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School Bus Monitors Salary in Detroit, MI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, School Bus Monitors in Detroit, MI have a median annual salary of $36,240, with 540 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $30,050 at the 10th percentile to $42,700 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

$36,240

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.43

Employment

540

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$30,050
10th
$30,460
25th
$36,240
Median
$37,020
75th
$42,700
90th

Local compared with national

Detroit, MI

$36,240

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,100

Median annual · 2025

The Detroit, MI median is 3.2% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,140).

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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