Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for school bus monitors

Washington leads at $42,330 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Washington$42,330$37,790–$47,480
Oregon$40,900$37,300–$46,850
Hawaii$40,250$39,520–$45,170
Vermont$39,020$37,000–$43,630
Maryland$38,750$35,050–$45,520
Minnesota$38,590$36,200–$40,860
North Dakota$38,480$33,610–$44,770
California$38,360$36,570–$43,450
Maine$38,060$31,460–$43,800
Utah$38,020$36,820–$45,900
New Hampshire$37,620$33,750–$41,880
New York$36,910$34,610–$39,110
Wyoming$36,810$33,750–$38,620
Wisconsin$36,640$30,260–$39,880
Delaware$36,560$35,570–$39,900
Virginia$36,510$30,240–$42,600
New Mexico$36,250$31,740–$42,330
New Jersey$36,100$33,280–$37,410
Massachusetts$36,020$35,360–$38,470
Connecticut$35,350$34,010–$37,820
Pennsylvania$35,290$30,830–$38,250
Nebraska$34,750$32,800–$42,780
Montana$34,740$32,200–$35,730
Arizona$34,560$31,300–$36,040
South Dakota$34,380$32,820–$35,000
Missouri$34,220$29,550–$36,340
Florida$34,110$31,490–$36,270
Alaska$33,990$33,990–$35,860
Illinois$33,840$31,200–$35,350
Indiana$33,590$29,910–$36,020
Colorado$33,540$30,800–$37,020
North Carolina$32,970$31,460–$35,180
Iowa$32,740$28,850–$34,890
Michigan$32,480$29,540–$36,540
Idaho$32,230$27,570–$34,390
Georgia$30,130$23,690–$31,830
Kansas$29,420$27,790–$33,820
Texas$29,300$26,180–$32,640
Nevada$29,230$26,390–$35,470
Arkansas$28,260$25,150–$34,820
Kentucky$28,220$21,310–$30,240
Alabama$28,210$24,370–$28,820
Oklahoma$28,130$26,420–$30,190
Ohio$28,110$26,950–$35,520
Tennessee$27,250$25,330–$35,000
South Carolina$26,240$18,840–$30,720
Louisiana$25,250$19,980–$29,750
Mississippi$23,500$18,990–$28,620

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.