BUS DRIVER Salary in Indiana

How much does a BUS DRIVER make in Indiana?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a BUS DRIVER in Indiana is $44,503 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): $57,820
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,578 to $51,474
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,274

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BUS DRIVER Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,474	$4,289	$990	$25
Average	$44,503	$3,709	$856	$21
25th Percentile	$37,578	$3,132	$723	$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:

Galveston: $43,270
Gas City: $43,175
Grass Creek: $43,220

Galveston, IN $43,270 Gas City, IN $43,175 Grass Creek, IN $43,220 Greentown, IN $43,273 Hemlock, IN $43,355 Jonesboro, IN $43,165 Kewanna, IN $43,269 La Fontaine, IN $43,208

Lagro, IN $43,197 Lake Cicott, IN $43,096 Laketon, IN $43,283 Leiters Ford, IN $43,536 Liberty Mills, IN $43,308 Logansport, IN $43,174 Lucerne, IN $43,169 Macy, IN $43,206

Marion, IN $43,233 Liberty, IN $43,927 Losantville, IN $43,425 Beech Grove, IN $45,106 Matthews, IN $43,151 Mexico, IN $43,294 Miami, IN $43,311 Monterey, IN $43,533

New Waverly, IN $43,231 North Manchester, IN $43,289 Oakford, IN $43,386 Onward, IN $43,292 Ora, IN $43,626 Peru, IN $43,235 Grissom Arb, IN $43,313 Roann, IN $43,269

Rochester, IN $43,364 Rockfield, IN $43,253 Royal Center, IN $43,172 Russiaville, IN $43,443 Servia, IN $43,272 Silver Lake, IN $43,321 Somerset, IN $43,349 Star City, IN $43,291

Swayzee, IN $43,230 Sweetser, IN $43,359 Twelve Mile, IN $43,154 Upland, IN $43,165 Urbana, IN $43,229 Van Buren, IN $43,180 Wabash, IN $43,281 Walton, IN $43,195

West Middleton, IN $43,469 Winamac, IN $43,450 Young America, IN $43,382 Aurora, IN $44,607 West College Corner, IN $44,143 Batesville, IN $44,125 Bath, IN $44,325 Bennington, IN $44,005

Brookville, IN $44,306 Cedar Grove, IN $44,520 Cross Plains, IN $44,114 Dillsboro, IN $44,307 East Enterprise, IN $44,103 Florence, IN $44,103 Friendship, IN $44,204 Guilford, IN $44,618

Holton, IN $43,591 Laurel, IN $43,675 Lawrenceburg, IN $44,778 Metamora, IN $44,105 Milan, IN $44,267 Moores Hill, IN $44,429 Morris, IN $44,189 Napoleon, IN $43,848

New Trenton, IN $44,593 Oldenburg, IN $44,005 Osgood, IN $43,713 Patriot, IN $44,359 Pierceville, IN $44,153 Rising Sun, IN $44,448 Sunman, IN $44,376 Versailles, IN $44,046

Vevay, IN $43,729 West Harrison, IN $44,669 Austin, IN $43,746 Bethlehem, IN $43,762 Borden, IN $44,201 Bradford, IN $44,189 Campbellsburg, IN $43,476 Central, IN $43,984

Charlestown, IN $44,191 Corydon, IN $44,114 Crandall, IN $44,202 Depauw, IN $44,039 Eckerty, IN $43,371 Elizabeth, IN $44,231 English, IN $43,774 Floyds Knobs, IN $44,330

Fredericksburg, IN $43,922 Georgetown, IN $44,288 Grantsburg, IN $43,786 Greenville, IN $44,238 Hardinsburg, IN $43,775 Henryville, IN $44,075 Clarksville, IN $44,336 Jeffersonville, IN $44,334

Laconia, IN $44,075 Lanesville, IN $44,318 Leavenworth, IN $43,773 Lexington, IN $43,790 Marysville, IN $44,054 Mauckport, IN $43,964 Memphis, IN $44,234 Milltown, IN $43,952

Mount Saint Francis, IN $44,308 Nabb, IN $43,905 New Albany, IN $44,336 New Middletown, IN $44,196 New Salisbury, IN $44,161 New Washington, IN $43,885 Otisco, IN $44,097 Palmyra, IN $44,085

Pekin, IN $44,065 Marengo, IN $43,768 Ramsey, IN $44,098 Pleasant Lake, IN $43,393 Granger, IN $43,681 Grovertown, IN $43,757 Hamlet, IN $43,904 Knox, IN $43,877

Lakeville, IN $43,379 Lapaz, IN $43,497 Leesburg, IN $43,715 Mentone, IN $43,378 Middlebury, IN $44,348 Milford, IN $43,920 Millersburg, IN $44,104 Mishawaka, IN $43,639

Nappanee, IN $43,993 New Carlisle, IN $43,386 New Paris, IN $44,198 North Liberty, IN $43,348 North Webster, IN $43,570 Notre Dame, IN $43,154 Osceola, IN $44,388 Pierceton, IN $43,418

Plymouth, IN $43,625 Shipshewana, IN $44,116 Syracuse, IN $43,886 Tippecanoe, IN $43,514 Topeka, IN $43,894 Tyner, IN $43,583 Wakarusa, IN $44,050 Walkerton, IN $43,564

Warsaw, IN $43,465 Winona Lake, IN $43,445 Wyatt, IN $43,580 South Bend, IN $43,150 Albion, IN $43,400 Andrews, IN $43,204 Angola, IN $43,473 Arcola, IN $43,254

Ashley, IN $43,304 Auburn, IN $43,246 Avilla, IN $43,284 Berne, IN $43,116 Bippus, IN $43,248 Salem, IN $43,770 Scottsburg, IN $43,796 Sellersburg, IN $44,330

Sulphur, IN $43,765 Taswell, IN $43,409 Underwood, IN $44,028 Columbus, IN $43,202 Brownstown, IN $43,279 Butlerville, IN $43,453 Canaan, IN $43,809 Clarksburg, IN $43,675

Clifford, IN $43,706 Commiskey, IN $43,473 Cortland, IN $43,222 Crothersville, IN $43,537 Deputy, IN $43,742 Dupont, IN $43,500 Elizabethtown, IN $43,533 Flat Rock, IN $43,906

Freetown, IN $42,893 Grammer, IN $43,597 Greensburg, IN $43,573 Hanover, IN $43,787 Hartsville, IN $43,488 Hayden, IN $43,474 Hope, IN $43,752 Jonesville, IN $43,424

Kurtz, IN $42,801 Madison, IN $43,546 Medora, IN $43,198 Millhousen, IN $43,689 New Point, IN $43,838 Norman, IN $42,812 North Vernon, IN $43,417 Paris Crossing, IN $43,629

Saint Paul, IN $43,859 Scipio, IN $43,522 Seymour, IN $43,331 Taylorsville, IN $43,674 Vallonia, IN $43,400 Vernon, IN $43,552 Westport, IN $43,445 Muncie, IN $43,176

Albany, IN $43,240 Bentonville, IN $43,574 Boston, IN $43,898 Brownsville, IN $43,509 Bryant, IN $43,153 Cambridge City, IN $43,443 Centerville, IN $43,528 Connersville, IN $43,540

Daleville, IN $43,013 Dublin, IN $43,585 Dunkirk, IN $43,191 Dunreith, IN $43,581 Eaton, IN $43,161 Economy, IN $43,372 Farmland, IN $43,281 Fountain City, IN $43,544

Gaston, IN $43,117 Greensboro, IN $43,462 Greens Fork, IN $43,393 Hagerstown, IN $43,439 Hartford City, IN $43,178 Kennard, IN $43,358 Lewisville, IN $43,560 Roachdale, IN $43,912

Bluffton, IN $43,158 Butler, IN $43,305 Churubusco, IN $43,258 Columbia City, IN $43,267 Corunna, IN $43,313 Craigville, IN $43,187 Cromwell, IN $43,601 Decatur, IN $43,185

Fremont, IN $43,461 Garrett, IN $43,250 Geneva, IN $43,157 Grabill, IN $43,234 Hamilton, IN $43,350 Harlan, IN $43,220 Hoagland, IN $43,231 Howe, IN $43,715

Hudson, IN $43,438 Huntertown, IN $43,245 Huntington, IN $43,220 Kendallville, IN $43,371 Keystone, IN $43,098 Kimmell, IN $43,491 Lagrange, IN $43,675 Laotto, IN $43,259

Larwill, IN $43,387 Leo, IN $43,240 Liberty Center, IN $43,143 Ligonier, IN $43,739 Linn Grove, IN $43,082 Markle, IN $43,190 Mongo, IN $43,619 Monroe, IN $43,138

Monroeville, IN $43,208 New Haven, IN $43,244 Orland, IN $43,448 Ossian, IN $43,220 Petroleum, IN $43,099 Boggstown, IN $44,629 Brooklyn, IN $44,567 Brownsburg, IN $44,958

Camby, IN $45,003 Carthage, IN $43,856 Charlottesville, IN $43,693 Clayton, IN $44,517 Cloverdale, IN $43,417 Coatesville, IN $44,142 Danville, IN $44,584 Avon, IN $44,979

Edinburgh, IN $43,894 Eminence, IN $43,827 Fairland, IN $44,699 Falmouth, IN $43,423 Fillmore, IN $43,884 Finly, IN $44,277 Fountaintown, IN $44,652 Franklin, IN $44,441

Glenwood, IN $43,512 Greencastle, IN $43,336 Greenfield, IN $44,283 Greenwood, IN $45,075 Gwynneville, IN $44,113 Homer, IN $43,956 Jamestown, IN $44,306 Knightstown, IN $43,635

Lizton, IN $44,530 Manilla, IN $43,998 Martinsville, IN $43,956 Maxwell, IN $43,981 Mays, IN $43,663 Milroy, IN $43,800 Monrovia, IN $44,241 Mooresville, IN $44,712

Morgantown, IN $43,395 Morristown, IN $44,245 Needham, IN $44,687 New Palestine, IN $44,895 Nineveh, IN $43,378 North Salem, IN $44,326 Paragon, IN $43,590 Pittsboro, IN $44,772

Plainfield, IN $44,943 Putnamville, IN $43,305 Reelsville, IN $42,985 Rushville, IN $43,814 Talbot, IN $43,331 Templeton, IN $43,159 Veedersburg, IN $43,228 Wallace, IN $43,439

Waveland, IN $43,290 Waynetown, IN $43,380 West Lebanon, IN $43,447 Westpoint, IN $43,366 Williamsport, IN $43,383 Wingate, IN $43,347 Wolcott, IN $43,303 Yeoman, IN $43,332

Holland, IN $43,260 Huntingburg, IN $43,282 Ireland, IN $43,190 Jasper, IN $43,212 Lamar, IN $43,348 Leopold, IN $43,424 Lincoln City, IN $43,359 Loogootee, IN $42,981

Mariah Hill, IN $43,336 Monroe City, IN $41,767 Montgomery, IN $42,424 Oaktown, IN $41,795 Odon, IN $42,876 Otwell, IN $42,551 Petersburg, IN $42,230 Plainville, IN $42,311

Ragsdale, IN $41,726 Rome, IN $43,325 Saint Anthony, IN $43,261 Saint Croix, IN $43,413 Saint Meinrad, IN $43,312 Sandborn, IN $42,209 Santa Claus, IN $43,442 Schnellville, IN $43,266

Shoals, IN $43,047 Spurgeon, IN $43,240 Stendal, IN $43,132 Tell City, IN $43,410 Troy, IN $43,342 Velpen, IN $43,123 Vincennes, IN $41,406 Westphalia, IN $42,086

Wheatland, IN $41,758 Winslow, IN $42,727 Boonville, IN $43,648 Chandler, IN $43,795 Chrisney, IN $43,461 Cynthiana, IN $43,616 Elberfeld, IN $43,699 Folsomville, IN $43,426

Grandview, IN $43,400 Griffin, IN $43,360 Russellville, IN $43,375 Shelbyville, IN $44,291 Stilesville, IN $44,130 Trafalgar, IN $43,754 Waldron, IN $43,994 West Newton, IN $45,077

Whiteland, IN $44,828 Wilkinson, IN $43,422 Indianapolis, IN $45,111 Lynn, IN $43,426 Hatfield, IN $43,666 Inglefield, IN $43,867 Lynnville, IN $43,496 Mount Vernon, IN $43,714

Newburgh, IN $43,839 New Harmony, IN $43,599 Poseyville, IN $43,616 Richland, IN $43,653 Rockport, IN $43,546 Tennyson, IN $43,423 Wadesville, IN $43,773 Haubstadt, IN $43,673

Hazleton, IN $41,941 Buckskin, IN $43,505 Fort Branch, IN $43,445 Francisco, IN $42,798 Mackey, IN $43,337 Oakland City, IN $43,092 Owensville, IN $43,267 Patoka, IN $42,383

Princeton, IN $42,876 Somerville, IN $43,213 Evansville, IN $43,915 Oxford, IN $43,028 Perrysville, IN $43,337 Pine Village, IN $43,076 Remington, IN $43,393 Rensselaer, IN $43,958

Reynolds, IN $43,205 Romney, IN $43,478 State Line, IN $43,675 Stockwell, IN $43,806 Terre Haute, IN $42,227 Bellmore, IN $43,065 Blanford, IN $42,481 Bloomingdale, IN $43,111

Bowling Green, IN $42,880 Brazil, IN $42,516 Bridgeton, IN $42,581 Carbon, IN $42,672 Carlisle, IN $42,128 Centerpoint, IN $42,647 Clay City, IN $42,603 Clinton, IN $42,472

Coalmont, IN $42,534 Cory, IN $42,391 Dana, IN $42,944 Dugger, IN $42,461 Fairbanks, IN $42,375 Farmersburg, IN $42,338 Fontanet, IN $42,345 Graysville, IN $42,365

Harmony, IN $42,657 Hillsdale, IN $42,866 Hymera, IN $42,487 Judson, IN $43,020 Knightsville, IN $42,596 Lewis, IN $42,469 Marshall, IN $43,183 Mecca, IN $42,615

Merom, IN $42,381 Montezuma, IN $42,776 New Goshen, IN $42,263 Sullivan, IN $42,365 Paxton, IN $42,317 Pimento, IN $42,364 Poland, IN $43,053 Prairie Creek, IN $42,320

Prairieton, IN $42,234 Riley, IN $42,252 Rockville, IN $42,816 Rosedale, IN $42,405 Saint Bernice, IN $42,625 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN $42,229 Seelyville, IN $42,263 Shelburn, IN $42,360

Shepardsville, IN $42,291 Staunton, IN $42,364 Universal, IN $42,342 West Terre Haute, IN $42,230 Lafayette, IN $43,647 Beverly Shores, IN $45,314 Boone Grove, IN $45,399 Cedar Lake, IN $45,688

Chesterton, IN $45,625 Crown Point, IN $45,737 Demotte, IN $44,984 Dyer, IN $45,872 East Chicago, IN $46,089 Griffith, IN $46,012 Hammond, IN $46,059 Munster, IN $45,985

Highland, IN $46,016 Hanna, IN $44,199 Hebron, IN $45,389 Hobart, IN $45,979 Kingsbury, IN $44,042 Kingsford Heights, IN $44,032 Kouts, IN $44,956 La Crosse, IN $44,491

Lake Village, IN $44,964 La Porte, IN $44,105 Leroy, IN $45,589 Lowell, IN $45,419 Michigan City, IN $44,760 Mill Creek, IN $43,533 North Judson, IN $43,762 Portage, IN $45,945

Rolling Prairie, IN $43,671 Roselawn, IN $44,903 Saint John, IN $45,820 San Pierre, IN $44,391 Middletown, IN $43,077 Milton, IN $43,346 Modoc, IN $43,306 Montpelier, IN $43,169

Mooreland, IN $43,403 Mount Summit, IN $43,254 New Castle, IN $43,407 New Lisbon, IN $43,510 Oakville, IN $43,176 Parker City, IN $43,291 Pennville, IN $43,177 Pershing, IN $43,577

Portland, IN $43,202 Redkey, IN $43,208 Richmond, IN $43,782 Ridgeville, IN $43,185 Salamonia, IN $43,276 Saratoga, IN $43,427 Selma, IN $43,261 Shirley, IN $43,320

Spiceland, IN $43,545 Springport, IN $43,203 Straughn, IN $43,524 Sulphur Springs, IN $43,195 Union City, IN $43,355 Webster, IN $43,578 Williamsburg, IN $43,425 Winchester, IN $43,295

Yorktown, IN $43,029 Bloomington, IN $42,704 Avoca, IN $42,952 Bedford, IN $43,015 Schererville, IN $45,928 Bloomfield, IN $42,857 West Lafayette, IN $43,396 Idaville, IN $43,107

Kentland, IN $43,579 Kingman, IN $43,224 Ladoga, IN $43,933 Linden, IN $43,596 Medaryville, IN $43,836 Mellott, IN $43,424 Monon, IN $43,451 Monticello, IN $43,238

Montmorenci, IN $43,381 Morocco, IN $44,078 Mount Ayr, IN $44,170 New Market, IN $43,643 Newport, IN $43,115 New Richmond, IN $43,421 New Ross, IN $44,025 Newtown, IN $43,431

Otterbein, IN $43,168 Clear Creek, IN $42,724 Coal City, IN $42,811 Ellettsville, IN $43,029 Fort Ritner, IN $43,298 Freedom, IN $42,932 French Lick, IN $43,283 Gosport, IN $43,303

Harrodsburg, IN $42,812 Helmsburg, IN $42,833 Heltonville, IN $42,806 Huron, IN $43,006 Jasonville, IN $42,619 Koleen, IN $42,872 Linton, IN $42,825 Lyons, IN $42,790

Midland, IN $42,629 Mitchell, IN $43,301 Nashville, IN $42,747 Newberry, IN $42,829 Oolitic, IN $42,986 Orleans, IN $43,356 Owensburg, IN $42,944 Paoli, IN $43,536

Patricksburg, IN $42,927 Quincy, IN $43,525 Scotland, IN $42,808 Smithville, IN $42,747 Solsberry, IN $42,905 Spencer, IN $43,101 Springville, IN $42,911 Stanford, IN $42,797

Stinesville, IN $43,130 Switz City, IN $42,850 Tunnelton, IN $43,268 Unionville, IN $42,869 West Baden Springs, IN $43,221 Williams, IN $43,065 Worthington, IN $42,843 Washington, IN $42,043

Bicknell, IN $41,782 Birdseye, IN $43,294 Branchville, IN $43,544 Bristow, IN $43,315 Bruceville, IN $41,601 Cannelburg, IN $42,902 Cannelton, IN $43,321 Celestine, IN $43,248

Crane, IN $42,944 Dale, IN $43,301 Decker, IN $41,988 Derby, IN $43,405 Dubois, IN $43,189 Edwardsport, IN $42,006 Elnora, IN $42,426 Evanston, IN $43,335

Ferdinand, IN $43,289 Freelandville, IN $41,920 Fulda, IN $43,344 Alamo, IN $43,515 Ambia, IN $43,373 Attica, IN $43,234 Battle Ground, IN $43,355 Boswell, IN $43,262

Brook, IN $43,818 Brookston, IN $43,149 Buck Creek, IN $43,546 Buffalo, IN $43,501 Burnettsville, IN $43,062 Cayuga, IN $43,307 Chalmers, IN $43,061 Clarks Hill, IN $43,682

Covington, IN $43,360 Crawfordsville, IN $43,608 Darlington, IN $43,997 Dayton, IN $43,708 Earl Park, IN $43,241 Fair Oaks, IN $44,785 Fowler, IN $43,087 Francesville, IN $43,593

Goodland, IN $43,476 Hillsboro, IN $43,299 Schneider, IN $45,185 Shelby, IN $45,109 Sumava Resorts, IN $45,107 Tefft, IN $44,510 Thayer, IN $45,046 Union Mills, IN $44,190

Valparaiso, IN $45,311 Wanatah, IN $44,736 Westville, IN $45,068 Wheatfield, IN $44,732 Wheeler, IN $45,839 Whiting, IN $46,490 Gary, IN $46,108 Lake Station, IN $46,114

Merrillville, IN $45,954 Argos, IN $43,525 Atwood, IN $43,565 Bourbon, IN $43,612 Bremen, IN $43,625 Bristol, IN $44,583 Burket, IN $43,506 Claypool, IN $43,363

Culver, IN $43,673 Donaldson, IN $43,680 Elkhart, IN $44,768 Etna Green, IN $43,632 Goshen, IN $44,496 Little York, IN $43,747 Gentryville, IN $43,402 Alexandria, IN $43,007

Anderson, IN $42,932 Arcadia, IN $43,486 Atlanta, IN $43,411 Carmel, IN $44,900 Cicero, IN $43,656 Colfax, IN $43,940 Elwood, IN $43,120 Fishers, IN $44,166

Forest, IN $43,619 Fortville, IN $43,743 Frankfort, IN $43,822 Frankton, IN $42,992 Goldsmith, IN $43,577 Hobbs, IN $43,262 Ingalls, IN $43,415 Kempton, IN $43,683

Kirklin, IN $44,040 Lapel, IN $43,029 Lebanon, IN $44,478 Mc Cordsville, IN $44,504 Markleville, IN $43,110 Michigantown, IN $43,717 Mulberry, IN $43,639 Noblesville, IN $43,381

Orestes, IN $43,030 Pendleton, IN $43,097 Rossville, IN $43,572 Sedalia, IN $43,547 Sharpsville, IN $43,450 Sheridan, IN $44,173 Summitville, IN $43,107 Thorntown, IN $44,169

Tipton, IN $43,476 Westfield, IN $44,572 Whitestown, IN $44,662 Windfall, IN $43,291 Zionsville, IN $44,825 Advance, IN $44,274 Amo, IN $44,325 Arlington, IN $44,064

Bainbridge, IN $43,789 Bargersville, IN $44,632 Pleasant Mills, IN $43,175 Poneto, IN $43,105 Preble, IN $43,193 Roanoke, IN $43,239 Rome City, IN $43,500 Saint Joe, IN $43,235

South Milford, IN $43,476 South Whitley, IN $43,288 Spencerville, IN $43,231 Stroh, IN $43,463 Uniondale, IN $43,205 Warren, IN $43,193 Waterloo, IN $43,269 Wawaka, IN $43,529

Wolcottville, IN $43,520 Wolflake, IN $43,429 Woodburn, IN $43,208 Yoder, IN $43,245 Zanesville, IN $43,236 Fort Wayne, IN $43,252 Kokomo, IN $43,367 Akron, IN $43,279

Amboy, IN $43,212 Athens, IN $43,268 Bringhurst, IN $43,404 Bunker Hill, IN $43,267 Burlington, IN $43,470 Burrows, IN $43,219 Camden, IN $43,256 Converse, IN $43,235

Cutler, IN $43,448 Deedsville, IN $43,191 Delong, IN $43,551 Delphi, IN $43,323 Denver, IN $43,227 Fairmount, IN $43,161 Flora, IN $43,364 Fowlerton, IN $43,156

Fulton, IN $43,397

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	$56,964	$27.0	28%
Internet	$55,629	$27.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$51,179	$25.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$49,844	$24.0	12%
Insurance	$48,954	$24.0	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

$37,578

Average $44,503/year

$51,474

$3,132

Average $3,709/month

$4,289

$723

Average $856/week

$990

$18

Average $21/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,474	$4,289	$990	$25
Average	$44,503	$3,709	$856	$21
25th Percentile	$37,578	$3,132	$723	$18

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Compensation data tools, salary structures, surveys and benchmarks.