BUS DRIVER Salary in Ohio

How much does a BUS DRIVER make in Ohio?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a BUS DRIVER in Ohio is $45,143 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,652
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,119 to $52,214
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,723

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BUS DRIVER Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,214	$4,351	$1,004	$25
Average	$45,143	$3,762	$868	$22
25th Percentile	$38,119	$3,177	$733	$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:

Dublin: $45,058
Etna: $44,872
Fredericktown: $43,817

Dublin, OH $45,058 Etna, OH $44,872 Fredericktown, OH $43,817 Galena, OH $44,873 Gambier, OH $43,765 Granville, OH $44,623 Hebron, OH $44,551 Hilliard, OH $45,121

Homer, OH $44,430 Nankin, OH $43,841 Nevada, OH $43,441 Howard, OH $43,648 Irwin, OH $44,187 Jacksontown, OH $44,434 Johnstown, OH $44,748 Kilbourne, OH $44,607

Kirkersville, OH $44,718 Lewis Center, OH $44,955 Magnetic Springs, OH $44,260 Martinsburg, OH $43,898 Marysville, OH $44,266 Mechanicsburg, OH $43,643 Milford Center, OH $44,059 Millersport, OH $44,559

Mingo, OH $43,585 Mount Liberty, OH $44,405 Mount Vernon, OH $44,057 New Albany, OH $45,034 Newark, OH $44,340 Heath, OH $44,292 North Lewisburg, OH $43,701 Ostrander, OH $44,557

Pataskala, OH $44,890 Plain City, OH $44,777 Powell, OH $44,939 Radnor, OH $44,251 Raymond, OH $43,846 Reynoldsburg, OH $45,076 Rosewood, OH $43,468 Saint Louisville, OH $44,159

Saint Paris, OH $43,282 Summit Station, OH $45,015 Sunbury, OH $44,758 Thornville, OH $44,244 Unionville Center, OH $44,559 Urbana, OH $43,198 Utica, OH $44,308 Westerville, OH $45,086

Westville, OH $43,072 Woodstock, OH $43,703 Columbus, OH $45,168 Adelphi, OH $42,902 Amanda, OH $44,073 Ashville, OH $44,766 Baltimore, OH $44,670 Bloomingburg, OH $43,858

Bremen, OH $43,936 Brice, OH $45,145 Canal Winchester, OH $44,943 Carbon Hill, OH $43,073 Carroll, OH $44,698 Circleville, OH $43,577 Clarksburg, OH $42,997 Commercial Point, OH $44,938

Derby, OH $44,725 Galloway, OH $45,080 Grove City, OH $45,157 Groveport, OH $45,096 Harrisburg, OH $44,935 Haydenville, OH $43,104 Jeffersonville, OH $43,682 Lancaster, OH $44,226

Laurelville, OH $43,005 Lithopolis, OH $44,903 Lockbourne, OH $45,083 Logan, OH $43,158 London, OH $44,145 Milledgeville, OH $43,678 Mount Sterling, OH $44,318 Murray City, OH $42,953

New Holland, OH $43,609 Orient, OH $44,864 Pickerington, OH $44,972 Pleasantville, OH $44,368 Rockbridge, OH $43,496 Rushville, OH $44,118 Sedalia, OH $43,838 South Bloomingville, OH $42,948

South Solon, OH $43,660 Stoutsville, OH $43,775 Sugar Grove, OH $43,854 Tarlton, OH $43,381 Thurston, OH $44,500 Wilkesville, OH $42,727 Willow Wood, OH $41,627 Winchester, OH $43,448

Zaleski, OH $42,930 Athens, OH $42,453 Albany, OH $42,722 Amesville, OH $42,123 Barlow, OH $41,372 Bartlett, OH $41,747 Belpre, OH $41,224 Beverly, OH $41,826

Buchtel, OH $43,045 Carbondale, OH $42,878 Chauncey, OH $42,949 Chester, OH $41,862 Coal Run, OH $41,723 Coolville, OH $41,564 Cutler, OH $41,680 Dexter City, OH $41,880

Fleming, OH $41,407 Glouster, OH $42,819 Graysville, OH $42,252 Guysville, OH $41,900 Hockingport, OH $41,442 Jacksonville, OH $42,971 Langsville, OH $42,611 Little Hocking, OH $41,385

Long Bottom, OH $41,731 Lowell, OH $41,676 Lower Salem, OH $41,879 Macksburg, OH $41,795 Marietta, OH $41,442 Middleport, OH $42,499 Millfield, OH $42,732 Nelsonville, OH $42,954

New Marshfield, OH $42,856 New Matamoras, OH $41,915 Newport, OH $41,585 Pomeroy, OH $42,338 Portland, OH $41,823 Racine, OH $41,930 Reedsville, OH $41,629 Reno, OH $41,617

Rutland, OH $42,492 Shade, OH $42,239 Sharpsburg, OH $42,125 Stewart, OH $41,881 Syracuse, OH $42,368 The Plains, OH $42,915 Trimble, OH $42,916 Tuppers Plains, OH $41,634

Vincent, OH $41,411 Waterford, OH $41,626 Watertown, OH $41,515 Whipple, OH $41,645 Wingett Run, OH $41,829 Lima, OH $42,867 Beaverdam, OH $42,883 Gomer, OH $42,905

Ada, OH $43,023 Alger, OH $43,079 Antwerp, OH $43,303 Arlington, OH $43,397 Belmore, OH $43,507 Benton Ridge, OH $43,268 Bluffton, OH $42,987 Buckland, OH $43,038

Cairo, OH $42,869 Cecil, OH $43,369 Celina, OH $43,411 Chickasaw, OH $43,583 Cloverdale, OH $43,177 Coldwater, OH $43,455 Columbus Grove, OH $42,944 Continental, OH $43,333

Convoy, OH $43,264 Delphos, OH $43,062 Dola, OH $43,181 Dunkirk, OH $43,281 Dupont, OH $43,253 Elgin, OH $43,209 Findlay, OH $43,487 Jenera, OH $43,201

Forest, OH $43,417 Fort Jennings, OH $43,060 Fort Loramie, OH $43,498 Fort Recovery, OH $43,397 Glandorf, OH $43,144 Grover Hill, OH $43,294 Harrod, OH $42,929 Haviland, OH $43,312

Kalida, OH $43,098 Bowling Green, OH $44,467 Oregon, OH $44,715 Northwood, OH $44,710 Zanesville, OH $43,331 Ava, OH $42,696 Barnesville, OH $42,891 Beallsville, OH $42,805

Belle Valley, OH $42,624 Belmont, OH $43,086 Bethesda, OH $42,989 Blue Rock, OH $42,858 Brownsville, OH $44,157 Buffalo, OH $42,740 Byesville, OH $42,692 Caldwell, OH $42,337

Cambridge, OH $42,782 Chandlersville, OH $42,739 Chesterhill, OH $42,132 Corning, OH $42,979 Crooksville, OH $43,171 Cumberland, OH $42,609 Derwent, OH $42,606 Duncan Falls, OH $43,151

Greenford, OH $42,127 East Fultonham, OH $43,487 Loveland, OH $44,852 Lynchburg, OH $43,954 Manchester, OH $43,188 Marathon, OH $44,604 Martinsville, OH $43,877 Miamiville, OH $45,009

Midland, OH $44,065 Milford, OH $44,935 Morrow, OH $44,450 Moscow, OH $44,601 Mount Orab, OH $44,432 Mowrystown, OH $43,791 Neville, OH $44,502 New Richmond, OH $44,835

Newtonsville, OH $44,627 New Vienna, OH $43,699 Owensville, OH $44,780 Pleasant Plain, OH $44,519 Port William, OH $43,938 Reesville, OH $43,784 Ripley, OH $43,462 Russellville, OH $43,748

Sabina, OH $43,741 Sardinia, OH $43,865 Sinking Spring, OH $43,119 Terrace Park, OH $45,047 Williamsburg, OH $44,629 Wilmington, OH $44,026 Cincinnati, OH $45,050 Maximo, OH $43,564

Mechanicstown, OH $43,372 Middlebranch, OH $43,666 Midvale, OH $43,457 Millersburg, OH $43,593 Mineral City, OH $43,542 Minerva, OH $43,506 Mount Eaton, OH $43,643 Mount Hope, OH $43,639

Nashville, OH $43,558 Navarre, OH $43,623 New Philadelphia, OH $43,448 North Georgetown, OH $43,242 North Lawrence, OH $43,749 Orrville, OH $43,764 Paris, OH $43,570 Robertsville, OH $43,591

Sandyville, OH $43,595 Sebring, OH $43,239 Sherrodsville, OH $43,487 Shreve, OH $43,654 Smithville, OH $43,845 Somerdale, OH $43,545 Stillwater, OH $43,310 Strasburg, OH $43,570

Sugarcreek, OH $43,548 Tuscarawas, OH $43,385 Fairview, OH $43,050 Fultonham, OH $43,566 Glenford, OH $44,199 Gratiot, OH $44,074 Hopewell, OH $43,654 Jerusalem, OH $42,788

Junction City, OH $43,571 Kimbolton, OH $42,908 Kipling, OH $42,710 Laings, OH $42,660 Lewisville, OH $42,494 Lore City, OH $42,771 Mcconnelsville, OH $42,628 Malaga, OH $42,773

Malta, OH $42,778 Morristown, OH $43,184 Mount Perry, OH $43,616 Moxahala, OH $43,184 New Concord, OH $42,808 New Lexington, OH $43,332 New Straitsville, OH $43,089 Norwich, OH $42,882

Old Washington, OH $42,848 Philo, OH $43,082 Pleasant City, OH $42,601 Quaker City, OH $42,728 Roseville, OH $43,373 Salesville, OH $42,718 Sarahsville, OH $42,477 Senecaville, OH $42,639

Shawnee, OH $43,118 Somerset, OH $43,709 Stafford, OH $42,496 Stockport, OH $42,015 Summerfield, OH $42,517 Sycamore Valley, OH $42,274 White Cottage, OH $43,479 Woodsfield, OH $42,683

Adamsville, OH $42,951 Bakersville, OH $43,337 Baltic, OH $43,525 Blissfield, OH $43,380 Conesville, OH $43,148 Coshocton, OH $43,289 Dresden, OH $43,306 Frazeysburg, OH $43,588

Fresno, OH $43,409 Uhrichsville, OH $43,352 Uniontown, OH $43,913 Walnut Creek, OH $43,571 Waynesburg, OH $43,593 Wilmot, OH $43,611 Winesburg, OH $43,579 Wooster, OH $43,772

Deersville, OH $43,287 Bowerston, OH $43,392 Zoar, OH $43,571 Tippecanoe, OH $43,279 Canton, OH $43,618 North Canton, OH $43,717 East Canton, OH $43,627 Alvada, OH $43,534

Arcadia, OH $43,697 Ashland, OH $43,712 Attica, OH $43,533 Bascom, OH $43,832 Bellevue, OH $43,751 Bellville, OH $43,642 Berlin Heights, OH $44,359 Bettsville, OH $44,104

Birmingham, OH $44,489 Bloomdale, OH $43,966 Bloomville, OH $43,434 Bucyrus, OH $43,487 Butler, OH $43,533 Castalia, OH $43,999 Chatfield, OH $43,587 Collins, OH $44,244

Crestline, OH $43,483 Flat Rock, OH $43,851 Fostoria, OH $43,893 Galion, OH $43,656 Green Springs, OH $43,972 Greenwich, OH $43,946 Hayesville, OH $43,708 Huron, OH $44,316

Jeromesville, OH $43,628 Kansas, OH $44,073 Loudonville, OH $43,483 Lucas, OH $43,420 Mc Cutchenville, OH $43,487 Melmore, OH $43,509 Milan, OH $44,210 Monroeville, OH $43,975

Union Furnace, OH $43,025 Lafayette, OH $42,878 Kingsville, OH $42,868 Kipton, OH $44,450 Lagrange, OH $44,524 Lorain, OH $44,726 Sheffield Lake, OH $44,603 Macedonia, OH $44,478

Madison, OH $43,662 Mentor, OH $44,418 Middlefield, OH $43,522 Montville, OH $43,617 Newbury, OH $44,146 Northfield, OH $44,564 North Kingsville, OH $42,967 North Olmsted, OH $44,719

Novelty, OH $44,472 Oberlin, OH $44,539 Orwell, OH $43,065 Painesville, OH $44,130 Parkman, OH $43,444 Perry, OH $43,865 Pierpont, OH $42,805 Rock Creek, OH $43,237

Rome, OH $43,238 Thompson, OH $43,690 Twinsburg, OH $44,358 Unionville, OH $43,382 Vermilion, OH $44,543 Wellington, OH $44,352 Wickliffe, OH $44,846 Williamsfield, OH $42,823

Willoughby, OH $44,619 Eastlake, OH $44,692 Windsor, OH $43,454 Cleveland, OH $45,106 Lakewood, OH $45,087 Rocky River, OH $45,031 Euclid, OH $44,998 Beachwood, OH $45,024

Hanoverton, OH $43,169 Hartford, OH $42,312 Hubbard, OH $41,950 Kensington, OH $43,324 Kinsman, OH $42,640 Lake Milton, OH $42,747 Leavittsburg, OH $42,605 Leetonia, OH $42,647

Lisbon, OH $42,987 Lowellville, OH $41,964 Mc Donald, OH $41,928 Masury, OH $42,127 Mesopotamia, OH $43,303 Mineral Ridge, OH $42,027 Negley, OH $43,001 New Middletown, OH $42,113

New Springfield, OH $42,218 Newton Falls, OH $42,811 New Waterford, OH $42,527 Niles, OH $42,005 North Benton, OH $43,138 North Bloomfield, OH $42,906 North Jackson, OH $42,200 North Lima, OH $42,106

Orangeville, OH $42,392 Petersburg, OH $42,252 Rogers, OH $42,896 Salem, OH $42,672 Southington, OH $43,019 Struthers, OH $41,913 Vienna, OH $42,085 Warren, OH $42,421

Washingtonville, OH $42,399 West Farmington, OH $43,156 West Point, OH $43,050 Winona, OH $43,000 Youngstown, OH $41,902 Alliance, OH $43,527 Apple Creek, OH $43,678 Augusta, OH $43,425

Beach City, OH $43,599 Beloit, OH $43,108 Berlin, OH $43,612 Big Prairie, OH $43,498 Bolivar, OH $43,586 Brewster, OH $43,632 Canal Fulton, OH $43,807 Carrollton, OH $43,452

Charm, OH $43,566 Dalton, OH $43,689 Damascus, OH $42,992 Dellroy, OH $43,529 Dennison, OH $43,406 Dover, OH $43,539 Dundee, OH $43,585 East Rochester, OH $43,416

East Sparta, OH $43,618 Fredericksburg, OH $43,663 Glenmont, OH $43,400 Gnadenhutten, OH $43,355 Greentown, OH $43,764 Harlem Springs, OH $43,367 Hartville, OH $43,769 Holmesville, OH $43,654

Homeworth, OH $43,383 Kidron, OH $43,671 Killbuck, OH $43,421 Lakeville, OH $43,492 Leesville, OH $43,407 Limaville, OH $43,559 Louisville, OH $43,628 Magnolia, OH $43,584

Independence, OH $45,059 North Royalton, OH $44,801 Strongsville, OH $44,722 Maple Heights, OH $45,039 Olmsted Falls, OH $44,629 Solon, OH $44,649 Bay Village, OH $44,787 Brecksville, OH $44,619

Brookpark, OH $44,988 Westlake, OH $44,737 Bedford, OH $44,882 Broadview Heights, OH $44,813 Malvern, OH $43,558 Marshallville, OH $43,909 Bradner, OH $44,368 Burgoon, OH $44,219

Clay Center, OH $44,634 Clyde, OH $44,020 Curtice, OH $44,632 Cygnet, OH $44,032 Dunbridge, OH $44,538 Elmore, OH $44,502 Fremont, OH $44,230 Genoa, OH $44,601

Gibsonburg, OH $44,449 Graytown, OH $44,551 Gypsum, OH $44,116 Harbor View, OH $44,712 Helena, OH $44,317 Isle Saint George, OH $44,229 Jerry City, OH $44,081 Kelleys Island, OH $44,118

Lacarne, OH $44,369 Lakeside Marblehead, OH $44,062 Lemoyne, OH $44,577 Lindsey, OH $44,417 Luckey, OH $44,569 Martin, OH $44,585 Middle Bass, OH $44,171 Millbury, OH $44,679

Oak Harbor, OH $44,459 Pemberville, OH $44,477 Portage, OH $44,283 Port Clinton, OH $44,257 Put In Bay, OH $44,183 Risingsun, OH $44,135 Rocky Ridge, OH $44,505 Rossford, OH $44,709

Rudolph, OH $44,087 Stony Ridge, OH $44,636 Vickery, OH $44,091 Walbridge, OH $44,707 Wayne, OH $44,197 West Millgrove, OH $44,081 Williston, OH $44,639 Woodville, OH $44,531

Alvordton, OH $43,657 Archbold, OH $43,752 Berkey, OH $44,597 Blakeslee, OH $43,504 Bryan, OH $43,576 Colton, OH $44,307 Custar, OH $43,938 Defiance, OH $43,478

Delta, OH $44,420 Deshler, OH $43,657 Edgerton, OH $43,459 Edon, OH $43,526 Evansport, OH $43,527 Farmer, OH $43,391 Fayette, OH $43,850 Grand Rapids, OH $44,381

Grelton, OH $43,962 Hamler, OH $43,524 Haskins, OH $44,523 Hicksville, OH $43,326 Holgate, OH $43,462 Holland, OH $44,624 Hoytville, OH $43,749 Jewell, OH $43,507

Kunkle, OH $43,739 Liberty Center, OH $44,218 Lyons, OH $44,494 Mc Clure, OH $44,075 Malinta, OH $43,765 Mark Center, OH $43,366 Maumee, OH $44,645 Metamora, OH $44,556

Milton Center, OH $44,106 Monclova, OH $44,585 Montpelier, OH $43,584 Napoleon, OH $43,904 Neapolis, OH $44,435 New Bavaria, OH $43,451 Ney, OH $43,459 Okolona, OH $43,871

Perrysburg, OH $44,641 Pettisville, OH $43,984 Pioneer, OH $43,575 Ridgeville Corners, OH $43,757 Sherwood, OH $43,398 Stryker, OH $43,558 Swanton, OH $44,533 Sylvania, OH $44,641

Tontogany, OH $44,442 Waterville, OH $44,519 Wauseon, OH $44,200 Weston, OH $44,253 West Unity, OH $43,609 Whitehouse, OH $44,501 Toledo, OH $44,707 Alpha, OH $44,636

Anna, OH $43,453 Ansonia, OH $43,576 Arcanum, OH $44,256 Bellbrook, OH $44,701 Botkins, OH $43,339 Bowersville, OH $43,817 Bradford, OH $43,957 Brookville, OH $44,603

Burkettsville, OH $43,617 Camden, OH $44,300 Casstown, OH $43,628 Cedarville, OH $43,468 Clayton, OH $44,682 Clifton, OH $43,174 Conover, OH $43,486 Covington, OH $43,969

Donnelsville, OH $42,894 Eaton, OH $44,274 Eldorado, OH $44,213 Englewood, OH $44,589 Enon, OH $43,074 Fairborn, OH $44,056 Farmersville, OH $44,620 Fletcher, OH $43,611

Germantown, OH $44,601 Gettysburg, OH $43,977 Gratis, OH $44,463 Greenville, OH $44,004 Hollansburg, OH $43,935 Houston, OH $43,713 Jackson Center, OH $43,350 Jamestown, OH $43,756

Kettlersville, OH $43,404 Laura, OH $44,336 Lewisburg, OH $44,409 Ludlow Falls, OH $44,265 Maplewood, OH $43,476 Medway, OH $43,793 Miamisburg, OH $44,728 New Carlisle, OH $43,231

New Lebanon, OH $44,687 New Madison, OH $44,018 New Paris, OH $44,056 New Weston, OH $43,434 North Hampton, OH $42,930 North Star, OH $43,572 Osgood, OH $43,590 Palestine, OH $43,900

Pemberton, OH $43,527 Phillipsburg, OH $44,508 Piqua, OH $43,797 Pitsburg, OH $44,273 Pleasant Hill, OH $44,152 Port Jefferson, OH $43,514 Potsdam, OH $44,380 Rossburg, OH $43,451

Russia, OH $43,750 Sidney, OH $43,580 South Charleston, OH $43,235 South Vienna, OH $43,342 Spring Valley, OH $44,546 Tipp City, OH $44,342 Tremont City, OH $42,884 Collinsville, OH $44,394

Keene, OH $43,381 Nashport, OH $43,604 Newcomerstown, OH $43,224 Plainfield, OH $43,256 Port Washington, OH $43,294 Stone Creek, OH $43,450 Trinway, OH $43,482 Walhonding, OH $43,429

Warsaw, OH $43,291 West Lafayette, OH $43,304 Adena, OH $43,363 Alledonia, OH $42,917 Amsterdam, OH $43,353 Barton, OH $43,443 Bellaire, OH $43,376 Cadiz, OH $43,259

Bergholz, OH $43,331 Blaine, OH $43,517 Bloomingdale, OH $43,340 Bridgeport, OH $43,494 Brilliant, OH $43,694 Cameron, OH $42,851 Clarington, OH $42,755 Colerain, OH $43,449

Dillonvale, OH $43,432 East Liverpool, OH $43,209 East Springfield, OH $43,342 Empire, OH $43,589 Fairpoint, OH $43,350 Glencoe, OH $43,326 Hammondsville, OH $43,246 Hannibal, OH $42,832

Irondale, OH $43,306 Jacobsburg, OH $43,051 Lansing, OH $43,547 Martins Ferry, OH $43,558 Maynard, OH $43,449 Mingo Junction, OH $43,615 Mount Pleasant, OH $43,541 Neffs, OH $43,422

Piney Fork, OH $43,547 Powhatan Point, OH $42,993 Rayland, OH $43,501 Richmond, OH $43,388 Salineville, OH $43,274 Sardis, OH $42,569 Shadyside, OH $43,336 Smithfield, OH $43,565

Saint Clairsville, OH $43,310 Lafferty, OH $43,223 Steubenville, OH $43,607 Stratton, OH $43,536 Summitville, OH $43,264 Tiltonsville, OH $43,700 New Haven, OH $43,797 New London, OH $44,149

New Riegel, OH $43,582 New Washington, OH $43,446 North Fairfield, OH $43,983 North Robinson, OH $43,670 Norwalk, OH $44,116 Nova, OH $44,027 Oceola, OH $43,348 Old Fort, OH $44,031

Ontario, OH $43,573 Perrysville, OH $43,438 Plymouth, OH $43,666 Polk, OH $43,845 Republic, OH $43,622 Sandusky, OH $44,127 Savannah, OH $43,911 Shelby, OH $43,620

Shiloh, OH $43,696 Sullivan, OH $44,081 Sulphur Springs, OH $43,578 Sycamore, OH $43,425 Tiffin, OH $43,746 Tiro, OH $43,469 Willard, OH $43,783 Wakeman, OH $44,347

Mansfield, OH $43,663 Addyston, OH $45,049 Cleves, OH $44,950 College Corner, OH $44,196 Toronto, OH $43,528 Warnock, OH $43,204 Wellsville, OH $43,196 Wolf Run, OH $43,339

Yorkville, OH $43,616 Bannock, OH $43,313 Freeport, OH $43,102 Harrisville, OH $43,493 Hopedale, OH $43,332 Flushing, OH $43,171 New Athens, OH $43,390 Piedmont, OH $43,081

New Rumley, OH $43,349 Holloway, OH $43,288 Jewett, OH $43,334 Scio, OH $43,355 Amherst, OH $44,651 Andover, OH $42,837 Ashtabula, OH $43,120 Austinburg, OH $43,188

Avon, OH $44,584 Avon Lake, OH $44,553 Berea, OH $44,808 Burton, OH $43,858 Chagrin Falls, OH $44,683 Chardon, OH $44,126 Chesterland, OH $44,510 Columbia Station, OH $44,515

Conneaut, OH $42,545 Dorset, OH $42,944 East Claridon, OH $44,117 Elyria, OH $44,633 North Ridgeville, OH $44,610 Gates Mills, OH $44,761 Geneva, OH $43,342 Grafton, OH $44,532

Grand River, OH $44,239 Huntsburg, OH $43,783 Atwater, OH $43,674 Aurora, OH $44,152 Barberton, OH $44,142 Bath, OH $44,179 Brady Lake, OH $44,033 Brunswick, OH $44,437

Burbank, OH $43,960 Chippewa Lake, OH $44,111 Clinton, OH $44,012 Creston, OH $43,981 Cuyahoga Falls, OH $44,162 Stow, OH $44,154 Doylestown, OH $44,022 Garrettsville, OH $43,405

Green, OH $43,852 Hinckley, OH $44,436 Hiram, OH $43,710 Homerville, OH $44,062 Hudson, OH $44,183 Kent, OH $44,083 Streetsboro, OH $44,090 Lakemore, OH $44,138

Westfield Center, OH $44,075 Litchfield, OH $44,333 Lodi, OH $44,062 Mantua, OH $43,901 Medina, OH $44,199 Mogadore, OH $44,022 Munroe Falls, OH $44,162 Peninsula, OH $44,211

Randolph, OH $43,805 Ravenna, OH $43,781 Rittman, OH $43,991 Rootstown, OH $43,704 Seville, OH $44,059 Sharon Center, OH $44,139 Spencer, OH $44,213 Sterling, OH $43,948

Tallmadge, OH $44,156 Valley City, OH $44,413 Wadsworth, OH $44,110 Wayland, OH $43,223 Richfield, OH $44,291 West Salem, OH $43,895 Windham, OH $43,354 Akron, OH $44,160

Fairlawn, OH $44,160 Franklin, OH $44,545 Troy, OH $44,014 Vandalia, OH $44,615 Verona, OH $44,418 Versailles, OH $43,677 West Alexandria, OH $44,492 West Manchester, OH $44,275

West Milton, OH $44,435 Wilberforce, OH $43,925 Xenia, OH $44,189 Yellow Springs, OH $43,316 Yorkshire, OH $43,450 Christiansburg, OH $43,367 Union City, OH $43,510 Dayton, OH $44,823

Alexandria, OH $44,754 Amlin, OH $45,092 Ashley, OH $44,402 Blacklick, OH $45,097 Bladensburg, OH $43,718 Brinkhaven, OH $43,352 Broadway, OH $44,038 Buckeye Lake, OH $44,463

Cable, OH $43,538 Catawba, OH $43,271 Centerburg, OH $44,549 Croton, OH $44,681 Danville, OH $43,453 Delaware, OH $44,660 Berlin Center, OH $42,617 Bristolville, OH $42,903

Brookfield, OH $42,086 Burghill, OH $42,328 Campbell, OH $41,908 Canfield, OH $42,032 Columbiana, OH $42,363 Cortland, OH $42,470 Deerfield, OH $43,220 Diamond, OH $43,029

East Palestine, OH $42,601 Elkton, OH $42,888 Ellsworth, OH $42,216 Farmdale, OH $42,634 Fowler, OH $42,265 Girard, OH $41,916 Massillon, OH $43,647 Hamilton, OH $44,646

Fairfield, OH $44,922 Harrison, OH $44,885 Harveysburg, OH $44,350 Hooven, OH $44,961 Kings Mills, OH $44,629 Lebanon, OH $44,430 Maineville, OH $44,686 Mason, OH $44,732

Miamitown, OH $45,024 Middletown, OH $44,505 Monroe, OH $44,526 Mount Saint Joseph, OH $45,050 North Bend, OH $44,959 Okeana, OH $44,708 Oregonia, OH $44,353 Overpeck, OH $44,562

Oxford, OH $44,429 Ross, OH $44,921 Seven Mile, OH $44,494 Shandon, OH $44,763 Somerville, OH $44,339 South Lebanon, OH $44,553 Springboro, OH $44,587 Trenton, OH $44,453

Waynesville, OH $44,430 West Chester, OH $44,846 West Elkton, OH $44,400 Aberdeen, OH $43,342 Amelia, OH $44,892 Batavia, OH $44,826 Bentonville, OH $43,383 Bethel, OH $44,554

Blanchester, OH $44,310 Buford, OH $44,077 Camp Dennison, OH $44,998 Chilo, OH $44,368 Clarksville, OH $44,221 Cuba, OH $43,947 Decatur, OH $43,401 Fayetteville, OH $44,237

Feesburg, OH $44,336 Felicity, OH $44,374 Georgetown, OH $44,012 Goshen, OH $44,683 Greenfield, OH $43,194 Hamersville, OH $44,387 Higginsport, OH $44,095 Highland, OH $43,607

Hillsboro, OH $43,347 Leesburg, OH $43,360 Washington Court House, OH $43,597 West Jefferson, OH $44,780 West Rushville, OH $44,137 Williamsport, OH $43,623 Springfield, OH $42,811 Chillicothe, OH $42,334

Bainbridge, OH $42,852 Beaver, OH $42,348 Bidwell, OH $42,517 Blue Creek, OH $42,276 Bourneville, OH $42,526 Cherry Fork, OH $43,436 Chesapeake, OH $41,271 Cheshire, OH $42,500

Coalton, OH $42,680 Creola, OH $42,957 Crown City, OH $41,739 Cynthiana, OH $43,017 Frankfort, OH $42,694 Franklin Furnace, OH $41,932 Friendship, OH $41,952 Gallipolis, OH $42,342

Hallsville, OH $42,613 Hamden, OH $42,764 Haverhill, OH $41,929 Ironton, OH $41,800 Jackson, OH $42,444 Jasper, OH $42,419 Kerr, OH $42,441 Kingston, OH $42,650

Kitts Hill, OH $41,579 Latham, OH $42,949 Londonderry, OH $42,612 Lucasville, OH $41,989 Lynx, OH $42,671 Mc Arthur, OH $42,884 Mc Dermott, OH $41,930 Minford, OH $41,971

New Plymouth, OH $42,856 Oak Hill, OH $42,142 Otway, OH $42,209 Patriot, OH $42,129 Pedro, OH $41,909 Peebles, OH $42,912 Piketon, OH $42,508 Portsmouth, OH $41,930

West Portsmouth, OH $41,945 Proctorville, OH $41,369 Rarden, OH $42,559 Ray, OH $42,706 Richmond Dale, OH $42,536 Rio Grande, OH $42,291 Rock Camp, OH $41,492 Scioto Furnace, OH $41,941

Scottown, OH $41,630 Seaman, OH $43,269 South Point, OH $41,375 South Salem, OH $42,783 South Webster, OH $42,002 Stockdale, OH $42,305 Stout, OH $42,078 Thurman, OH $42,329

Vinton, OH $42,573 Wakefield, OH $42,108 Waterloo, OH $42,026 Waverly, OH $42,516 Wellston, OH $42,726 West Union, OH $43,198 Wheelersburg, OH $41,916 Marion, OH $43,882

Belle Center, OH $43,319 Bellefontaine, OH $43,510 Caledonia, OH $43,733 Cardington, OH $44,330 Carey, OH $43,440 Chesterville, OH $44,234 De Graff, OH $43,495 East Liberty, OH $43,695

Edison, OH $43,829 Fulton, OH $44,353 Green Camp, OH $43,878 Harpster, OH $43,415 Huntsville, OH $43,434 Iberia, OH $43,732 Kenton, OH $43,418 Kirby, OH $43,569

Lakeview, OH $43,217 La Rue, OH $43,522 Lewistown, OH $43,397 Marengo, OH $44,468 Martel, OH $43,686 Middleburg, OH $43,696 Morral, OH $43,492 Mount Gilead, OH $43,865

Mount Victory, OH $43,455 New Bloomington, OH $43,579 Prospect, OH $44,056 Quincy, OH $43,507 Richwood, OH $43,949 Ridgeway, OH $43,372 Roundhead, OH $43,161 Rushsylvania, OH $43,504

Russells Point, OH $43,360 Shauck, OH $43,798 Sparta, OH $44,400 Upper Sandusky, OH $43,432 Waldo, OH $44,295 West Liberty, OH $43,509 West Mansfield, OH $43,667 Wharton, OH $43,410

Zanesfield, OH $43,596 Latty, OH $43,327 Leipsic, OH $43,370 Mc Comb, OH $43,510 Mc Guffey, OH $43,112 Maria Stein, OH $43,454 Melrose, OH $43,341 Mendon, OH $43,278

Middle Point, OH $43,220 Miller City, OH $43,304 Minster, OH $43,464 Montezuma, OH $43,560 Mount Blanchard, OH $43,462 Mount Cory, OH $43,148 New Bremen, OH $43,387 New Hampshire, OH $43,109

New Knoxville, OH $43,275 North Baltimore, OH $43,840 Oakwood, OH $43,357 Ohio City, OH $43,262 Ottawa, OH $43,136 Ottoville, OH $43,129 Pandora, OH $43,063 Paulding, OH $43,339

Payne, OH $43,264 Rawson, OH $43,169 Rockford, OH $43,351 Saint Henry, OH $43,452 Saint Johns, OH $43,099 Saint Marys, OH $43,233 Scott, OH $43,261 Spencerville, OH $43,085

Uniopolis, OH $42,983 Van Buren, OH $43,762 Vanlue, OH $43,428 Van Wert, OH $43,258 Vaughnsville, OH $42,923 Venedocia, OH $43,197 Wapakoneta, OH $43,080 Waynesfield, OH $43,016

Jefferson, OH $43,030 Williamstown, OH $43,281 Lees Creek, OH $43,656 Willshire, OH $43,265 Wren, OH $43,265

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	$57,783	$28.0	28%
Internet	$56,429	$27.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$51,915	$25.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$50,560	$24.0	12%
Insurance	$49,657	$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

$38,119

Average $45,143/year

$52,214

$3,177

Average $3,762/month

$4,351

$733

Average $868/week

$1,004

$18

Average $22/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,214	$4,351	$1,004	$25
Average	$45,143	$3,762	$868	$22
25th Percentile	$38,119	$3,177	$733	$18

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