Bus Drivers, School salary
The median pay for bus drivers, school in the United States is $47,920 a year. About 402,930 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $29,240
- 25th percentile
- $38,650
- Median percentile
- $47,920
- 75th percentile
- $58,430
- 90th percentile
- $65,730
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Massachusetts $65,170
- Washington $63,370
- Connecticut $61,520
- California $61,040
- New Jersey $59,430
- Hawaii $59,090
- Rhode Island $58,700
- New York $56,640
- Vermont $56,580
- Maryland $56,450
- District of Columbia $55,450
- Alaska $54,200
- Utah $52,890
- Colorado $52,620
- Oregon $51,270
- New Hampshire $50,990
- North Dakota $50,790
- Virginia $50,190
- Illinois $49,090
- Minnesota $48,940
- Maine $48,640
- Indiana $48,020
- Nebraska $47,760
- Wisconsin $47,760
- Pennsylvania $47,530
- Missouri $46,880
- Michigan $46,380
- Iowa $46,320
- Idaho $46,250
- Montana $46,220
- Arizona $46,050
- Kansas $45,860
- Ohio $45,860
- Wyoming $45,520
- Arkansas $45,500
- New Mexico $45,470
- Georgia $44,950
- Kentucky $44,830
- Florida $44,690
- Tennessee $44,510
- Texas $44,490
- Delaware $42,390
- South Carolina $39,900
- South Dakota $39,730
- North Carolina $37,460
- Nevada $37,280
- Oklahoma $36,920
- West Virginia $33,360
- Mississippi $30,640
- Louisiana $29,450
- Alabama $17,630
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $75,230
- San Francisco, CA $73,680
- Mount Vernon, WA $72,070
- Bellingham, WA $69,640
- Napa, CA $67,430
- Bremerton, WA $66,880
- Seattle, WA $66,380
- Springfield, MA $65,730
- Worcester, MA $65,640
- Boston, MA $65,170
- Bridgeport, CT $63,710
- Trenton, NJ $63,400
- Modesto, CA $62,870
- El Centro, CA $62,610
- Salinas, CA $62,390
- Portland, OR $62,190
- New Haven, CT $62,160
- Riverside, CA $61,900
- Longview, WA $61,730
- Oxnard, CA $61,720
- Los Angeles, CA $61,580
- Merced, CA $61,580
- Stockton, CA $61,570
- Hartford, CT $61,560
- Waterbury, CT $61,550
- Pittsfield, MA $61,330
- Urban Honolulu, HI $61,220
- Boulder, CO $60,950
- Hanford, CA $60,600
- Olympia, WA $60,460
- San Diego, CA $60,440
- Santa Maria, CA $60,420
- Sacramento, CA $60,390
- Barnstable Town, MA $60,270
- Denver, CO $59,990
- Medford, OR $59,850
- New York, NY $59,790
- Kiryas Joel, NY $59,610
- Visalia, CA $59,490
- Bend, OR $59,330
- Providence, RI $59,320
- Norwich, CT $59,310
- Santa Cruz, CA $59,100
- Chico, CA $58,080
- Baltimore, MD $57,850
- Washington, DC $57,610
- Syracuse, NY $57,590
- Atlantic City, NJ $57,440
- Santa Rosa, CA $57,050
- Burlington, VT $56,870
- Provo, UT $56,790
- Helena, MT $56,760
- Wenatchee, WA $56,640
- Lexington Park, MD $55,990
- Minot, ND $55,880
- Lincoln, NE $55,760
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $55,640
- Amherst Town, MA $55,580
- Sheboygan, WI $55,290
- Ames, IA $54,780
- Ithaca, NY $54,620
- Vallejo, CA $54,030
- Kennewick, WA $53,750
- Grand Forks, ND $53,270
- Anchorage, AK $52,930
- Ogden, UT $52,890
- La Crosse, WI $52,670
- Fresno, CA $52,650
- Fort Collins, CO $52,480
- Yakima, WA $52,480
- Lexington, KY $52,260
- Salt Lake City, UT $52,250
- Philadelphia, PA $51,960
- Portland, ME $51,910
- Greeley, CO $51,890
- Bakersfield, CA $51,880
- Walla Walla, WA $51,840
- Rochester, NY $51,780
- Nashville, TN $51,600
- Salem, OR $51,570
- Buffalo, NY $51,500
- Kingston, NY $51,250
- Omaha, NE $50,850
- St. George, UT $50,510
- Elmira, NY $50,370
- Albany, NY $50,300
- Minneapolis, MN $50,240
- Glens Falls, NY $50,200
- Virginia Beach, VA $50,190
- Monroe, LA $50,060
- Spokane, WA $50,040
- Indianapolis, IN $49,890
- Ann Arbor, MI $49,780
- Allentown, PA $49,770
- Michigan City, IN $49,760
- Hinesville, GA $49,600
- Naples, FL $49,590
- Elkhart, IN $49,470
- Manchester, NH $49,460
- Richmond, VA $49,370
- Chicago, IL $49,180
- Lewiston, ME $49,100
- Corvallis, OR $49,030
- Kingsport, TN $48,820
- Sioux City, IA $48,760
- Rochester, MN $48,660
- Athens, GA $48,630
- Iowa City, IA $48,530
- Traverse City, MI $48,480
- Bloomington, IN $48,450
- Madison, WI $48,450
- Victoria, TX $48,380
- Utica, NY $48,300
- Milwaukee, WI $48,290
- Watertown, NY $48,290
- Port St. Lucie, FL $48,240
- Lynchburg, VA $48,210
- St. Cloud, MN $48,160
- Harrisburg, PA $48,150
- Sebastian, FL $48,150