Bus Drivers, School
United States. Estimated employment 402,930, with pages for 26 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-3051
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$47,920 · 50th
$29,24010th
$38,65025th
$47,92050th
$58,43075th
$65,73090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Bus Drivers, School page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $59,790 | 29,280 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $59,610 | 2,040 |
| Syracuse, NY | $57,590 | 1,730 |
| Ithaca, NY | $54,620 | 220 |
| Rochester, NY | $51,780 | 3,080 |
| Buffalo, NY | $51,500 | 2,940 |
| Kingston, NY | $51,250 | 450 |
| Elmira, NY | $50,370 | 190 |
| Chicago, IL | $49,180 | 15,210 |
| Athens, GA | $48,630 | 260 |
| Victoria, TX | $48,380 | 110 |
| Peoria, IL | $48,100 | 620 |
| Abilene, TX | $47,370 | 120 |
| Atlanta, GA | $47,310 | 11,190 |
| Dallas, TX | $47,030 | 9,030 |
| Austin, TX | $46,910 | 3,050 |
| El Paso, TX | $46,800 | 1,180 |
| Springfield, IL | $46,450 | 370 |
| Rockford, IL | $45,560 | 460 |
| Valdosta, GA | $45,540 | 220 |
| Bloomington, IL | $45,500 | 280 |
| Champaign, IL | $45,240 | 280 |
| Longview, TX | $45,110 | 430 |
| Columbus, GA | $44,950 | 510 |
| Kankakee, IL | $44,870 | 160 |
| Houston, TX | $43,570 | 9,730 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 402,930 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 53-3051, Bus Drivers, School. Mapped to our taxonomy as bus-drivers-school.
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