BUS DRIVER Salary in Minnesota

How much does a BUS DRIVER make in Minnesota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a BUS DRIVER in Minnesota is $47,443 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,639
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,060 to $54,874
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,339

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BUS DRIVER Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,874	$4,573	$1,055	$26
Average	$47,443	$3,954	$912	$23
25th Percentile	$40,060	$3,338	$770	$19

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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:

Conger: $45,423
Courtland: $45,371
Darfur: $45,138

Conger, MN $45,423 Courtland, MN $45,371 Darfur, MN $45,138 Delavan, MN $45,145 Eagle Lake, MN $45,799 Easton, MN $45,162 Ellendale, MN $45,800 Elmore, MN $44,929

Elysian, MN $46,027 Emmons, MN $45,065 Essig, MN $45,197 Fairmont, MN $45,050 Freeborn, MN $45,487 Frost, MN $45,001 Garden City, MN $45,141 Geneva, MN $45,914

Glenville, MN $45,261 Good Thunder, MN $45,222 Granada, MN $45,005 Hanska, MN $45,006 Hartland, MN $45,526 Hayward, MN $45,523 Henderson, MN $46,311 Hollandale, MN $45,716

Hope, MN $45,939 Huntley, MN $45,110 Janesville, MN $45,709 Kasota, MN $45,881 Kiester, MN $45,073 Kilkenny, MN $46,248 Lafayette, MN $45,461 Lake Crystal, MN $45,214

La Salle, MN $45,091 Le Center, MN $46,343 Le Sueur, MN $46,242 Lewisville, MN $45,044 Madelia, MN $45,079 Madison Lake, MN $45,926 Mapleton, MN $45,245 Minnesota Lake, MN $45,269

Montgomery, MN $46,509 New Prague, MN $47,085 New Richland, MN $45,635 New Ulm, MN $45,191 Nicollet, MN $45,618 Northrop, MN $45,326 Pemberton, MN $45,476 Saint Clair, MN $45,767

Saint James, MN $45,046 Saint Peter, MN $45,984 Sanborn, MN $44,866 Searles, MN $45,120 Sleepy Eye, MN $44,972 Springfield, MN $44,929 Truman, MN $45,058 Twin Lakes, MN $45,187

Vernon Center, MN $45,111 Waldorf, MN $45,372 Waseca, MN $45,789 Waterville, MN $46,107 Wells, MN $45,273 Winnebago, MN $45,138 Windom, MN $44,982 Adrian, MN $43,812

Alpha, MN $44,851 Arco, MN $44,789 Avoca, MN $44,763 Balaton, MN $44,677 Beaver Creek, MN $42,689 Bigelow, MN $44,229 Bingham Lake, MN $44,915 Brewster, MN $44,785

Butterfield, MN $44,967 Ceylon, MN $44,886 Chandler, MN $44,057 Currie, MN $44,846 Dovray, MN $45,022 Dunnell, MN $44,818 Starbuck, MN $44,823 Morris, MN $44,851

Crane Lake, MN $44,388 Cromwell, MN $44,556 Grand Rapids, MN $44,569 Ely, MN $44,453 Embarrass, MN $44,390 Esko, MN $44,544 Eveleth, MN $44,457 Finlayson, MN $44,678

Floodwood, MN $44,431 Forbes, MN $44,312 Gilbert, MN $44,445 Goodland, MN $44,376 Hibbing, MN $44,345 Hill City, MN $44,518 Holyoke, MN $44,553 Hoyt Lakes, MN $44,452

Iron, MN $44,323 Jacobson, MN $44,404 Keewatin, MN $44,545 Kerrick, MN $44,630 Kettle River, MN $44,628 Kinney, MN $44,392 Mcgregor, MN $44,561 Makinen, MN $44,399

Marble, MN $44,517 Meadowlands, MN $44,409 Melrude, MN $44,392 Moose Lake, MN $44,725 Afton, MN $47,547 Almelund, MN $46,363 Bayport, MN $47,469 Bethel, MN $47,064

Braham, MN $45,709 Brook Park, MN $44,994 Cambridge, MN $46,235 Cannon Falls, MN $46,443 Castle Rock, MN $47,193 Cedar, MN $47,280 Center City, MN $46,664 Chisago City, MN $47,070

Circle Pines, MN $47,899 Cottage Grove, MN $47,668 Dalbo, MN $45,702 Wirt, MN $44,440 Thief River Falls, MN $44,705 Alvarado, MN $44,567 Angle Inlet, MN $44,548 Argyle, MN $44,622

Badger, MN $44,651 Brooks, MN $44,662 Crookston, MN $44,588 Donaldson, MN $44,642 East Grand Forks, MN $44,513 Euclid, MN $44,543 Fisher, MN $44,515 Gatzke, MN $44,574

Goodridge, MN $44,606 Greenbush, MN $44,653 Grygla, MN $44,554 Hallock, MN $44,762 Halma, MN $44,640 Humboldt, MN $44,737 Karlstad, MN $44,670 Kennedy, MN $44,663

Lake Bronson, MN $44,631 Lancaster, MN $44,634 Mentor, MN $44,648 Middle River, MN $44,627 Newfolden, MN $44,638 Noyes, MN $44,776 Oak Island, MN $44,546 Oklee, MN $44,672

Oslo, MN $44,580 Plummer, MN $44,653 Red Lake Falls, MN $44,630 Roseau, MN $44,680 Saint Hilaire, MN $44,657 Saint Vincent, MN $44,740 Salol, MN $44,641 Stephen, MN $44,622

Strandquist, MN $44,609 Strathcona, MN $44,603 Viking, MN $44,586 Wannaska, MN $44,626 Warren, MN $44,569 Warroad, MN $44,693 Edgerton, MN $43,817 Georgetown, MN $44,662

Glyndon, MN $44,657 Morton, MN $44,901 Murdock, MN $44,809 New London, MN $45,202 Norcross, MN $44,683 Odessa, MN $44,650 Olivia, MN $44,894 Ortonville, MN $44,744

Pennock, MN $44,986 Porter, MN $44,734 Prinsburg, MN $44,912 Raymond, MN $44,849 Redwood Falls, MN $44,896 Renville, MN $44,846 Sacred Heart, MN $44,820 Seaforth, MN $44,951

Spicer, MN $45,243 Sunburg, MN $44,951 Taunton, MN $44,805 Vesta, MN $44,801 Wabasso, MN $44,850 Wanda, MN $45,014 Watson, MN $44,829 Wheaton, MN $44,736

Wood Lake, MN $44,812 Saint Cloud, MN $45,738 Albany, MN $45,474 Alexandria, MN $44,907 Ashby, MN $44,796 Avon, MN $45,608 Barrett, MN $44,767 Belgrade, MN $45,158

Bock, MN $45,701 Bowlus, MN $45,419 Brandon, MN $44,807 Brooten, MN $45,013 Buckman, MN $45,496 Burtrum, MN $45,237 Carlos, MN $44,813 Cold Spring, MN $45,654

Collegeville, MN $45,661 Cyrus, MN $44,800 Dalton, MN $44,776 Elrosa, MN $45,383 Waltham, MN $46,049 Evansville, MN $44,782 Farwell, MN $44,804 Flensburg, MN $45,259

Foley, MN $45,617 Foreston, MN $45,626 Freeport, MN $45,387 Garfield, MN $44,814 Gilman, MN $45,604 Glenwood, MN $44,906 Greenwald, MN $45,365 Grey Eagle, MN $45,215

Hillman, MN $45,188 Hoffman, MN $44,805 Holdingford, MN $45,480 Holmes City, MN $44,801 Isle, MN $44,702 Kensington, MN $44,790 Lastrup, MN $45,195 Little Falls, MN $45,231

Long Prairie, MN $45,055 Lowry, MN $44,814 Mc Grath, MN $44,572 Melrose, MN $45,298 Milaca, MN $45,560 Miltona, MN $44,812 Nelson, MN $44,824 New Munich, MN $45,364

Oak Park, MN $45,658 Ogilvie, MN $45,390 Onamia, MN $45,049 Osakis, MN $44,959 Parkers Prairie, MN $44,765 Paynesville, MN $45,512 Pease, MN $45,707 Pierz, MN $45,221

Rice, MN $45,586 Richmond, MN $45,580 Rockville, MN $45,689 Roscoe, MN $45,547 Royalton, MN $45,509 Saint Joseph, MN $45,713 Saint Stephen, MN $45,627 Saint Martin, MN $45,528

Sartell, MN $45,688 Sauk Centre, MN $45,136 Sauk Rapids, MN $45,665 Nashua, MN $44,739 Naytahwaush, MN $44,777 New York Mills, MN $44,758 Nielsville, MN $44,650 Ogema, MN $44,677

Osage, MN $44,712 Ottertail, MN $44,797 Pelican Rapids, MN $44,751 Perham, MN $44,797 Perley, MN $44,683 Ponsford, MN $44,674 Richville, MN $44,758 Richwood, MN $44,698

Rochert, MN $44,715 Rothsay, MN $44,697 Sabin, MN $44,667 Shelly, MN $44,699 Tintah, MN $44,708 Twin Valley, MN $44,672 Ulen, MN $44,667 Underwood, MN $44,786

Vergas, MN $44,750 Vining, MN $44,747 Waubun, MN $44,680 Wendell, MN $44,726 White Earth, MN $44,821 Winger, MN $44,680 Wolf Lake, MN $44,714 Wolverton, MN $44,728

Bemidji, MN $44,769 Bagley, MN $44,713 Baudette, MN $44,604 Bena, MN $44,540 Big Falls, MN $44,405 Bigfork, MN $44,449 Birchdale, MN $44,457 Blackduck, MN $44,609

Bowstring, MN $44,501 Cass Lake, MN $44,677 Clearbrook, MN $44,696 Deer River, MN $44,535 Talmoon, MN $44,515 Effie, MN $44,412 Federal Dam, MN $44,616 Gonvick, MN $44,676

Gully, MN $44,643 Hines, MN $44,632 International Falls, MN $44,608 Kelliher, MN $44,581 Lengby, MN $44,693 Leonard, MN $44,663 Littlefork, MN $44,488 Loman, MN $44,479

Longville, MN $44,648 Marcell, MN $44,463 Margie, MN $44,440 Max, MN $44,505 Mizpah, MN $44,513 Northome, MN $44,508 Outing, MN $44,584 Pennington, MN $44,595

Ponemah, MN $44,678 Puposky, MN $44,645 Ranier, MN $44,788 Kabetogama, MN $44,443 Redby, MN $44,729 Redlake, MN $44,670 Remer, MN $44,551 Roosevelt, MN $44,601

Shevlin, MN $44,674 Solway, MN $44,685 South International Falls, MN $44,615 Spring Lake, MN $44,515 Squaw Lake, MN $44,509 Swift, MN $44,604 Tenstrike, MN $44,656 Trail, MN $44,626

Swanville, MN $45,212 Moorhead, MN $44,637 Upsala, MN $45,358 Villard, MN $44,930 Wahkon, MN $44,951 Waite Park, MN $45,737 West Union, MN $45,091 Brainerd, MN $44,870

Baxter, MN $44,924 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $44,714 Aitkin, MN $44,669 Akeley, MN $44,693 Aldrich, MN $44,740 Backus, MN $44,689 Benedict, MN $44,670 Bertha, MN $44,771

Browerville, MN $44,890 Clarissa, MN $44,833 Crosby, MN $44,714 Crosslake, MN $44,744 Cushing, MN $44,909 Deerwood, MN $44,750 Eagle Bend, MN $44,770 Emily, MN $44,625

Fifty Lakes, MN $44,627 Fort Ripley, MN $44,988 Garrison, MN $44,910 Hackensack, MN $44,682 Hewitt, MN $44,750 Ironton, MN $44,763 Jenkins, MN $44,746 Lake George, MN $44,710

Lake Hubert, MN $44,782 Laporte, MN $44,681 Menahga, MN $44,730 Merrifield, MN $44,748 Motley, MN $44,725 Nevis, MN $44,714 Nisswa, MN $44,787 Palisade, MN $44,523

Park Rapids, MN $44,742 Pequot Lakes, MN $44,754 Pillager, MN $44,774 Pine River, MN $44,693 Randall, MN $45,065 Sebeka, MN $44,706 Nimrod, MN $44,701 Staples, MN $44,758

Verndale, MN $44,728 Wadena, MN $44,795 Walker, MN $44,710 Detroit Lakes, MN $44,801 Ada, MN $44,668 Audubon, MN $44,742 Barnesville, MN $44,690 Battle Lake, MN $44,793

Bejou, MN $44,626 Beltrami, MN $44,662 Bluffton, MN $44,751 Borup, MN $44,664 Breckenridge, MN $44,840 Callaway, MN $44,694 Campbell, MN $44,736 Climax, MN $44,587

Clitherall, MN $44,764 Comstock, MN $44,684 Deer Creek, MN $44,751 Dent, MN $44,761 Dilworth, MN $44,634 Elbow Lake, MN $44,778 Elizabeth, MN $44,751 Erhard, MN $44,739

Erskine, MN $44,701 Felton, MN $44,655 Fergus Falls, MN $44,825 Fertile, MN $44,681 Flom, MN $44,660 Fosston, MN $44,715 Foxhome, MN $44,703 Frazee, MN $44,753

Gary, MN $44,628 Halstad, MN $44,695 Wabasha, MN $45,942 Hawley, MN $44,662 Hendrum, MN $44,684 Henning, MN $44,770 Hitterdal, MN $44,666 Kent, MN $44,712

Lake Park, MN $44,674 Mcintosh, MN $44,700 Mahnomen, MN $44,699 Wilton, MN $44,674 Waskish, MN $44,490 Williams, MN $44,608 Mountain Iron, MN $44,362 Cotton, MN $44,456

Wayzata, MN $47,974 Navarre, MN $47,979 Young America, MN $46,877 Winsted, MN $46,397 Winthrop, MN $45,596 Zimmerman, MN $46,196 Minneapolis, MN $48,430 Nashwauk, MN $44,368

Orr, MN $44,383 Nett Lake, MN $44,670 Pengilly, MN $44,389 Virginia, MN $44,443 Saginaw, MN $44,525 Sawyer, MN $44,530 Side Lake, MN $44,371 Soudan, MN $44,503

Sturgeon Lake, MN $44,702 Swan River, MN $44,379 Swatara, MN $44,491 Taconite, MN $44,539 Tamarack, MN $44,483 Tower, MN $44,435 Twig, MN $44,538 Warba, MN $44,420

Willow River, MN $44,741 Winton, MN $44,710 Wrenshall, MN $44,542 Wright, MN $44,514 Duluth, MN $44,545 Rochester, MN $46,478 Adams, MN $45,555 Altura, MN $45,658

Austin, MN $45,821 Blooming Prairie, MN $46,088 Brownsdale, MN $45,988 Brownsville, MN $43,822 Dundas, MN $46,657 Elko New Market, MN $47,287 Faribault, MN $46,232 Farmington, MN $47,414

Forest Lake, MN $47,505 Frontenac, MN $46,004 Goodhue, MN $46,261 Grandy, MN $46,107 Grasston, MN $45,349 Hampton, MN $47,136 Harris, MN $46,190 Hastings, MN $47,261

Henriette, MN $45,362 Hinckley, MN $44,774 Hugo, MN $47,683 Isanti, MN $46,723 Lake City, MN $46,145 Lake Elmo, MN $47,746 Lakeland, MN $47,444 Lakeville, MN $47,523

Lindstrom, MN $46,853 Lonsdale, MN $46,809 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $47,322 Medford, MN $46,082 Mora, MN $45,116 Morristown, MN $46,072 Nerstrand, MN $46,127 Newport, MN $47,916

North Branch, MN $46,666 Northfield, MN $46,849 Owatonna, MN $46,068 Pine City, MN $45,382 Randolph, MN $46,998 Red Wing, MN $46,166 Rock Creek, MN $45,695 Rosemount, MN $47,689

Rush City, MN $45,857 Saint Francis, MN $46,985 Saint Paul Park, MN $47,806 Sandstone, MN $44,760 Scandia, MN $47,170 Shafer, MN $46,695 South Saint Paul, MN $48,022 Inver Grove Heights, MN $47,908

Waverly, MN $46,452 Byron, MN $46,482 Caledonia, MN $44,017 Canton, MN $44,900 Chatfield, MN $45,978 Claremont, MN $46,199 Dakota, MN $43,924 Dexter, MN $46,068

Dodge Center, MN $46,268 Dover, MN $46,080 Eitzen, MN $44,018 Elgin, MN $46,362 Elkton, MN $45,901 Eyota, MN $46,326 Fountain, MN $45,647 Grand Meadow, MN $46,047

Harmony, MN $45,051 Hayfield, MN $46,196 Hokah, MN $43,711 Homer, MN $44,236 Houston, MN $44,106 Kasson, MN $46,375 Kellogg, MN $45,858 Kenyon, MN $46,286

La Crescent, MN $43,702 Lanesboro, MN $45,061 Lansing, MN $45,907 Le Roy, MN $45,395 Lewiston, MN $45,115 Lyle, MN $45,376 Mabel, MN $44,774 Mantorville, MN $46,370

Mazeppa, MN $46,305 Millville, MN $46,261 Minnesota City, MN $45,140 Oronoco, MN $46,482 Ostrander, MN $45,821 Peterson, MN $44,980 Pine Island, MN $46,371 Plainview, MN $46,098

Preston, MN $45,271 Racine, MN $46,204 Reads Landing, MN $45,934 Rollingstone, MN $45,335 Rose Creek, MN $45,587 Rushford, MN $44,670 Saint Charles, MN $45,856 Sargeant, MN $46,124

Spring Grove, MN $44,383 Spring Valley, MN $45,961 Stewartville, MN $46,325 Taopi, MN $45,460 Utica, MN $45,445 Ellsworth, MN $43,389 Fulda, MN $44,695 Garvin, MN $44,833

Hardwick, MN $43,253 Hendricks, MN $44,673 Heron Lake, MN $44,903 Hills, MN $42,630 Holland, MN $44,119 Ihlen, MN $43,292 Iona, MN $44,288 Ivanhoe, MN $44,764

Jackson, MN $44,897 Jasper, MN $43,085 Jeffers, MN $44,900 Kanaranzi, MN $43,275 Kenneth, MN $43,547 Lake Benton, MN $44,439 Lakefield, MN $44,833 Lake Wilson, MN $44,300

Lamberton, MN $44,860 Leota, MN $43,943 Lismore, MN $43,903 Luverne, MN $43,071 Lynd, MN $44,857 Magnolia, MN $43,350 Mountain Lake, MN $44,978 Odin, MN $44,968

Okabena, MN $44,888 Ormsby, MN $44,990 Pipestone, MN $43,872 Reading, MN $44,325 Revere, MN $44,838 Round Lake, MN $44,750 Rushmore, MN $44,049 Russell, MN $44,830

Ruthton, MN $44,359 Sherburn, MN $44,956 Slayton, MN $44,563 Steen, MN $42,939 Storden, MN $44,886 Tracy, MN $44,878 Trimont, MN $45,015 Trosky, MN $43,397

Tyler, MN $44,616 Walnut Grove, MN $44,848 Welcome, MN $45,016 Westbrook, MN $44,888 Wilmont, MN $44,174 Woodstock, MN $44,074 Worthington, MN $44,570 Beaver Bay, MN $44,521

Brimson, MN $44,375 Finland, MN $44,454 Grand Marais, MN $44,546 Grand Portage, MN $44,510 Hovland, MN $44,497 Isabella, MN $44,359 Knife River, MN $44,535 Lutsen, MN $44,523

Schroeder, MN $44,496 Silver Bay, MN $44,523 Tofte, MN $44,477 Two Harbors, MN $44,539 Adolph, MN $44,545 Alborn, MN $44,484 Angora, MN $44,337 Askov, MN $44,792

Aurora, MN $44,468 Babbitt, MN $44,462 Barnum, MN $44,547 Biwabik, MN $44,515 Bovey, MN $44,444 Britt, MN $44,368 Brookston, MN $44,509 Bruno, MN $44,691

Buhl, MN $44,396 Calumet, MN $44,543 Canyon, MN $44,494 Carlton, MN $44,537 Chisholm, MN $44,392 Cloquet, MN $44,532 Cohasset, MN $44,570 Coleraine, MN $44,658

Cook, MN $44,381 Albertville, MN $47,013 Annandale, MN $45,812 Anoka, MN $47,382 Andover, MN $47,681 Hopkins, MN $48,249 Burnsville, MN $47,837 Arlington, MN $46,131

Becker, MN $45,888 Big Lake, MN $46,140 Bird Island, MN $44,879 Osseo, MN $47,913 Brownton, MN $45,755 Buffalo, MN $46,580 Buffalo Lake, MN $45,225 Carver, MN $47,354

Champlin, MN $47,887 Chanhassen, MN $47,853 Chaska, MN $47,589 Clear Lake, MN $45,692 Clearwater, MN $45,683 Cokato, MN $45,904 Cologne, MN $47,178 Crystal Bay, MN $47,854

Darwin, MN $45,706 Dassel, MN $45,873 Dayton, MN $47,663 Delano, MN $47,133 Eden Valley, MN $45,584 Elk River, MN $46,889 Excelsior, MN $47,773 Fairfax, MN $44,954

Franklin, MN $44,880 Gaylord, MN $45,924 Gibbon, MN $45,220 Glencoe, MN $46,134 Green Isle, MN $46,374 Hamburg, MN $46,701 Hamel, MN $47,799 Hanover, MN $47,348

Hector, MN $44,993 Eden Prairie, MN $48,107 Minnetonka, MN $48,083 Maple Plain, MN $47,654 Howard Lake, MN $46,146 Hutchinson, MN $45,714 Jordan, MN $47,365 Kimball, MN $45,649

Lester Prairie, MN $46,464 Litchfield, MN $45,538 Long Lake, MN $47,860 Loretto, MN $47,462 Maple Lake, MN $45,971 Mayer, MN $46,893 Dennison, MN $46,226 Stacy, MN $47,075

Stanchfield, MN $45,906 Stillwater, MN $47,565 Taylors Falls, MN $46,332 Vermillion, MN $47,335 Warsaw, MN $46,184 Webster, MN $47,095 Welch, MN $46,521 Willernie, MN $47,853

Wyoming, MN $47,282 Saint Paul, MN $48,190 Mendota, MN $48,238 Minnetonka Beach, MN $47,869 Monticello, MN $46,120 Montrose, MN $46,749 Mound, MN $47,621 New Auburn, MN $46,125

New Germany, MN $46,726 Norwood Young America, MN $46,861 Plato, MN $46,550 Princeton, MN $45,895 Prior Lake, MN $47,635 Rockford, MN $47,344 Rogers, MN $47,538 Saint Bonifacius, MN $47,464

Saint Michael, MN $47,085 Santiago, MN $45,835 Savage, MN $47,895 Shakopee, MN $47,701 Silver Creek, MN $45,884 Silver Lake, MN $46,061 South Haven, MN $45,693 Norwood, MN $46,832

Spring Park, MN $47,743 Stewart, MN $45,437 Victoria, MN $47,591 Waconia, MN $47,284 Watertown, MN $47,100 Watkins, MN $45,624 Wanamingo, MN $46,295 West Concord, MN $46,267

Winona, MN $44,451 Stockton, MN $45,043 Wykoff, MN $45,840 Zumbro Falls, MN $46,313 Zumbrota, MN $46,290 Mankato, MN $45,678 Albert Lea, MN $45,567 Alden, MN $45,226

Amboy, MN $45,120 Belle Plaine, MN $46,988 Blue Earth, MN $45,047 Bricelyn, MN $45,074 Clarks Grove, MN $45,641 Cleveland, MN $46,099 Comfrey, MN $44,919 Willmar, MN $45,156

Alberta, MN $44,759 Appleton, MN $44,811 Atwater, MN $45,274 Barry, MN $44,782 Beardsley, MN $44,592 Bellingham, MN $44,667 Belview, MN $44,801 Benson, MN $44,851

Blomkest, MN $44,871 Boyd, MN $44,790 Browns Valley, MN $44,611 Canby, MN $44,711 Chokio, MN $44,761 Clara City, MN $44,864 Clarkfield, MN $44,823 Clements, MN $44,865

Clinton, MN $44,669 Clontarf, MN $44,780 Correll, MN $44,703 Cosmos, MN $45,260 Cottonwood, MN $44,839 Danube, MN $44,848 Danvers, MN $44,763 Dawson, MN $44,820

Donnelly, MN $44,758 Dumont, MN $44,699 Echo, MN $44,791 Ghent, MN $44,861 Graceville, MN $44,675 Granite Falls, MN $44,862 Grove City, MN $45,376 Hancock, MN $44,813

Hanley Falls, MN $44,811 Herman, MN $44,742 Holloway, MN $44,758 Kandiyohi, MN $45,188 Kerkhoven, MN $44,851 Lake Lillian, MN $45,053 Lucan, MN $44,827 Madison, MN $44,726

Marietta, MN $44,571 Marshall, MN $44,925 Maynard, MN $44,815 Milan, MN $44,820 Milroy, MN $44,817 Minneota, MN $44,848 Montevideo, MN $44,870 Morgan, MN $44,899

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	$60,727	$29.0	28%
Internet	$59,303	$29.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$54,559	$26.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$53,136	$26.0	12%
Insurance	$52,187	$25.0	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

$40,060

Average $47,443/year

$54,874

$3,338

Average $3,954/month

$4,573

$770

Average $912/week

$1,055

$19

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,874	$4,573	$1,055	$26
Average	$47,443	$3,954	$912	$23
25th Percentile	$40,060	$3,338	$770	$19

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