Bus Drivers, School Salary in the US
A bus drivers, school earns a national median of $47,920 a year (mean $48,430) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #601 of 825.
How much does a bus drivers, school earn in the US?
A bus drivers, school in the United States earns a median of $47,920 a year (mean $48,430), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 6% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 402,930 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-3051), ranked #601 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$47,920
per year
Mean
$48,430
per year
Employment
402,930
US workers
National rank
#601
of 825 by median
What a bus drivers, school earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a bus drivers, school (SOC 53-3051) earns a median annual wage of $47,920 and a mean (average) of $48,430. The median is the midpoint — half of bus drivers, school earn more and half earn less — and is 6% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a bus drivers, school in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for bus drivers, school is $47,920, and the mean (average) is $48,430. The median is the midpoint — half of bus drivers, school earn more and half earn less.
- How does bus drivers, school pay compare to the US average?
- At $47,920, a bus drivers, school earns 6% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many bus drivers, school are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 402,930 bus drivers, school employed nationally (SOC 53-3051), across all industries.
- Where does this bus drivers, school salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-3051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-3051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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