,380-3.2%
Iowa$46,320-3.3%
Idaho$46,250-3.5%
Montana$46,220-3.5%
Arizona$46,050-3.9%
Kansas$45,860-4.3%
Ohio$45,860-4.3%
Wyoming$45,520-5.0%
Arkansas$45,500-5.1%
New Mexico$45,470-5.1%
Georgia$44,950-6.2%
Kentucky$44,830-6.4%
Florida$44,690-6.7%
Tennessee$44,510-7.1%
Texas$44,490-7.2%
Delaware$42,390-11.5%
South Carolina$39,900-16.7%
South Dakota$39,730-17.1%
North Carolina$37,460-21.8%
Nevada$37,280-22.2%
Oklahoma$36,920-23.0%
West Virginia$33,360-30.4%
Mississippi$30,640-36.1%
Louisiana$29,450-38.5%
Alabama$17,630-63.2%

🏙️ Bus Drivers, School Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$75,230+57.0%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$73,680+53.8%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$72,070+50.4%
Bellingham, WA$69,640+45.3%
Napa, CA$67,430+40.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$66,880+39.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$66,380+38.5%
Springfield, MA$65,730+37.2%
Worcester, MA$65,640+37.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$65,170+36.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,710+33.0%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$63,400+32.3%
Modesto, CA$62,870+31.2%
El Centro, CA$62,610+30.7%
Salinas, CA$62,390+30.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$62,190+29.8%
New Haven, CT$62,160+29.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$61,900+29.2%
Longview-Kelso, WA$61,730+28.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$61,720+28.8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$61,580+28.5%
Merced, CA$61,580+28.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$61,570+28.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$61,560+28.5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$61,550+28.4%
Pittsfield, MA$61,330+28.0%
Urban Honolulu, HI$61,220+27.8%
Boulder, CO$60,950+27.2%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$60,600+26.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$60,460+26.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$60,440+26.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$60,420+26.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$60,390+26.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$60,270+25.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$59,990+25.2%
Medford, OR$59,850+24.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$59,790+24.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$59,610+24.4%
Visalia, CA$59,490+24.1%
Bend, OR$59,330+23.8%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$59,320+23.8%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$59,310+23.8%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$59,100+23.3%
Chico, CA$58,080+21.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$57,850+20.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$57,610+20.2%
Syracuse, NY$57,590+20.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$57,440+19.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$57,050+19.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$56,870+18.7%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$56,790+18.5%
Helena, MT$56,760+18.4%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$56,640+18.2%
Lexington Park, MD$55,990+16.8%
Minot, ND$55,880+16.6%
Lincoln, NE$55,760+16.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$55,640+16.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$55,580+16.0%
Sheboygan, WI$55,290+15.4%
Decatur, IL$54,830+14.4%
Ames, IA$54,780+14.3%
Ithaca, NY$54,620+14.0%
Vallejo, CA$54,030+12.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$53,750+12.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$53,270+11.2%
Anchorage, AK$52,930+10.5%
Ogden, UT$52,890+10.4%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$52,670+9.9%
Fresno, CA$52,650+9.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$52,480+9.5%
Yakima, WA$52,480+9.5%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$52,260+9.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$52,250+9.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$51,960+8.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$51,910+8.3%
Greeley, CO$51,890+8.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$51,880+8.3%
Walla Walla, WA$51,840+8.2%
Rochester, NY$51,780+8.1%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$51,600+7.7%
Salem, OR$51,570+7.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$51,500+7.5%
Kingston, NY$51,250+6.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$50,850+6.1%
St. George, UT$50,510+5.4%
Elmira, NY$50,370+5.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$50,300+5.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$50,240+4.8%
Glens Falls, NY$50,200+4.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$50,190+4.7%
Monroe, LA$50,060+4.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$50,040+4.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,890+4.1%
Ann Arbor, MI$49,780+3.9%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$49,770+3.9%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$49,760+3.8%
Hinesville, GA$49,600+3.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$49,590+3.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$49,470+3.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$49,460+3.2%
Richmond, VA$49,370+3.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$49,180+2.6%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$49,100+2.5%
Corvallis, OR$49,030+2.3%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$48,820+1.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$48,760+1.8%
Rochester, MN$48,660+1.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$48,630+1.5%
Iowa City, IA$48,530+1.3%
Traverse City, MI$48,480+1.2%
Bloomington, IN$48,450+1.1%
Madison, WI$48,450+1.1%
Victoria, TX$48,380+1.0%
Utica-Rome, NY$48,300+0.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$48,290+0.8%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$48,290+0.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$48,240+0.7%
Lynchburg, VA$48,210+0.6%
St. Cloud, MN$48,160+0.5%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$48,150+0.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$48,150+0.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$48,140+0.5%
Elizabethtown, KY$48,110+0.4%
Evansville, IN$48,110+0.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$48,110+0.4%
Peoria, IL$48,100+0.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$48,100+0.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$48,060+0.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$48,020+0.2%
Yuba City, CA$48,010+0.2%
Homosassa Springs, FL$47,980+0.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$47,970+0.1%
Winchester, VA-WV$47,670-0.5%
Bismarck, ND$47,590-0.7%
Albany, OR$47,580-0.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$47,570-0.7%
Boise City, ID$47,550-0.8%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$47,550-0.8%
Columbus, OH$47,380-1.1%
Abilene, TX$47,370-1.1%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$47,360-1.2%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$47,350-1.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$47,330-1.2%
Reading, PA$47,330-1.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,310-1.3%
Niles, MI$47,210-1.5%
Jacksonville, FL$47,180-1.5%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,150-1.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$47,120-1.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$47,100-1.7%
York-Hanover, PA$47,060-1.8%
Gainesville, FL$47,050-1.8%
Jefferson City, MO$47,040-1.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,030-1.9%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$46,910-2.1%
Rome, GA$46,890-2.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$46,870-2.2%
Fargo, ND-MN$46,840-2.3%
Pittsburgh, PA$46,840-2.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$46,840-2.3%
El Paso, TX$46,800-2.3%
Appleton, WI$46,790-2.4%
Jonesboro, AR$46,790-2.4%
Duluth, MN-WI$46,780-2.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,760-2.4%
Casper, WY$46,740-2.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$46,720-2.5%
Missoula, MT$46,650-2.7%
Albany, GA$46,640-2.7%
Bangor, ME$46,630-2.7%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$46,630-2.7%
Green Bay, WI$46,610-2.7%
Logan, UT-ID$46,600-2.8%
Lancaster, PA$46,590-2.8%
Mankato, MN$46,580-2.8%
Bozeman, MT$46,510-2.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$46,460-3.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$46,460-3.0%
Springfield, IL$46,450-3.1%
Williamsport, PA$46,420-3.1%
Salisbury, MD$46,400-3.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$46,380-3.2%
Roanoke, VA$46,380-3.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$46,330-3.3%
Twin Falls, ID$46,320-3.3%
Binghamton, NY$46,270-3.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$46,270-3.4%
Charlottesville, VA$46,260-3.5%
Farmington, NM$46,260-3.5%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$46,230-3.5%
Billings, MT$46,220-3.5%
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,220-3.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$46,210-3.6%
Wausau, WI$46,200-3.6%
Wichita, KS$46,120-3.8%
Hot Springs, AR$46,040-3.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,020-4.0%
Battle Creek, MI$45,980-4.0%
Springfield, MO$45,970-4.1%
Eau Claire, WI$45,950-4.1%
Harrisonburg, VA$45,950-4.1%
Lawrence, KS$45,930-4.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$45,900-4.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$45,860-4.3%
Manhattan, KS$45,850-4.3%
Monroe, MI$45,830-4.4%
Cleveland, OH$45,780-4.5%
Lewiston, ID-WA$45,750-4.5%
Reno, NV$45,700-4.6%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$45,700-4.6%
State College, PA$45,660-4.7%
Spartanburg, SC$45,630-4.8%
Terre Haute, IN$45,610-4.8%
Gainesville, GA$45,590-4.9%
Rockford, IL$45,560-4.9%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,540-5.0%
Valdosta, GA$45,540-5.0%
Topeka, KS$45,510-5.0%
Bloomington, IL$45,500-5.1%
Albuquerque, NM$45,470-5.1%
Akron, OH$45,440-5.2%
Jackson, MI$45,440-5.2%
Saginaw, MI$45,340-5.4%
Bowling Green, KY$45,250-5.6%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$45,240-5.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$45,200-5.7%
Longview, TX$45,110-5.9%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$45,010-6.1%
Columbus, GA-AL$44,950-6.2%
Kankakee, IL$44,870-6.4%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$44,670-6.8%
Owensboro, KY$44,560-7.0%
Flint, MI$44,520-7.1%
Idaho Falls, ID$44,480-7.2%
Muncie, IN$44,390-7.4%
Columbia, MO$44,090-8.0%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$44,040-8.1%
Bay City, MI$44,020-8.1%
Chambersburg, PA$44,000-8.2%
Tucson, AZ$43,990-8.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$43,940-8.3%
Pueblo, CO$43,940-8.3%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$43,720-8.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$43,570-9.1%
Wichita Falls, TX$43,510-9.2%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$43,490-9.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$43,090-10.1%
Erie, PA$43,050-10.2%
Kokomo, IN$42,920-10.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$42,890-10.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$42,680-10.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$42,460-11.4%
Great Falls, MT$41,910-12.5%
Guam$41,720-12.9%
Jackson, TN$41,590-13.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$41,200-14.0%
Lubbock, TX$41,080-14.3%
Santa Fe, NM$40,760-14.9%
Altoona, PA$40,750-15.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$40,720-15.0%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$40,710-15.0%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$40,660-15.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$40,650-15.2%
Rocky Mount, NC$40,600-15.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$40,580-15.3%
Rapid City, SD$40,330-15.8%
Waco, TX$40,320-15.9%
Virgin Islands$40,120-16.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$40,120-16.3%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$39,830-16.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$39,690-17.2%
Cheyenne, WY$39,640-17.3%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$39,550-17.5%
Lake Charles, LA$39,520-17.5%
Johnstown, PA$39,460-17.7%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$39,330-17.9%
Tallahassee, FL$39,270-18.1%
Yuma, AZ$39,210-18.2%
Tulsa, OK$38,940-18.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$38,790-19.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$38,740-19.2%
Asheville, NC$38,620-19.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$38,610-19.4%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$38,570-19.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$38,530-19.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$38,320-20.0%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$38,250-20.2%
Lawton, OK$38,250-20.2%
College Station-Bryan, TX$38,220-20.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$38,010-20.7%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$37,920-20.9%
Paducah, KY-IL$37,750-21.2%
Dover, DE$37,620-21.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$37,280-22.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$37,280-22.2%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$37,130-22.5%
Burlington, NC$36,990-22.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$36,970-22.9%
Columbia, SC$36,960-22.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$36,840-23.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$36,820-23.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$36,780-23.2%
Greenville, NC$36,500-23.8%
Amarillo, TX$36,490-23.9%
Wilmington, NC$36,490-23.9%
Enid, OK$36,470-23.9%
Jackson, MS$36,310-24.2%
Warner Robins, GA$35,870-25.1%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$35,790-25.3%
Sherman-Denison, TX$35,470-26.0%
Florence, SC$35,460-26.0%
Wheeling, WV-OH$35,350-26.2%
Goldsboro, NC$35,190-26.6%
Beckley, WV$35,070-26.8%
San Angelo, TX$35,060-26.8%
Fayetteville, NC$35,050-26.9%
Laredo, TX$34,790-27.4%
Charleston, WV$34,540-27.9%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$34,450-28.1%
Morgantown, WV$34,330-28.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$34,050-28.9%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$33,850-29.4%
Toledo, OH$33,810-29.4%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$33,620-29.8%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$31,650-34.0%
Knoxville, TN$31,340-34.6%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$30,070-37.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$29,510-38.4%
Lafayette, LA$29,130-39.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$28,190-41.2%
Savannah, GA$28,180-41.2%
Puerto Rico$27,950-41.7%
Aguadilla, PR$27,950-41.7%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$27,240-43.2%
Canton-Massillon, OH$27,070-43.5%
Tyler, TX$26,780-44.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$26,620-44.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$24,930-48.0%
Texarkana, TX-AR$23,100-51.8%
Ponce, PR$22,050-54.0%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$21,220-55.7%
Huntsville, AL$18,750-60.9%
Birmingham, AL$18,260-61.9%
Mobile, AL$18,000-62.4%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$17,840-62.8%
Decatur, AL$17,720-63.0%
Montgomery, AL$17,490-63.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$17,260-64.0%
Tuscaloosa, AL$17,130-64.3%
Dothan, AL$16,970-64.6%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$16,570-65.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.