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Bus Drivers, School Salary by City
Bus Drivers, School Salary by City (2026)
355 metro areas · National average: $44,611 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Bus Drivers, School salaries across 355 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $66,210
$65,110
$54,330
$78,310
Seattle, WA $65,420
$65,110
$55,750
$74,770
San Francisco, CA $65,340
$63,130
$53,330
$79,140
Ames, IA $64,830
$52,020
$33,090
$116,360
Mount Vernon, WA $64,570
$67,040
$50,690
$67,870
Bremerton, WA $63,930
$65,480
$55,080
$69,150
Napa, CA $63,050
$64,750
$53,420
$66,930
Bellingham, WA $62,510
$64,080
$54,710
$67,950
Minot, ND $62,470
$53,560
$46,890
$90,600
Boulder, CO $61,140
$59,860
$59,530
$69,470
Syracuse, NY $61,050
$60,630
$45,120
$76,410
Salinas, CA $60,260
$62,530
$49,130
$64,360
Chico, CA $60,250
$59,430
$46,760
$73,850
Medford, OR $60,150
$66,060
$44,480
$74,030
Springfield, MA $59,780
$64,570
$39,630
$68,090
Portland, OR $59,610
$62,150
$48,550
$74,780
Trenton, NJ $59,590
$62,250
$46,620
$62,250
Santa Cruz, CA $59,290
$58,460
$48,560
$74,560
Bridgeport, CT $59,050
$63,820
$51,180
$64,250
Modesto, CA $59,010
$62,480
$48,530
$67,200
New York, NY $59,010
$59,600
$46,140
$75,470
Sacramento, CA $58,410
$58,960
$48,160
$72,590
Olympia, WA $58,310
$59,390
$48,600
$66,300
Boston, MA $58,180
$63,590
$40,040
$70,940
Kiryas Joel, NY $57,940
$59,230
$47,900
$68,630
Valdosta, GA $57,900
$46,260
$27,380
$97,320
Los Angeles, CA $57,680
$59,240
$45,370
$73,050
Racine, WI $57,430
$45,540
$37,780
$98,720
Barnstable Town, MA $57,350
$59,440
$41,530
$70,640
Oxnard, CA $57,310
$57,690
$46,380
$71,900
Santa Maria, CA $56,760
$55,860
$49,000
$72,280
El Centro, CA $56,130
$56,650
$40,180
$71,800
Riverside, CA $55,850
$56,760
$47,570
$66,030
Lincoln, NE $55,790
$45,030
$39,480
$116,170
Merced, CA $55,610
$58,270
$47,800
$69,250
Stockton, CA $55,590
$52,900
$48,990
$70,410
Elmira, NY $55,570
$49,460
$45,070
$74,050
Hartford, CT $55,530
$59,470
$48,280
$61,380
San Diego, CA $55,480
$59,100
$47,100
$64,790
New Haven, CT $55,400
$60,110
$47,760
$61,370
Grand Forks, ND $55,310
$54,480
$39,000
$79,700
Waterbury, CT $55,160
$59,850
$48,070
$62,210
Longview, WA $55,150
$55,420
$52,240
$59,140
Norwich, CT $55,010
$58,240
$47,330
$60,150
Ithaca, NY $54,920
$53,290
$47,220
$64,930
Kingston, NY $54,850
$50,720
$46,820
$66,360
Bend, OR $54,810
$57,900
$41,040
$59,870
Kennewick, WA $54,700
$52,310
$49,260
$64,540
Akron, OH $54,520
$45,790
$28,690
$92,140
Sheboygan, WI $54,450
$57,580
$38,260
$60,000
Providence, RI $54,350
$56,760
$39,980
$63,550
Pittsfield, MA $54,180
$48,660
$39,710
$65,560
Denver, CO $54,170
$52,240
$43,920
$64,670
Vallejo, CA $54,120
$52,720
$41,790
$65,700
Wenatchee, WA $53,750
$51,840
$50,450
$59,540
Worcester, MA $53,740
$60,320
$39,630
$63,030
Baltimore, MD $53,720
$52,320
$45,410
$60,810
Lexington Park, MD $53,630
$55,460
$44,270
$70,050
Dayton, OH $53,600
$46,060
$28,950
$93,020
Ogden, UT $53,600
$51,600
$44,850
$59,760
Washington, DC $53,440
$52,200
$37,360
$65,420
Fort Collins, CO $53,410
$51,530
$50,590
$58,410
Redding, CA $53,370
$54,150
$46,200
$69,070
Bakersfield, CA $53,210
$52,350
$44,650
$60,850
Salem, OR $52,810
$50,410
$41,080
$61,180
Visalia, CA $52,750
$54,850
$39,520
$59,380
Kahului, HI $52,730
$59,160
$38,460
$59,220
Waterloo, IA $52,580
$48,480
$18,630
$91,200
Minneapolis, MN $52,170
$50,220
$46,240
$65,570
Buffalo, NY $52,130
$51,520
$41,960
$60,240
Decatur, IL $52,060
$50,770
$38,700
$73,310
Eugene, OR $52,020
$48,840
$41,030
$65,050
Columbus, OH $51,990
$47,670
$26,630
$85,490
Atlantic City, NJ $51,690
$51,170
$35,820
$67,080
Hanford, CA $51,670
$49,670
$43,030
$64,750
Yakima, WA $51,660
$52,060
$36,610
$61,400
Urban Honolulu, HI $51,580
$52,090
$29,650
$64,770
Rochester, NY $51,480
$51,100
$40,410
$58,750
Spokane, WA $51,300
$49,910
$44,620
$62,120
Albany, OR $51,220
$48,940
$38,830
$63,150
Corvallis, OR $51,020
$47,480
$43,950
$62,220
Fresno, CA $50,890
$51,720
$39,410
$59,560
St. George, UT $50,800
$49,280
$47,930
$61,070
Walla Walla, WA $50,740
$50,440
$49,900
$55,730
Glens Falls, NY $50,700
$49,930
$38,020
$62,550
Utica, NY $50,650
$48,030
$44,460
$58,550
Chicago, IL $50,470
$50,630
$36,740
$59,340
Madison, WI $50,440
$47,640
$38,950
$61,650
Albany, NY $50,360
$49,020
$40,330
$60,560
Watertown, NY $50,340
$49,720
$42,600
$58,720
La Crosse, WI $50,290
$49,060
$37,510
$59,210
Virginia Beach, VA $50,050
$48,600
$39,760
$60,960
Lexington, KY $49,850
$50,990
$39,490
$62,540
Cedar Rapids, IA $49,650
$47,100
$37,890
$57,840
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $49,550
$51,140
$37,580
$60,420
Amherst Town, MA $49,420
$47,880
$33,700
$61,420
Cincinnati, OH $49,400
$47,170
$29,960
$84,090
Philadelphia, PA $49,360
$48,610
$35,680
$61,300
Cleveland, OH $49,340
$46,900
$29,750
$83,780
Greeley, CO $49,270
$49,260
$39,590
$61,670
Springfield, IL $49,180
$48,460
$35,110
$58,280
St. Cloud, MN $49,170
$47,030
$38,550
$57,200
Janesville, WI $49,160
$45,790
$34,480
$59,600
Milwaukee, WI $49,060
$48,250
$38,690
$58,180
Portland, ME $48,870
$49,920
$41,420
$55,870
Burlington, VT $48,610
$48,400
$37,330
$57,890
Charlottesville, VA $48,600
$45,730
$37,140
$60,540
Lewiston, ME $48,580
$47,710
$43,600
$56,420
Harrisonburg, VA $48,530
$45,120
$40,320
$60,110
Appleton, WI $48,500
$46,230
$38,090
$59,510
Yuba City, CA $48,370
$46,720
$38,110
$57,040
Eau Claire, WI $48,100
$46,050
$37,430
$58,320
Bozeman, MT $48,090
$47,780
$42,850
$54,270
Omaha, NE $48,070
$49,200
$38,230
$56,590
Charleston, SC $48,030
$48,690
$41,310
$59,780
Oshkosh, WI $47,880
$45,860
$37,870
$58,930
Green Bay, WI $47,860
$46,720
$37,700
$58,570
Lewiston, ID $47,770
$47,650
$37,920
$52,870
Athens, GA $47,750
$47,330
$31,940
$61,910
Anchorage, AK $47,570
$49,880
$37,160
$56,670
Binghamton, NY $47,350
$47,370
$38,520
$58,970
Fargo, ND $47,210
$43,840
$39,630
$56,940
Grand Island, NE $47,130
$46,170
$30,010
$66,430
Duluth, MN $47,070
$46,000
$37,020
$60,170
Des Moines, IA $47,000
$45,380
$19,630
$65,250
Kankakee, IL $46,990
$44,030
$29,120
$58,200
Allentown, PA $46,910
$48,080
$30,690
$59,170
Casper, WY $46,790
$45,910
$41,240
$55,870
Bismarck, ND $46,700
$46,590
$27,600
$73,330
Waco, TX $46,670
$43,630
$28,760
$80,680
Rochester, MN $46,650
$47,620
$33,800
$55,780
Nashville, TN $46,620
$48,780
$28,510
$64,980
Provo, UT $46,570
$47,180
$39,550
$54,080
Reno, NV $46,460
$45,260
$31,520
$66,170
St. Louis, MO $46,440
$47,570
$37,610
$55,760
Elkhart, IN $46,400
$48,910
$24,240
$61,320
South Bend, IN $46,380
$47,070
$29,450
$58,620
Colorado Springs, CO $46,350
$45,850
$40,020
$58,520
Iowa City, IA $46,320
$48,860
$18,290
$65,070
Peoria, IL $46,310
$48,110
$29,120
$58,710
Williamsport, PA $46,310
$44,410
$21,520
$81,580
Albuquerque, NM $46,250
$46,520
$35,050
$58,210
Bloomington, IL $46,130
$45,850
$34,630
$54,650
Jackson, TN $46,130
$40,470
$24,480
$56,770
Traverse City, MI $46,060
$46,340
$36,670
$49,690
Ann Arbor, MI $46,030
$45,770
$35,050
$54,320
Richmond, VA $45,980
$47,810
$35,520
$56,700
Fort Wayne, IN $45,930
$47,500
$22,680
$63,510
Mankato, MN $45,930
$46,760
$35,560
$58,140
Indianapolis, IN $45,920
$47,910
$23,750
$64,600
Alexandria, LA $45,890
$44,610
$32,440
$65,920
Hot Springs, AR $45,870
$44,810
$28,180
$62,230
Farmington, NM $45,860
$48,830
$32,630
$53,960
Wausau, WI $45,820
$48,360
$37,660
$58,200
Davenport, IA $45,770
$46,770
$37,600
$53,100
State College, PA $45,740
$35,480
$24,260
$60,600
Bangor, ME $45,730
$46,570
$40,040
$53,490
Longview, TX $45,710
$46,480
$22,070
$62,020
Lafayette, IN $45,690
$46,660
$28,450
$61,030
Hinesville, GA $45,620
$48,390
$33,490
$48,390
Dallas, TX $45,570
$47,150
$25,620
$59,470
Detroit, MI $45,540
$46,340
$35,510
$51,420
Kingsport, TN $45,470
$47,120
$27,890
$60,430
Manchester, NH $45,470
$47,620
$36,240
$48,720
Phoenix, AZ $45,450
$45,920
$38,360
$50,840
Kansas City, MO $45,270
$47,630
$32,180
$50,880
Abilene, TX $45,220
$46,530
$34,440
$59,700
Sioux City, IA $45,150
$47,890
$21,190
$59,910
Blacksburg, VA $45,000
$45,820
$29,760
$59,320
Sebastian, FL $44,990
$46,850
$38,360
$46,850
Flagstaff, AZ $44,970
$45,300
$38,090
$50,900
Salt Lake City, UT $44,960
$51,270
$21,720
$52,830
Elizabethtown, KY $44,940
$46,820
$36,970
$58,040
Lawrence, KS $44,900
$45,120
$37,890
$47,270
Port St. Lucie, FL $44,880
$40,180
$25,650
$64,120
Missoula, MT $44,850
$45,810
$39,610
$47,740
Salisbury, MD $44,810
$43,260
$31,200
$59,220
Lynchburg, VA $44,780
$46,380
$30,860
$61,500
Lansing, MI $44,740
$47,330
$38,840
$48,190
McAllen, TX $44,640
$41,200
$26,790
$59,730
Little Rock, AR $44,550
$44,880
$24,680
$60,630
Spartanburg, SC $44,400
$44,080
$34,960
$58,380
Topeka, KS $44,360
$42,420
$36,730
$58,520
Jonesboro, AR $44,230
$45,120
$24,320
$63,820
Wichita Falls, TX $44,210
$43,830
$24,740
$64,440
Fond du Lac, WI $44,190
$42,600
$37,620
$58,890
Helena, MT $44,170
$45,660
$39,300
$47,480
Midland, TX $44,000
$39,580
$23,740
$64,790
Winchester, VA $43,960
$45,240
$29,750
$59,090
Billings, MT $43,940
$46,220
$31,320
$48,820
Champaign, IL $43,870
$43,670
$37,030
$56,530
Corpus Christi, TX $43,860
$42,880
$25,830
$59,290
Austin, TX $43,800
$45,860
$28,240
$59,200
Bloomington, IN $43,730
$44,220
$24,880
$61,410
Victoria, TX $43,720
$46,480
$40,760
$48,030
Terre Haute, IN $43,710
$48,370
$20,890
$58,820
El Paso, TX $43,690
$39,900
$24,210
$63,110
Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,680
$41,820
$40,520
$48,270
Monroe, MI $43,650
$40,860
$30,980
$57,100
Flint, MI $43,560
$43,550
$37,040
$49,990
Reading, PA $43,510
$46,490
$25,880
$51,760
Durham, NC $43,480
$42,830
$34,960
$49,730
Grand Rapids, MI $43,370
$43,960
$34,230
$51,370
Crestview, FL $43,330
$39,100
$31,280
$51,310
Jackson, MI $43,310
$44,640
$31,870
$50,360
Tyler, TX $43,240
$42,940
$25,120
$51,970
Cape Girardeau, MO $43,210
$41,130
$25,580
$65,940
Lima, OH $43,180
$45,780
$30,700
$53,040
Fort Smith, AR $43,140
$40,700
$23,920
$65,190
Tampa, FL $43,010
$39,250
$35,980
$57,640
Fayetteville, AR $43,000
$40,610
$27,580
$62,020
Niles, MI $42,980
$43,590
$33,480
$50,250
York, PA $42,980
$45,620
$22,320
$60,900
Rockford, IL $42,950
$43,950
$30,990
$54,800
Saginaw, MI $42,940
$45,570
$33,300
$49,980
Brunswick, GA $42,900
$47,650
$26,220
$52,820
Battle Creek, MI $42,890
$46,190
$31,170
$51,400
Logan, UT $42,880
$46,310
$30,330
$48,510
Homosassa Springs, FL $42,860
$46,190
$36,600
$57,320
Boise City, ID $42,850
$42,070
$34,810
$46,710
Harrisburg, PA $42,830
$46,430
$22,690
$52,340
Lancaster, PA $42,760
$46,290
$22,630
$48,290
Evansville, IN $42,650
$39,650
$22,940
$60,120
Chambersburg, PA $42,560
$37,580
$22,060
$55,020
Palm Bay, FL $42,520
$42,320
$42,160
$42,320
Houston, TX $42,420
$41,730
$23,750
$59,720
College Station, TX $42,330
$45,080
$25,350
$59,110
Greenville, SC $42,320
$44,750
$30,580
$52,320
Lubbock, TX $42,290
$40,080
$38,230
$48,200
Youngstown, OH $42,270
$41,280
$23,430
$80,880
Joplin, MO $42,250
$41,420
$25,900
$56,980
Amarillo, TX $42,220
$43,260
$23,820
$55,290
Wichita, KS $42,090
$44,720
$33,370
$44,740
Beaumont, TX $42,030
$42,770
$23,050
$55,750
Pittsburgh, PA $42,030
$45,130
$22,420
$62,960
Erie, PA $41,900
$41,200
$20,830
$62,750
North Port, FL $41,760
$36,560
$36,110
$49,030
Columbia, SC $41,550
$46,150
$23,140
$58,390
Rapid City, SD $41,500
$39,610
$33,240
$49,790
Tucson, AZ $41,400
$41,060
$37,170
$45,660
Manhattan, KS $41,380
$45,160
$21,450
$48,190
Cape Coral, FL $41,300
$39,400
$39,400
$44,940
Kalamazoo, MI $41,220
$42,620
$32,310
$46,180
Gainesville, FL $41,180
$38,240
$32,250
$52,710
Dover, DE $41,100
$39,350
$31,950
$47,930
Muskegon, MI $41,070
$38,900
$37,090
$45,660
Roanoke, VA $41,040
$39,630
$32,500
$47,960
Jefferson City, MO $40,960
$38,280
$30,690
$47,520
Bowling Green, KY $40,840
$39,450
$38,160
$49,570
Lake Charles, LA $40,610
$38,950
$19,620
$63,390
Albany, GA $40,590
$45,800
$30,250
$46,100
Jacksonville, FL $40,550
$39,690
$30,770
$49,030
Miami, FL $40,460
$38,050
$31,980
$48,280
Naples, FL $40,360
$40,720
$32,610
$53,050
Great Falls, MT $40,290
$41,170
$29,210
$47,380
Michigan City, IN $40,110
$39,250
$21,540
$59,780
Bay City, MI $40,060
$37,990
$32,120
$45,020
Rome, GA $40,040
$39,690
$19,410
$49,720
Columbia, MO $40,010
$37,020
$31,280
$46,290
Scranton, PA $40,000
$37,100
$21,670
$60,000
Kokomo, IN $39,910
$38,430
$24,060
$61,930
Deltona, FL $39,900
$37,820
$30,070
$47,000
Hagerstown, MD $39,890
$35,540
$29,280
$51,040
Charlotte, NC $39,860
$38,640
$27,090
$50,310
Sherman, TX $39,770
$46,870
$15,980
$50,720
Owensboro, KY $39,680
$40,070
$36,010
$40,780
New Orleans, LA $39,670
$38,930
$27,540
$47,510
St. Joseph, MO $39,300
$37,890
$31,220
$47,850
Lake Havasu City, AZ $39,240
$38,430
$33,350
$44,640
Orlando, FL $39,210
$37,630
$32,220
$48,220
Springfield, MO $39,040
$37,200
$25,580
$53,150
Altoona, PA $39,010
$39,850
$20,750
$49,370
Muncie, IN $38,990
$39,140
$21,080
$58,850
Atlanta, GA $38,920
$37,510
$21,630
$52,820
Greensboro, NC $38,710
$39,600
$33,560
$46,370
Lawton, OK $38,690
$37,930
$21,430
$47,530
Paducah, KY $38,430
$40,190
$32,440
$40,190
Sumter, SC $38,400
$37,800
$29,120
$45,250
Sierra Vista, AZ $38,390
$37,540
$30,710
$45,360
Las Vegas, NV $38,360
$36,380
$36,380
$47,930
Gainesville, GA $38,200
$39,540
$20,410
$50,470
Sioux Falls, SD $38,160
$38,710
$30,950
$47,010
Warner Robins, GA $38,160
$38,420
$19,640
$50,020
Chattanooga, TN $38,140
$40,830
$23,620
$48,380
Oklahoma City, OK $37,990
$37,700
$23,830
$46,940
Laredo, TX $37,960
$39,920
$30,350
$47,440
Pensacola, FL $37,900
$34,930
$34,400
$46,460
Punta Gorda, FL $37,790
$37,100
$37,100
$37,100
Asheville, NC $37,770
$37,530
$31,080
$45,400
Prescott Valley, AZ $37,760
$37,480
$35,710
$43,790
Savannah, GA $37,510
$37,470
$21,260
$59,560
Enid, OK $37,500
$36,250
$34,730
$45,910
Yuma, AZ $37,370
$36,200
$32,940
$46,470
Raleigh, NC $37,340
$37,750
$29,820
$46,860
Memphis, TN $37,330
$37,420
$21,120
$50,970
Toledo, OH $37,310
$38,790
$23,940
$47,820
Monroe, LA $37,160
$31,590
$22,620
$53,180
Fayetteville, NC $37,110
$35,660
$29,050
$47,500
Panama City, FL $37,110
$31,560
$31,560
$50,500
Rocky Mount, NC $37,060
$39,020
$31,200
$39,020
Macon, GA $37,000
$33,250
$19,080
$48,390
San Antonio, TX $37,000
$36,310
$21,470
$55,830
Hickory, NC $36,520
$36,180
$34,010
$38,620
Pueblo, CO $36,520
$37,350
$29,990
$45,170
Knoxville, TN $36,450
$33,430
$26,460
$47,460
Baton Rouge, LA $36,410
$33,040
$21,010
$65,310
Tulsa, OK $36,280
$36,730
$27,360
$44,640
Texarkana, TX $36,040
$31,840
$30,040
$48,470
Goldsboro, NC $35,920
$35,420
$31,880
$38,060
Winston, NC $35,770
$35,260
$28,150
$44,110
Pinehurst, NC $35,670
$35,430
$31,470
$43,480
Greenville, NC $35,660
$35,520
$33,400
$37,790
Huntington, WV $35,480
$35,380
$28,170
$45,480
Burlington, NC $35,400
$35,540
$32,620
$36,730
Florence, SC $35,340
$35,240
$19,410
$44,640
Wilmington, NC $35,280
$35,670
$22,660
$44,200
San Angelo, TX $35,240
$34,420
$16,760
$51,560
Killeen, TX $35,210
$36,800
$21,960
$47,850
Canton, OH $35,090
$26,580
$23,210
$58,060
Johnstown, PA $34,740
$34,520
$19,430
$45,600
Johnson City, TN $34,500
$39,590
$16,720
$49,890
Columbus, GA $34,420
$35,590
$16,940
$46,650
Brownsville, TX $34,240
$28,900
$24,670
$49,520
Jacksonville, NC $33,890
$34,170
$29,750
$36,710
Lakeland, FL $33,210
$31,100
$31,100
$37,760
Staunton, VA $33,110
$31,560
$25,820
$39,540
Beckley, WV $32,620
$34,130
$29,170
$34,600
Gulfport, MS $32,470
$36,130
$17,910
$44,820
Wheeling, WV $32,360
$29,930
$26,950
$36,310
Weirton, WV $32,260
$30,080
$27,080
$35,860
Houma, LA $31,610
$22,450
$22,450
$52,790
Augusta, GA $31,600
$31,760
$16,060
$43,800
Charleston, WV $31,600
$30,110
$28,030
$36,000
Hattiesburg, MS $31,410
$25,930
$19,870
$65,540
Jackson, MS $31,030
$29,610
$18,620
$47,210
Morgantown, WV $30,610
$28,820
$25,750
$36,560
Myrtle Beach, SC $28,930
$29,530
$24,020
$36,590
San Juan, PR $28,800
$22,860
$22,560
$48,170
Hilton Head Island, SC $28,630
$31,820
$19,160
$32,050
Shreveport, LA $28,140
$26,750
$23,940
$29,830
Cleveland, TN $26,980
$23,960
$15,840
$48,780
Mayaguez, PR $26,570
$22,040
$20,010
$45,180
Arecibo, PR $25,240
$22,360
$19,760
$38,770
Ponce, PR $25,160
$21,980
$20,580
$37,120
Aguadilla, PR $24,520
$21,930
$19,760
$38,100
Huntsville, AL $21,800
$18,500
$17,760
$37,010
Florence, AL $20,690
$17,500
$16,170
$40,520
Birmingham, AL $19,800
$18,550
$17,540
$21,830
Mobile, AL $18,980
$17,820
$16,870
$21,660
Daphne, AL $18,760
$17,740
$16,510
$21,360
Tuscaloosa, AL $18,700
$19,390
$16,780
$19,390
Decatur, AL $18,520
$18,090
$16,870
$20,750
Gadsden, AL $17,650
$16,230
$15,630
$20,900
Montgomery, AL $17,480
$17,580
$16,760
$17,830
Dothan, AL $17,230
$16,700
$16,110
$17,340
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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