BUS DRIVER Salary in Iowa

How much does a BUS DRIVER make in Iowa?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a BUS DRIVER in Iowa is $44,369 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a BUS DRIVER's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,646
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,465 to $51,318
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,179

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BUS DRIVER Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,318	$4,277	$987	$25
Average	$44,369	$3,697	$853	$21
25th Percentile	$37,465	$3,122	$720	$18

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Key Factors That Influence BUS DRIVER Salaries

A BUS DRIVER's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do BUS DRIVER Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract BUS DRIVERs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,333.
California: $51,138.
Massachusetts: $50,456.

District of Columbia $51,333 California $51,138 Massachusetts $50,456 Washington $50,271 New Jersey $50,252 Alaska $50,187 Connecticut $49,548 New York $49,288

Hawaii $48,458 Rhode Island $48,069 Maryland $47,804 Minnesota $47,443 Colorado $47,304 Illinois $47,257 Oregon $47,081 Delaware $46,951

New Hampshire $46,870 Virginia $46,687 Pennsylvania $46,154 Nevada $45,885 North Dakota $45,797 Michigan $45,658 Wisconsin $45,607 Vermont $45,505

Texas $45,222 Maine $45,203 Arizona $45,176 Ohio $45,143 Georgia $44,717 Indiana $44,503 Wyoming $44,462 Utah $44,397

Iowa $44,369 Kansas $44,146 Louisiana $44,081 North Carolina $44,058 Missouri $44,049 Florida $43,868 Montana $43,771 Nebraska $43,678

Kentucky $43,627 South Carolina $43,442 Tennessee $43,326 Idaho $43,279 New Mexico $42,941 Oklahoma $42,867 Alabama $42,593 South Dakota $42,134

Arkansas $41,884 West Virginia $41,749 Mississippi $41,346

Top Paying Cities for BUS DRIVERs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

West Bend: $43,237
Melvin: $43,111
Milford: $43,294

West Bend, IA $43,237 Melvin, IA $43,111 Milford, IA $43,294 Ocheyedan, IA $43,188 Okoboji, IA $43,456 Royal, IA $43,245 Ruthven, IA $43,247 Spirit Lake, IA $43,415

Superior, IA $43,452 Terril, IA $43,213 Wallingford, IA $43,273 Webb, IA $43,204 Carroll, IA $43,283 Arcadia, IA $43,214 Arthur, IA $43,176 Aspinwall, IA $43,461

Auburn, IA $43,196 Breda, IA $43,207 Charter Oak, IA $43,194 Dedham, IA $43,288 Deloit, IA $43,242 Denison, IA $43,345 Glidden, IA $43,348 Halbur, IA $43,351

Ida Grove, IA $43,167 Irwin, IA $43,448 Kirkman, IA $43,416 Kiron, IA $43,182 Lake City, IA $43,234 Lake View, IA $43,245 Lanesboro, IA $43,413 Lidderdale, IA $43,297

Lohrville, IA $43,288 Manilla, IA $43,370 Manning, IA $43,341 Odebolt, IA $43,215 Ralston, IA $43,547 Ricketts, IA $43,328 Schleswig, IA $43,208 Scranton, IA $43,531

Templeton, IA $43,260 Vail, IA $43,226 Wall Lake, IA $43,227 Westside, IA $43,205 Council Bluffs, IA $44,058 Carter Lake, IA $44,058 Arion, IA $43,281 Avoca, IA $43,722

Blencoe, IA $43,184 Carson, IA $43,836 Crescent, IA $44,056 Defiance, IA $43,421 Dow City, IA $43,374 Dunlap, IA $43,398 Earling, IA $43,473 Elk Horn, IA $43,530

Elliott, IA $43,504 Emerson, IA $43,744 Glenwood, IA $43,935 Griswold, IA $43,590 Hancock, IA $43,781 Harlan, IA $43,595 Hastings, IA $43,783 Henderson, IA $43,814

Honey Creek, IA $44,036 Kimballton, IA $43,476 Lewis, IA $43,548 Little Sioux, IA $43,400 Logan, IA $43,833 Mc Clelland, IA $43,995 Macedonia, IA $43,867 Magnolia, IA $43,796

Malvern, IA $43,813 Marne, IA $43,521 Minden, IA $43,901 Mineola, IA $44,001 Missouri Valley, IA $43,918 Modale, IA $43,811 Mondamin, IA $43,639 Moorhead, IA $43,228

Van Meter, IA $45,022 Van Wert, IA $43,705 Waukee, IA $45,157 Weldon, IA $43,769 West Des Moines, IA $45,368 What Cheer, IA $43,493 Whitten, IA $43,557 Williams, IA $43,312

Williamson, IA $44,227 Winterset, IA $44,628 Wiota, IA $43,403 Woodburn, IA $44,335 Woodward, IA $44,776 Yale, IA $44,016 Zearing, IA $43,715 Des Moines, IA $45,472

Urbandale, IA $45,389 Windsor Heights, IA $45,452 Clive, IA $45,297 Pleasant Hill, IA $45,392 Mason City, IA $43,344 Alexander, IA $43,196 Belmond, IA $43,256 Britt, IA $43,232

Buffalo Center, IA $43,281 Carpenter, IA $43,716 Chapin, IA $43,420 Clear Lake, IA $43,299 Corwith, IA $43,177 Coulter, IA $43,416 Crystal Lake, IA $43,417 Dougherty, IA $43,156

Fertile, IA $43,268 Floyd, IA $43,363 Forest City, IA $43,272 Garner, IA $43,254 Goodell, IA $43,179 Grafton, IA $43,274 Hampton, IA $43,298 Hanlontown, IA $43,215

Joice, IA $43,247 Kanawha, IA $43,195 Kensett, IA $43,213 Klemme, IA $43,216 Lake Mills, IA $43,363 Lakota, IA $43,248 Latimer, IA $43,246 Leland, IA $43,268

Sioux Center, IA $42,998 Neola, IA $43,940 Oakland, IA $43,819 Mount Ayr, IA $43,208 Nodaway, IA $43,281 Orient, IA $43,665 Prescott, IA $43,275 Redding, IA $43,115

Shannon City, IA $43,472 Sharpsburg, IA $43,109 Tingley, IA $43,464 Villisca, IA $43,404 Akron, IA $42,493 Alta, IA $43,258 Alton, IA $42,991 Anthon, IA $42,491

Aurelia, IA $43,151 Battle Creek, IA $43,066 Bronson, IA $42,196 Brunsville, IA $42,446 Calumet, IA $43,360 Castana, IA $43,027 Chatsworth, IA $42,602 Cherokee, IA $43,096

Cleghorn, IA $42,922 Climbing Hill, IA $42,350 Correctionville, IA $42,593 Cushing, IA $42,902 Danbury, IA $42,990 Galva, IA $43,117 Granville, IA $42,983 Hawarden, IA $42,893

Hinton, IA $42,176 Holstein, IA $43,018 Hornick, IA $42,541 Ireton, IA $42,826 Kingsley, IA $42,411 Larrabee, IA $43,106 Lawton, IA $42,157 Le Mars, IA $42,468

Linn Grove, IA $43,201 Mapleton, IA $43,109 Marcus, IA $42,867 Maurice, IA $42,864 Meriden, IA $43,017 Merrill, IA $42,261 Moville, IA $42,320 Onawa, IA $43,121

Orange City, IA $43,057 Oto, IA $42,654 Oyens, IA $42,571 Paullina, IA $43,095 Peterson, IA $43,202 Pierson, IA $42,558 Quimby, IA $42,899 Remsen, IA $42,633

Rodney, IA $42,752 Salix, IA $42,245 Schaller, IA $43,216 Sergeant Bluff, IA $42,112 Sloan, IA $42,469 Smithland, IA $42,700 Sutherland, IA $43,220 Ute, IA $43,199

Washta, IA $42,814 Westfield, IA $42,277 Whiting, IA $42,697 Sioux City, IA $42,060 Sheldon, IA $43,075 Alvord, IA $42,525 Archer, IA $43,088 Ashton, IA $43,002

Boyden, IA $42,941 Doon, IA $42,635 George, IA $42,907 Hospers, IA $43,072 Hull, IA $42,913 Inwood, IA $42,472 Larchwood, IA $42,368 Lester, IA $42,485

Little Rock, IA $42,972 Matlock, IA $43,081 Primghar, IA $43,218 Rock Rapids, IA $42,645 Rock Valley, IA $42,619 Sanborn, IA $43,144 Sibley, IA $43,120 Spencer, IA $43,332

Massena, IA $43,337 Gifford, IA $43,454 Lenox, IA $43,249 Ackworth, IA $44,988 Adair, IA $43,517 Adel, IA $44,861 Albion, IA $43,495 Alden, IA $43,324

Alleman, IA $45,106 Allerton, IA $43,359 Altoona, IA $45,311 Ames, IA $44,568 Anita, IA $43,343 Ankeny, IA $45,282 Atlantic, IA $43,578 Audubon, IA $43,350

Bagley, IA $43,795 Barnes City, IA $43,457 Baxter, IA $44,655 Bayard, IA $43,671 Beaver, IA $44,139 Berwick, IA $45,391 Bevington, IA $45,001 Blairsburg, IA $43,250

Bondurant, IA $45,190 Boone, IA $44,370 Booneville, IA $45,095 Bouton, IA $44,709 Boxholm, IA $43,942 Bradford, IA $43,469 Brayton, IA $43,411 Buckeye, IA $43,361

Bussey, IA $43,915 Cambridge, IA $44,886 Carlisle, IA $45,248 Casey, IA $43,714 Chariton, IA $44,031 Churdan, IA $43,456 Clemons, IA $43,558 Clio, IA $43,308

Colfax, IA $44,900 Collins, IA $44,700 Colo, IA $44,215 Columbia, IA $44,345 Coon Rapids, IA $43,463 Cooper, IA $43,941 Corydon, IA $43,518 Cumming, IA $45,212

Melcher Dallas, IA $44,567 Dallas Center, IA $44,993 Dana, IA $43,773 Davis City, IA $43,253 Dawson, IA $44,412 Decatur, IA $43,366 Derby, IA $43,870 De Soto, IA $44,870

Dexter, IA $44,460 Dows, IA $43,210 Earlham, IA $44,674 Elkhart, IA $45,107 Ellston, IA $43,564 Ellsworth, IA $43,647 Exira, IA $43,373 Ferguson, IA $43,769

Galt, IA $43,169 Garden City, IA $43,779 Garden Grove, IA $43,597 Gibson, IA $43,496 Gilbert, IA $44,363 Gilman, IA $43,616 Grand Junction, IA $43,931 Grand River, IA $43,546

Granger, IA $45,078 Gray, IA $43,441 Grimes, IA $45,212 Grinnell, IA $43,725 Guthrie Center, IA $43,699 Hamilton, IA $43,960 Pacific Junction, IA $43,928 Hamlin, IA $43,308

Little Cedar, IA $43,658 Mc Intire, IA $43,956 Manly, IA $43,250 Meservey, IA $43,192 Nora Springs, IA $43,317 Northwood, IA $43,496 Orchard, IA $43,339 Osage, IA $43,387

Plymouth, IA $43,233 Rake, IA $43,419 Riceville, IA $43,687 Rock Falls, IA $43,317 Rockford, IA $43,272 Rockwell, IA $43,243 Rowan, IA $43,183 Rudd, IA $43,327

Saint Ansgar, IA $43,612 Scarville, IA $43,328 Sheffield, IA $43,227 Stacyville, IA $43,863 Swaledale, IA $43,213 Thompson, IA $43,278 Thornton, IA $43,199 Titonka, IA $43,217

Toeterville, IA $43,773 Ventura, IA $43,240 Wesley, IA $43,193 Woden, IA $43,190 Fort Dodge, IA $43,408 Albert City, IA $43,238 Algona, IA $43,297 Armstrong, IA $43,272

Ayrshire, IA $43,206 Badger, IA $43,251 Bancroft, IA $43,236 Barnum, IA $43,208 Bode, IA $43,214 Bradgate, IA $43,189 Burnside, IA $43,648 Burt, IA $43,207

Callender, IA $43,395 Clare, IA $43,197 Clarion, IA $43,244 Curlew, IA $43,176 Cylinder, IA $43,172 Dakota City, IA $43,474 Dayton, IA $43,724 Dolliver, IA $43,272

Duncombe, IA $43,395 Eagle Grove, IA $43,272 Early, IA $43,219 Emmetsburg, IA $43,279 Farnhamville, IA $43,406 Fenton, IA $43,202 Fonda, IA $43,212 Gilmore City, IA $43,204

Goldfield, IA $43,214 Gowrie, IA $43,529 Harcourt, IA $43,656 Hardy, IA $43,173 Havelock, IA $43,190 Humboldt, IA $43,287 Jolley, IA $43,157 Knierim, IA $43,326

Laurens, IA $43,264 Ledyard, IA $43,299 Lehigh, IA $43,558 Livermore, IA $43,215 Lone Rock, IA $43,194 Lu Verne, IA $43,180 Lytton, IA $43,204 Mallard, IA $43,206

Manson, IA $43,251 Marathon, IA $43,231 Moorland, IA $43,257 Nemaha, IA $43,188 Newell, IA $43,242 Otho, IA $43,489 Ottosen, IA $43,176 Palmer, IA $43,186

Plover, IA $43,345 Pocahontas, IA $43,258 Pomeroy, IA $43,222 Rembrandt, IA $43,229 Renwick, IA $43,199 Ringsted, IA $43,213 Rockwell City, IA $43,235 Rolfe, IA $43,209

Rutland, IA $43,199 Sac City, IA $43,246 Sioux Rapids, IA $43,255 Somers, IA $43,200 Storm Lake, IA $43,338 Swea City, IA $43,285 Thor, IA $43,201 Truesdale, IA $43,428

Varina, IA $43,412 Vincent, IA $43,195 Webster City, IA $43,511 Luana, IA $43,220 Mc Gregor, IA $43,290 Marquette, IA $43,425 Monona, IA $43,287 New Albin, IA $43,516

Ossian, IA $43,242 Postville, IA $43,274 Protivin, IA $43,380 Randalia, IA $43,222 Ridgeway, IA $43,275 Saint Lucas, IA $43,430 Spillville, IA $43,454 Wadena, IA $43,254

Waterville, IA $43,314 Waucoma, IA $43,232 Waukon, IA $43,384 West Union, IA $43,295 Ainsworth, IA $43,455 Alburnett, IA $44,165 Amana, IA $44,108 Anamosa, IA $43,951

Atkins, IA $44,195 Baldwin, IA $43,412 Belle Plaine, IA $43,632 Blairstown, IA $43,873 Brandon, IA $43,440 Brooklyn, IA $43,575 Center Junction, IA $43,675 Center Point, IA $44,028

Central City, IA $44,072 Chelsea, IA $43,473 Clarence, IA $43,566 Clutier, IA $43,444 Coggon, IA $43,873 Prairieburg, IA $43,939 Conroy, IA $43,950 Guernsey, IA $43,599

Deep River, IA $43,551 Delhi, IA $43,589 Dysart, IA $43,393 Elberon, IA $43,460 Ely, IA $44,310 Fairfax, IA $44,286 Garrison, IA $43,503 Harper, IA $43,530

Hartford, IA $45,105 Harvey, IA $44,081 Haverhill, IA $43,733 Hubbard, IA $43,511 Humeston, IA $43,680 Huxley, IA $44,914 Indianola, IA $45,026 Iowa Falls, IA $43,401

Ira, IA $44,771 Jamaica, IA $44,007 Jefferson, IA $43,823 Jewell, IA $43,743 Johnston, IA $45,304 Kamrar, IA $43,520 Kellerton, IA $43,309 Kelley, IA $44,778

Kellogg, IA $43,909 Keswick, IA $43,546 Killduff, IA $44,404 Knoxville, IA $44,507 Hartwick, IA $43,545 Mount Pleasant, IA $43,376 Rome, IA $43,279 Mount Union, IA $43,318

New London, IA $43,372 Oakville, IA $43,378 Olds, IA $43,561 Pilot Grove, IA $43,425 Salem, IA $43,289 Sperry, IA $43,380 Stockport, IA $43,249 Swedesburg, IA $43,411

Wapello, IA $43,461 Wayland, IA $43,371 West Burlington, IA $43,477 West Point, IA $43,291 Saint Paul, IA $43,425 Wever, IA $43,303 Winfield, IA $43,393 Yarmouth, IA $43,321

Andover, IA $43,473 Atalissa, IA $43,562 Bennett, IA $43,578 Bettendorf, IA $43,615 Blue Grass, IA $43,657 Bryant, IA $43,460 Buffalo, IA $43,644 Calamus, IA $43,589

Camanche, IA $43,538 Charlotte, IA $43,494 Clinton, IA $43,499 Columbus City, IA $43,671 Columbus Junction, IA $43,460 Conesville, IA $43,484 De Witt, IA $43,559 Dixon, IA $43,628

Donahue, IA $43,649 Durant, IA $43,611 Eldridge, IA $43,689 Fruitland, IA $43,518 Goose Lake, IA $43,481 Grand Mound, IA $43,573 Grandview, IA $43,488 Le Claire, IA $43,582

Letts, IA $43,468 Lone Tree, IA $43,573 Long Grove, IA $43,629 Low Moor, IA $43,534 Mc Causland, IA $43,584 Montpelier, IA $43,626 Moscow, IA $43,566 Muscatine, IA $43,550

New Liberty, IA $43,600 Nichols, IA $43,505 Pleasant Valley, IA $43,571 Princeton, IA $43,579 Stockton, IA $43,638 Teeds Grove, IA $43,457 Tipton, IA $43,596 Walcott, IA $43,688

Welton, IA $43,533 West Liberty, IA $43,561 Wheatland, IA $43,561 Wilton, IA $43,582 Davenport, IA $44,003 Hiawatha, IA $44,341 Hills, IA $43,766 Homestead, IA $44,051

Hopkinton, IA $43,775 Iowa City, IA $43,835 Coralville, IA $44,018 Kalona, IA $43,741 Keota, IA $43,545 Keystone, IA $43,616 Ladora, IA $43,734 Langworthy, IA $43,808

Lisbon, IA $44,064 Lost Nation, IA $43,525 Lowden, IA $43,561 Luzerne, IA $43,746 Marengo, IA $43,866 Marion, IA $44,283 Martelle, IA $44,076 Mechanicsville, IA $43,891

Middle Amana, IA $44,093 Millersburg, IA $43,906 Monmouth, IA $43,424 Monticello, IA $43,752 Morley, IA $43,924 Mount Auburn, IA $43,437 Mount Vernon, IA $44,218 Newhall, IA $44,064

North English, IA $43,704 North Liberty, IA $44,152 Norway, IA $44,165 Oakdale, IA $44,024 Olin, IA $43,762 Onslow, IA $43,489 Oxford, IA $44,041 Oxford Junction, IA $43,503

Palo, IA $44,240 Parnell, IA $43,896 Quasqueton, IA $43,545 Riverside, IA $43,635 Robins, IA $44,312 Rowley, IA $43,523 Ryan, IA $43,751 Shellsburg, IA $44,094

Solon, IA $44,130 South Amana, IA $44,000 South English, IA $43,631 Springville, IA $44,164 Stanwood, IA $43,698 Swisher, IA $44,230 Tama, IA $43,529 Morning Sun, IA $43,396

Lacona, IA $44,590 Lamoni, IA $43,276 Laurel, IA $43,793 Le Grand, IA $43,723 Leighton, IA $43,891 Leon, IA $43,521 Liberty Center, IA $44,688 Linden, IA $44,467

Lineville, IA $43,248 Liscomb, IA $43,471 Lorimor, IA $44,029 Lovilia, IA $43,883 Lucas, IA $44,400 Luther, IA $44,648 Lynnville, IA $43,923 Mc Callsburg, IA $43,761

Macksburg, IA $43,950 Madrid, IA $44,814 Malcom, IA $43,462 Marshalltown, IA $43,613 Martensdale, IA $45,075 Maxwell, IA $44,902 Melbourne, IA $44,046 Menlo, IA $43,852

Millerton, IA $43,781 Milo, IA $44,833 Minburn, IA $44,765 Mingo, IA $44,857 Mitchellville, IA $45,125 Monroe, IA $44,731 Montezuma, IA $43,566 Montour, IA $43,491

Murray, IA $43,941 Nevada, IA $44,521 New Providence, IA $43,457 New Sharon, IA $43,699 Newton, IA $44,567 New Virginia, IA $44,682 Norwalk, IA $45,277 Ogden, IA $44,083

Osceola, IA $44,095 Otley, IA $44,599 Panora, IA $44,099 Paton, IA $43,656 Patterson, IA $44,890 Pella, IA $44,168 Perry, IA $44,545 Peru, IA $44,544

Pilot Mound, IA $43,854 Pleasantville, IA $44,848 Polk City, IA $45,103 Popejoy, IA $43,397 Prairie City, IA $44,964 Prole, IA $45,057 Radcliffe, IA $43,564 Randall, IA $43,974

Reasnor, IA $44,486 Redfield, IA $44,555 Rhodes, IA $44,576 Rippey, IA $44,006 Roland, IA $43,928 Runnells, IA $45,175 Russell, IA $43,794 Saint Anthony, IA $43,595

Saint Charles, IA $44,867 Saint Marys, IA $44,930 Searsboro, IA $43,732 Sheldahl, IA $44,948 Slater, IA $44,992 Stanhope, IA $43,764 State Center, IA $43,811 Story City, IA $43,960

Stratford, IA $43,773 Stuart, IA $44,040 Sully, IA $44,051 Swan, IA $45,014 Thayer, IA $43,773 Thornburg, IA $43,688 Tracy, IA $43,967 Truro, IA $44,565

Union, IA $43,452 Whittemore, IA $43,228 Woolstock, IA $43,206 Ackley, IA $43,302 Allison, IA $43,213 Alta Vista, IA $43,349 Aplington, IA $43,218 Aredale, IA $43,189

Arlington, IA $43,289 Aurora, IA $43,346 Austinville, IA $43,216 Beaman, IA $43,369 Bristow, IA $43,208 Buckingham, IA $43,300 Cedar Falls, IA $43,191 Charles City, IA $43,391

Clarksville, IA $43,212 Colwell, IA $43,538 Conrad, IA $43,371 Denver, IA $43,240 Dewar, IA $43,296 Dike, IA $43,232 Dumont, IA $43,240 Dunkerton, IA $43,279

Eldora, IA $43,438 Elma, IA $43,304 Fairbank, IA $43,277 Fredericksburg, IA $43,239 Frederika, IA $43,201 Garwin, IA $43,478 Geneva, IA $43,221 Gilbertville, IA $43,310

Gladbrook, IA $43,357 Greene, IA $43,224 Grundy Center, IA $43,280 Hazleton, IA $43,318 Holland, IA $43,227 Hudson, IA $43,284 Independence, IA $43,378 Ionia, IA $43,225

Janesville, IA $43,214 Jesup, IA $43,311 Kesley, IA $43,214 Lamont, IA $43,360 La Porte City, IA $43,323 Lincoln, IA $43,319 Marble Rock, IA $43,227 Masonville, IA $43,631

Maynard, IA $43,279 Morrison, IA $43,257 Nashua, IA $43,197 New Hampton, IA $43,375 New Hartford, IA $43,215 North Washington, IA $43,385 Oelwein, IA $43,290 Oran, IA $43,267

Toddville, IA $44,247 Toledo, IA $43,447 Troy Mills, IA $43,850 Urbana, IA $43,804 Van Horne, IA $43,846 Victor, IA $43,650 Vining, IA $43,622 Vinton, IA $43,709

Viola, IA $44,170 Walford, IA $44,220 Walker, IA $43,779 Washington, IA $43,532 Watkins, IA $44,050 Webster, IA $43,560 Wellman, IA $43,676 West Branch, IA $43,744

West Chester, IA $43,538 Williamsburg, IA $43,906 Wyoming, IA $43,525 Cedar Rapids, IA $44,360 Ottumwa, IA $43,389 Agency, IA $43,347 Albia, IA $43,647 Batavia, IA $43,274

Beacon, IA $43,870 Birmingham, IA $43,271 Blakesburg, IA $43,333 Bloomfield, IA $43,264 West Grove, IA $43,221 Brighton, IA $43,355 Cantril, IA $43,217 Cedar, IA $43,437

Centerville, IA $43,298 Chillicothe, IA $43,551 Cincinnati, IA $43,215 Delta, IA $43,376 Douds, IA $43,251 Drakesville, IA $43,251 Eddyville, IA $43,571 Eldon, IA $43,314

Exline, IA $43,220 Fairfield, IA $43,368 Floris, IA $43,260 Fremont, IA $43,418 Hayesville, IA $43,542 Hedrick, IA $43,279 Keosauqua, IA $43,269 Kirkville, IA $43,487

Libertyville, IA $43,298 Martinsburg, IA $43,463 Melrose, IA $43,699 Milton, IA $43,248 Moravia, IA $43,429 Moulton, IA $43,218 Mount Sterling, IA $43,172 Mystic, IA $43,441

Ollie, IA $43,387 Oskaloosa, IA $43,763 Packwood, IA $43,275 Plano, IA $43,442 Promise City, IA $43,489 Pulaski, IA $43,250 Richland, IA $43,400 Rose Hill, IA $43,431

Selma, IA $43,240 Seymour, IA $43,301 Sigourney, IA $43,509 Udell, IA $43,195 Unionville, IA $43,209 University Park, IA $43,835 Burlington, IA $43,495 Argyle, IA $43,246

Bonaparte, IA $43,260 Crawfordsville, IA $43,388 Danville, IA $43,348 Denmark, IA $43,449 Donnellson, IA $43,284 Farmington, IA $43,249 Fort Madison, IA $43,407 Hillsboro, IA $43,243

Houghton, IA $43,442 Keokuk, IA $43,404 Lockridge, IA $43,282 Mediapolis, IA $43,432 Middletown, IA $43,310 Montrose, IA $43,316 Lime Springs, IA $43,685 Panama, IA $43,653

Persia, IA $43,822 Pisgah, IA $43,509 Portsmouth, IA $43,734 Red Oak, IA $43,622 Shelby, IA $43,782 Silver City, IA $43,950 Soldier, IA $43,207 Stanton, IA $43,474

Treynor, IA $43,973 Underwood, IA $44,025 Walnut, IA $43,622 Westphalia, IA $43,607 Woodbine, IA $43,701 Shenandoah, IA $43,520 Blanchard, IA $43,265 Braddyville, IA $43,191

Clarinda, IA $43,372 Coin, IA $43,320 College Springs, IA $43,411 Essex, IA $43,479 Farragut, IA $43,459 Hamburg, IA $43,393 Imogene, IA $43,619 New Market, IA $43,254

Northboro, IA $43,314 Percival, IA $43,563 Randolph, IA $43,642 Riverton, IA $43,431 Shambaugh, IA $43,475 Sidney, IA $43,590 Tabor, IA $43,731 Thurman, IA $43,691

Yorktown, IA $43,520 Dubuque, IA $43,530 Tiffin, IA $44,051 Andrew, IA $43,655 Bellevue, IA $43,445 Bernard, IA $43,392 Cascade, IA $43,542 Colesburg, IA $43,342

Delaware, IA $43,683 Delmar, IA $43,509 Dundee, IA $43,383 Durango, IA $43,372 Dyersville, IA $43,549 Earlville, IA $43,501 Edgewood, IA $43,367 Elkader, IA $43,255

Elkport, IA $43,259 Epworth, IA $43,475 Farley, IA $43,501 Farmersburg, IA $43,223 Garber, IA $43,259 Garnavillo, IA $43,266 Greeley, IA $43,384 Guttenberg, IA $43,321

Holy Cross, IA $43,342 La Motte, IA $43,399 Luxemburg, IA $43,550 Manchester, IA $43,558 Maquoketa, IA $43,491 Miles, IA $43,412 New Vienna, IA $43,380 North Buena Vista, IA $43,329

Peosta, IA $43,466 Preston, IA $43,460 Sabula, IA $43,447 Saint Donatus, IA $43,536 Saint Olaf, IA $43,201 Sherrill, IA $43,316 Spragueville, IA $43,393 Springbrook, IA $43,545

Strawberry Point, IA $43,334 Volga, IA $43,258 Worthington, IA $43,527 Zwingle, IA $43,361 Decorah, IA $43,473 Calmar, IA $43,256 Castalia, IA $43,196 Chester, IA $43,962

Clermont, IA $43,257 Cresco, IA $43,480 Dorchester, IA $43,488 Elgin, IA $43,249 Fayette, IA $43,295 Fort Atkinson, IA $43,243 Harpers Ferry, IA $43,308 Hawkeye, IA $43,232

Highlandville, IA $43,599 Lansing, IA $43,438 Lawler, IA $43,254 Parkersburg, IA $43,220 Plainfield, IA $43,208 Raymond, IA $43,311 Readlyn, IA $43,252 Reinbeck, IA $43,261

Shell Rock, IA $43,216 Stanley, IA $43,325 Steamboat Rock, IA $43,365 Stout, IA $43,222 Sumner, IA $43,212 Traer, IA $43,343 Tripoli, IA $43,218 Waverly, IA $43,217

Wellsburg, IA $43,286 Westgate, IA $43,264 Winthrop, IA $43,491 Waterloo, IA $43,330 Evansdale, IA $43,319 Creston, IA $43,627 Afton, IA $43,752 Arispe, IA $43,753

Bedford, IA $43,138 Benton, IA $43,110 Blockton, IA $43,081 Bridgewater, IA $43,261 Carbon, IA $43,457 Clearfield, IA $43,142 Corning, IA $43,308 Cromwell, IA $43,635

Cumberland, IA $43,413 Diagonal, IA $43,263 Fontanelle, IA $43,501 Grant, IA $43,642 Gravity, IA $43,179 Greenfield, IA $43,792 Arnolds Park, IA $43,477 Dickens, IA $43,205

Estherville, IA $43,339 Everly, IA $43,228 Fostoria, IA $43,450 Gillett Grove, IA $43,353 Graettinger, IA $43,238 Greenville, IA $43,221 Gruver, IA $43,320 Harris, IA $43,237

Hartley, IA $43,237 Lake Park, IA $43,296

BUS DRIVER Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For BUS DRIVER roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 48% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 28% above the average. In contrast, BUS DRIVER positions in Financial Services or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view BUS DRIVER as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a BUS DRIVER

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$56,792	$27.0	28%
Internet	$55,461	$27.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$51,024	$25.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$49,693	$24.0	12%
Insurance	$48,806	$23.0	10%

BUS DRIVER Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a BUS DRIVER's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$37,465

Average $44,369/year

$51,318

$3,122

Average $3,697/month

$4,277

$720

Average $853/week

$987

$18

Average $21/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,318	$4,277	$987	$25
Average	$44,369	$3,697	$853	$21
25th Percentile	$37,465	$3,122	$720	$18

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