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School Bus Monitors Salary in San Antonio, TX

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, School Bus Monitors in San Antonio, TX have a median annual salary of $28,840, with 150 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $20,310 at the 10th percentile to $36,080 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

$28,840

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$13.87

Employment

150

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$20,310
10th
$23,180
25th
$28,840
Median
$30,560
75th
$36,080
90th

Local compared with national

San Antonio, TX

$28,840

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,100

Median annual · 2025

The San Antonio, TX median is 17.8% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $6,260).

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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