Bus Drivers, School salary by location
National median: $47,920 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $75,230 | +57.0% | 610 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $73,680 | +53.8% | 2,350 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $72,070 | +50.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $69,640 | +45.3% | 300 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $67,430 | +40.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $66,880 | +39.6% | 330 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $66,380 | +38.5% | 4,070 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $65,730 | +37.2% | 770 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $65,640 | +37.0% | 1,270 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $65,170 | +36.0% | 9,330 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $65,170 | +36.0% | 6,470 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $63,710 | +33.0% | 1,760 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $63,400 | +32.3% | 720 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $63,370 | +32.2% | 9,660 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $62,870 | +31.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $62,610 | +30.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $62,390 | +30.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $62,190 | +29.8% | 2,850 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $62,160 | +29.7% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $61,900 | +29.2% | 2,980 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $61,730 | +28.8% | 210 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $61,720 | +28.8% | 380 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $61,580 | +28.5% | 4,090 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $61,580 | +28.5% | 300 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $61,570 | +28.5% | 260 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $61,560 | +28.5% | 2,680 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $61,550 | +28.4% | 930 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $61,520 | +28.4% | 7,970 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $61,330 | +28.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $61,220 | +27.8% | 300 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $61,040 | +27.4% | 16,600 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $60,950 | +27.2% | 310 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $60,600 | +26.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $60,460 | +26.2% | 450 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $60,440 | +26.1% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $60,420 | +26.1% | 350 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $60,390 | +26.0% | 600 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $60,270 | +25.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $59,990 | +25.2% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $59,850 | +24.9% | 270 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $59,790 | +24.8% | 29,280 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $59,610 | +24.4% | 2,040 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $59,490 | +24.1% | 270 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $59,430 | +24.0% | 13,670 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $59,330 | +23.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $59,320 | +23.8% | 2,690 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $59,310 | +23.8% | 510 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $59,100 | +23.3% | 140 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $59,090 | +23.3% | 630 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $58,700 | +22.5% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $58,080 | +21.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $57,850 | +20.7% | 3,120 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $57,610 | +20.2% | 8,620 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $57,590 | +20.2% | 1,730 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $57,440 | +19.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $57,050 | +19.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $56,870 | +18.7% | 250 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $56,790 | +18.5% | 350 | 2025 |
| Helena, MT | metropolitan | $56,760 | +18.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $56,640 | +18.2% | 38,320 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $56,640 | +18.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $56,580 | +18.1% | 860 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $56,450 | +17.8% | 9,020 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $55,990 | +16.8% | 540 | 2025 |
| Minot, ND | metropolitan | $55,880 | +16.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $55,760 | +16.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $55,640 | +16.1% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $55,580 | +16.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $55,450 | +15.7% | 510 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $55,290 | +15.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $54,830 | +14.4% | — | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $54,780 | +14.3% | 220 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $54,620 | +14.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $54,200 | +13.1% | 790 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $54,030 | +12.8% | 140 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $53,750 | +12.2% | 450 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $53,270 | +11.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $52,930 | +10.5% | 440 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $52,890 | +10.4% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $52,890 | +10.4% | 340 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $52,670 | +9.9% | 190 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $52,650 | +9.9% | 750 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $52,620 | +9.8% | 3,840 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $52,480 | +9.5% | 550 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $52,480 | +9.5% | 210 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $52,260 | +9.1% | 680 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $52,250 | +9.0% | 770 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $51,960 | +8.4% | 8,980 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $51,910 | +8.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $51,890 | +8.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $51,880 | +8.3% | 470 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $51,840 | +8.2% | 70 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $51,780 | +8.1% | 3,080 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $51,600 | +7.7% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $51,570 | +7.6% | 790 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $51,500 | +7.5% | 2,940 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $51,270 | +7.0% | 5,210 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $51,250 | +6.9% | 450 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $50,990 | +6.4% | 2,040 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $50,850 | +6.1% | 1,390 | 2025 |