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School Bus Monitors Salary in CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, School Bus Monitors in CA have a median annual salary of $38,360, with 1,260 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,520 at the 10th percentile to $46,170 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$38,360

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.44

Employment

1,260

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,520
10th
$36,570
25th
$38,360
Median
$43,450
75th
$46,170
90th

Local compared with national

CA

$38,360

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,100

Median annual · 2025

The CA median is 9.3% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,260).

Top skills

  1. 1.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.3
  3. 3.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.3
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Service OrientationImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  10. 10.WritingImportance 2.8
  11. 11.PersuasionImportance 2.8
  12. 12.NegotiationImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Windows
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Direct students evacuating the bus during safety drills.
  • Operate a wheelchair lift to load or unload wheelchairs.
  • Buckle seatbelts or fasten wheelchair tie-down straps to secure passengers for transportation.
  • Escort young children across roads or highways.
  • Assist children with disabilities or children with psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues with boarding and exiting the school bus.
  • Monitor the conduct of students to maintain discipline and safety.
  • Evacuate students from the school bus in emergency situations.
  • Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus.
  • Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to dispatchers or other bus drivers, using phones or mobile two-way radios.
  • Prevent or defuse altercations between students.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

School Bus Monitors salary in other locations

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