BUS DRIVER Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a BUS DRIVER make in Wisconsin?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a BUS DRIVER in Wisconsin is $45,607 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): $59,254
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,510 to $52,750
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,049

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BUS DRIVER Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,750	$4,396	$1,014	$25
Average	$45,607	$3,801	$877	$22
25th Percentile	$38,510	$3,209	$741	$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:

Green Lake: $44,362
Greenville: $44,784
Hancock: $43,970

Green Lake, WI $44,362 Greenville, WI $44,784 Hancock, WI $43,970 Hortonville, WI $44,690 Iola, WI $44,165 King, WI $44,503 Larsen, WI $44,608 Leopolis, WI $44,110

Manawa, WI $44,329 Marion, WI $44,192 Menasha, WI $44,821 Neenah, WI $44,739 Neshkoro, WI $44,203 New London, WI $44,506 Ogdensburg, WI $44,229 Omro, WI $44,448

Pickett, WI $44,484 Pine River, WI $44,312 Plainfield, WI $44,051 Poy Sippi, WI $44,343 Princeton, WI $44,256 Readfield, WI $44,563 Redgranite, WI $44,355 Ripon, WI $44,440

Rosendale, WI $44,463 Saxeville, WI $44,264 Scandinavia, WI $44,200 Tilleda, WI $44,043 Van Dyne, WI $44,518 Waukau, WI $44,441 Waupaca, WI $44,322 Wautoma, WI $44,218

Weyauwega, WI $44,398 Wild Rose, WI $44,232 Winnebago, WI $44,620 Winneconne, WI $44,516 Wilson, WI $45,246 Boyd, WI $44,075 Cadott, WI $44,106 Chetek, WI $43,987

Chippewa Falls, WI $44,201 Colfax, WI $44,147 Conrath, WI $43,898 Cornell, WI $44,011 Dallas, WI $44,240 Downing, WI $45,034 Downsville, WI $44,707 Durand, WI $44,664

Eau Galle, WI $44,565 Eleva, WI $44,248 Elk Mound, WI $44,151 Elmwood, WI $44,994 Fairchild, WI $44,195 Fall Creek, WI $44,221 Gilmanton, WI $44,450 Holcombe, WI $43,936

Humbird, WI $44,145 Independence, WI $44,322 Jim Falls, WI $44,049 Knapp, WI $45,011 Maiden Rock, WI $45,065 Menomonie, WI $44,665 Merrillan, WI $44,084 Mondovi, WI $44,338

Nelson, WI $44,867 New Auburn, WI $43,969 Osseo, WI $44,352 Pepin, WI $45,220 Pigeon Falls, WI $44,451 Plum City, WI $45,005 Prairie Farm, WI $44,621 Ridgeland, WI $44,382

Rock Falls, WI $44,170 Sand Creek, WI $43,993 Sheldon, WI $43,879 Spring Valley, WI $45,277 Stanley, WI $44,086 Stockholm, WI $45,326 Strum, WI $44,323 Thorp, WI $44,065

Wheeler, WI $44,478 Whitehall, WI $44,265 Spooner, WI $43,865 Almena, WI $44,479 Ashland, WI $43,821 Balsam Lake, WI $45,205 Barron, WI $44,200 Barronett, WI $43,884

Bayfield, WI $43,822 Benoit, WI $43,758 Birchwood, WI $43,806 Brill, WI $43,989 Bruce, WI $43,856 Brule, WI $44,231 Cable, WI $43,669 Cameron, WI $44,000

Centuria, WI $45,453 Comstock, WI $44,600 Cornucopia, WI $43,881 Couderay, WI $43,691 Cumberland, WI $44,272 Danbury, WI $44,127 Drummond, WI $43,799 Edgewater, WI $43,780

Exeland, WI $43,724 Foxboro, WI $44,388 Frederic, WI $44,518 Gordon, WI $44,020 Grand View, WI $43,710 Grantsburg, WI $44,788 Haugen, WI $44,036 Hawthorne, WI $44,376

Hayward, WI $43,724 Herbster, WI $43,941 Hertel, WI $43,877 High Bridge, WI $43,756 Iron River, WI $44,070 Ladysmith, WI $43,859 Lake Nebagamon, WI $44,278 La Pointe, WI $43,748

Luck, WI $45,034 Maple, WI $44,382 Marengo, WI $43,738 Mason, WI $43,744 Mikana, WI $43,984 Milltown, WI $45,222 Minong, WI $44,000 Odanah, WI $43,921

Ojibwa, WI $43,648 Glidden, WI $43,664 Harshaw, WI $43,867 Hawkins, WI $43,783 Hazelhurst, WI $43,874 Heafford Junction, WI $43,911 Hurley, WI $43,786 Iron Belt, WI $43,704

Kennan, WI $43,790 Lac Du Flambeau, WI $43,862 Lake Tomahawk, WI $43,887 Land O Lakes, WI $43,828 Laona, WI $43,852 Long Lake, WI $43,732 Mc Naughton, WI $43,892 Manitowish Waters, WI $43,825

Mellen, WI $43,682 Mercer, WI $43,747 Minocqua, WI $43,908 Montreal, WI $43,797 Park Falls, WI $43,780 Phelps, WI $43,827 Phillips, WI $43,800 Prentice, WI $43,833

Presque Isle, WI $43,807 Saint Germain, WI $43,917 Saxon, WI $43,721 Sayner, WI $43,857 Star Lake, WI $43,743 Three Lakes, WI $43,865 Tony, WI $43,853 Tripoli, WI $43,759

Upson, WI $43,574 Wabeno, WI $43,856 Woodruff, WI $43,927 La Crosse, WI $43,618 Alma, WI $44,729 Alma Center, WI $44,139 Arcadia, WI $44,301 Arkdale, WI $43,973

Bangor, WI $43,713 Black River Falls, WI $43,996 Blair, WI $44,130 Camp Douglas, WI $44,037 Cashton, WI $43,761 Cataract, WI $43,831 Chaseburg, WI $43,690 Cochrane, WI $44,652

Coon Valley, WI $43,672 De Soto, WI $43,765 Dodge, WI $44,177 Eastman, WI $43,890 Ettrick, WI $43,849 Ferryville, WI $43,837 Fountain City, WI $44,459 Galesville, WI $43,983

Gays Mills, WI $43,974 Genoa, WI $43,722 Hillsboro, WI $44,131 Hixton, WI $44,139 Holmen, WI $43,719 Hustler, WI $44,198 Kendall, WI $44,076 La Farge, WI $44,009

Lynxville, WI $43,893 Mather, WI $43,984 Melrose, WI $43,841 Millston, WI $43,890 Mindoro, WI $43,750 Mount Sterling, WI $44,046 Necedah, WI $43,989 Norwalk, WI $43,813

Oakdale, WI $44,039 Onalaska, WI $43,651 Ontario, WI $44,005 Readstown, WI $43,959 Rockland, WI $43,705 Seneca, WI $44,089 Soldiers Grove, WI $44,007 Sparta, WI $43,796

Steuben, WI $43,969 Stoddard, WI $43,654 Taylor, WI $44,043 Tomah, WI $44,062 Trempealeau, WI $43,977 Palmyra, WI $44,971 Tunnel City, WI $44,040 Viola, WI $44,036

Viroqua, WI $43,762 Warrens, WI $43,971 Westby, WI $43,739 West Salem, WI $43,674 Wilton, WI $44,037 Eau Claire, WI $44,322 Altoona, WI $44,382 Arkansaw, WI $44,847

Augusta, WI $44,211 Bay City, WI $45,255 Bloomer, WI $44,059 Boyceville, WI $44,754 Glen Flora, WI $43,782 Wales, WI $45,586 Bagley, WI $43,897 Beetown, WI $43,941

Benton, WI $44,114 Bloomington, WI $43,949 Boscobel, WI $44,043 Cassville, WI $43,896 Cuba City, WI $44,036 Dickeyville, WI $44,073 Fennimore, WI $44,096 Glen Haven, WI $43,872

Hazel Green, WI $43,965 Kieler, WI $44,086 Lancaster, WI $43,996 Mount Hope, WI $43,942 Patch Grove, WI $44,100 Platteville, WI $44,183 Potosi, WI $43,909 Prairie Du Chien, WI $44,004

Sinsinawa, WI $43,947 Stitzer, WI $44,082 Wauzeka, WI $43,964 Woodman, WI $43,915 Portage, WI $44,883 Adams, WI $44,175 Arlington, WI $45,336 Baraboo, WI $44,886

Beaver Dam, WI $44,846 Brandon, WI $44,368 Briggsville, WI $44,604 Burnett, WI $44,543 Cambria, WI $44,820 Cazenovia, WI $44,211 Columbus, WI $45,199 Dalton, WI $44,565

Dellwood, WI $44,026 Doylestown, WI $45,129 Elroy, WI $44,089 Endeavor, WI $44,547 Fairwater, WI $44,455 Fall River, WI $45,071 Fox Lake, WI $44,625 Friendship, WI $44,042

Friesland, WI $44,763 Grand Marsh, WI $44,194 Hillpoint, WI $44,469 Kingston, WI $44,607 Lake Delton, WI $44,721 La Valle, WI $44,272 Lime Ridge, WI $44,438 Loganville, WI $44,572

Lyndon Station, WI $44,331 Markesan, WI $44,391 Marquette, WI $44,545 Mauston, WI $44,164 Montello, WI $44,390 New Lisbon, WI $44,042 North Freedom, WI $44,908 Oxford, WI $44,398

Packwaukee, WI $44,574 Pardeeville, WI $44,909 Poynette, WI $45,194 Randolph, WI $44,819 Reedsburg, WI $44,559 Rio, WI $45,146 Rock Springs, WI $44,617 Union Center, WI $44,288

Waupun, WI $44,461 Westfield, WI $44,184 Wisconsin Dells, WI $44,538 Wonewoc, WI $44,121 Wyocena, WI $45,011 Amery, WI $45,464 Baldwin, WI $45,738 Beldenville, WI $45,653

Clayton, WI $44,870 Clear Lake, WI $45,231 Cushing, WI $45,311 Deer Park, WI $45,556 Dresser, WI $45,863 East Ellsworth, WI $45,537 Ellsworth, WI $45,612 Glenwood City, WI $45,331

Hager City, WI $45,729 Hammond, WI $46,276 Hudson, WI $47,009 New Richmond, WI $46,388 Osceola, WI $46,508 Prescott, WI $46,636 River Falls, WI $46,577 Roberts, WI $46,564

Saint Croix Falls, WI $45,591 Somerset, WI $46,825 Star Prairie, WI $46,265 Pell Lake, WI $44,849 Pleasant Prairie, WI $44,891 Powers Lake, WI $44,926 Rochester, WI $45,107 Salem, WI $44,961

Silver Lake, WI $44,973 Somers, WI $44,836 South Milwaukee, WI $46,163 Springfield, WI $44,869 Sturtevant, WI $44,845 Sullivan, WI $45,076 Trevor, WI $44,983 Twin Lakes, WI $44,963

Union Grove, WI $44,942 Walworth, WI $44,774 Radisson, WI $43,704 Waterford, WI $45,344 Waukesha, WI $46,033 Whitewater, WI $44,715 Williams Bay, WI $44,731 Wilmot, WI $44,980

Woodworth, WI $44,926 Zenda, WI $44,729 Milwaukee, WI $46,413 Saint Francis, WI $46,393 Racine, WI $44,814 Afton, WI $44,684 Albany, WI $44,988 Arena, WI $45,004

Argyle, WI $44,737 Avalon, WI $44,690 Avoca, WI $44,433 Barneveld, WI $45,007 Belleville, WI $45,285 Belmont, WI $44,306 Beloit, WI $44,642 Black Earth, WI $45,287

Blanchardville, WI $44,855 Blue Mounds, WI $45,153 Blue River, WI $44,027 Brodhead, WI $44,681 Brooklyn, WI $45,307 Browntown, WI $44,386 Cambridge, WI $45,285 Gile, WI $43,932

Clinton, WI $44,716 Wausau, WI $44,078 Marshfield, WI $44,097 Abbotsford, WI $44,053 Amherst, WI $44,170 Amherst Junction, WI $44,121 Aniwa, WI $43,905 Antigo, WI $43,948

Arpin, WI $44,010 Athens, WI $43,952 Auburndale, WI $43,988 Babcock, WI $43,919 Birnamwood, WI $43,931 Blenker, WI $43,982 Bowler, WI $44,017 Brokaw, WI $44,019

Bryant, WI $43,853 Chili, WI $44,043 Colby, WI $44,030 Curtiss, WI $44,010 Custer, WI $44,059 Deerbrook, WI $43,851 Dorchester, WI $44,012 Edgar, WI $43,987

Eland, WI $43,981 Elcho, WI $43,872 Elderon, WI $44,008 Elton, WI $43,910 Galloway, WI $44,049 Gilman, WI $43,913 Jump River, WI $43,875 Gleason, WI $43,860

Granton, WI $44,041 Greenwood, WI $44,064 Hannibal, WI $43,906 Hatley, WI $43,964 Hewitt, WI $44,176 Irma, WI $43,880 Junction City, WI $43,965 Loyal, WI $44,060

Lublin, WI $43,950 Marathon, WI $43,979 Mattoon, WI $44,067 Medford, WI $43,965 Merrill, WI $43,950 Milladore, WI $43,980 Mosinee, WI $44,009 Neillsville, WI $44,102

Nekoosa, WI $44,024 Nelsonville, WI $44,217 Ogema, WI $43,846 Owen, WI $44,019 Pearson, WI $43,836 Pelican Lake, WI $43,839 Phlox, WI $44,034 Woodville, WI $45,485

Houlton, WI $47,124 Abrams, WI $44,079 Amberg, WI $43,813 Armstrong Creek, WI $43,824 Athelstane, WI $43,841 Black Creek, WI $44,557 Bonduel, WI $44,202 Brillion, WI $44,517

Cecil, WI $44,133 Coleman, WI $44,041 Combined Locks, WI $44,852 Crivitz, WI $43,962 De Pere, WI $44,174 Dunbar, WI $43,794 Fence, WI $43,749 Florence, WI $43,813

Forest Junction, WI $44,644 Gillett, WI $44,101 Goodman, WI $43,822 Greenleaf, WI $44,343 Green Valley, WI $44,113 Gresham, WI $44,086 Hilbert, WI $44,627 Kaukauna, WI $44,797

Freedom, WI $44,742 Keshena, WI $44,133 Kimberly, WI $44,855 Krakow, WI $44,114 Lakewood, WI $43,894 Lena, WI $44,071 Little Chute, WI $44,853 Little Suamico, WI $44,068

Marinette, WI $44,096 Mountain, WI $43,920 Neopit, WI $44,025 Niagara, WI $43,861 Nichols, WI $44,360 Oconto, WI $44,067 Oconto Falls, WI $44,091 Oneida, WI $44,118

Pembine, WI $43,832 Peshtigo, WI $44,059 Porterfield, WI $43,944 Potter, WI $44,540 Pound, WI $43,993 Pulaski, WI $44,130 Pickerel, WI $43,877 Pittsville, WI $43,977

Plover, WI $44,125 Port Edwards, WI $44,148 Rib Lake, WI $43,907 Ringle, WI $43,950 Rosholt, WI $44,041 Rothschild, WI $44,119 Rudolph, WI $43,995 Schofield, WI $44,082

Spencer, WI $44,051 Stetsonville, WI $43,985 Stevens Point, WI $44,106 Stratford, WI $44,014 Summit Lake, WI $43,885 Tigerton, WI $44,085 Tomahawk, WI $43,912 Unity, WI $44,017

Vesper, WI $44,001 Westboro, WI $43,850 White Lake, WI $43,872 Willard, WI $44,054 Wisconsin Rapids, WI $44,080 Withee, WI $43,992 Wittenberg, WI $44,031 Rhinelander, WI $43,937

Argonne, WI $43,796 Boulder Junction, WI $43,823 Brantwood, WI $43,782 Butternut, WI $43,711 Catawba, WI $43,796 Clam Lake, WI $43,559 Conover, WI $43,846 Crandon, WI $43,914

Eagle River, WI $43,911 Fifield, WI $43,769 Poplar, WI $44,447 Port Wing, WI $44,081 Seymour, WI $44,306 Oak Creek, WI $45,851 Adell, WI $44,955 Allenton, WI $45,119

Ashippun, WI $45,264 Belgium, WI $45,396 Brookfield, WI $46,311 Brownsville, WI $44,507 Butler, WI $46,338 Campbellsport, WI $44,726 Cascade, WI $44,689 Cedarburg, WI $45,916

Cedar Grove, WI $45,187 Chilton, WI $44,542 Cleveland, WI $44,364 Clyman, WI $44,909 Colgate, WI $45,843 Delafield, WI $45,568 Eden, WI $44,493 Elkhart Lake, WI $44,489

Fredonia, WI $45,384 Germantown, WI $46,034 Glenbeulah, WI $44,468 Grafton, WI $45,925 Greenbush, WI $44,466 Hartford, WI $45,439 Hartland, WI $45,707 Hingham, WI $44,884

Horicon, WI $44,779 Hubertus, WI $45,782 Hustisford, WI $44,959 Iron Ridge, WI $45,025 Ixonia, WI $45,165 Jackson, WI $45,786 Johnson Creek, WI $45,026 Juneau, WI $44,779

Kewaskum, WI $45,138 Kiel, WI $44,412 Kohler, WI $44,603 Lannon, WI $46,098 Lebanon, WI $45,002 Lomira, WI $44,715 Malone, WI $44,504 Mayville, WI $44,730

Menomonee Falls, WI $46,167 Merton, WI $45,782 Mount Calvary, WI $44,542 Nashotah, WI $45,558 Neosho, WI $45,182 Newburg, WI $45,568 New Holstein, WI $44,479 Newton, WI $44,322

North Lake, WI $45,941 Oakfield, WI $44,424 Oconomowoc, WI $45,379 Okauchee, WI $45,509 Oostburg, WI $44,965 Pewaukee, WI $45,905 Plymouth, WI $44,550 Port Washington, WI $45,647

Random Lake, WI $45,169 Richfield, WI $45,807 Rubicon, WI $45,260 Saint Cloud, WI $44,538 Saukville, WI $45,703 Sheboygan, WI $44,731 Sheboygan Falls, WI $44,580 Slinger, WI $45,582

Stockbridge, WI $44,642 Sussex, WI $45,940 West Bend, WI $45,345 Theresa, WI $44,983 Thiensville, WI $46,255 Waldo, WI $44,843 Watertown, WI $44,970 Mequon, WI $46,137

Woodland, WI $45,066 Bassett, WI $44,964 Benet Lake, WI $44,922 Big Bend, WI $45,665 Bristol, WI $44,927 Burlington, WI $45,011 Caledonia, WI $45,180 Camp Lake, WI $44,977

Cudahy, WI $46,357 Darien, WI $44,765 Delavan, WI $44,746 Dousman, WI $45,256 Eagle, WI $45,173 Cobb, WI $44,458 Cottage Grove, WI $45,545 Cross Plains, WI $45,431

Dane, WI $45,428 Darlington, WI $44,433 Deerfield, WI $45,419 De Forest, WI $45,479 Dodgeville, WI $44,657 Edgerton, WI $45,186 Edmund, WI $44,555 Evansville, WI $45,062

Footville, WI $44,780 Fort Atkinson, WI $44,992 Gotham, WI $44,656 Gratiot, WI $44,234 Hanover, WI $44,771 Highland, WI $44,398 Hollandale, WI $44,926 Janesville, WI $44,806

Shawano, WI $44,158 Sherwood, WI $44,758 Shiocton, WI $44,444 Sobieski, WI $44,075 Suamico, WI $44,063 Suring, WI $44,008 Townsend, WI $43,914 Wausaukee, WI $43,888

Wrightstown, WI $44,626 Zachow, WI $44,147 Algoma, WI $44,066 Baileys Harbor, WI $43,945 Brussels, WI $44,062 Casco, WI $44,070 Collins, WI $44,416 Denmark, WI $44,123

Egg Harbor, WI $43,980 Ellison Bay, WI $43,905 Ephraim, WI $43,979 Fish Creek, WI $43,950 Forestville, WI $44,062 Francis Creek, WI $44,174 Kellnersville, WI $44,203 Kewaunee, WI $44,091

Luxemburg, WI $44,071 Manitowoc, WI $44,257 Maplewood, WI $44,055 Maribel, WI $44,175 Mishicot, WI $44,138 New Franken, WI $44,065 Reedsville, WI $44,293 Saint Nazianz, WI $44,380

Sister Bay, WI $43,954 Sturgeon Bay, WI $44,070 Tisch Mills, WI $44,118 Two Rivers, WI $44,134 Valders, WI $44,359 Washington Island, WI $43,879 Whitelaw, WI $44,205 Green Bay, WI $44,058

East Troy, WI $45,173 Elkhorn, WI $44,862 Elm Grove, WI $46,338 Fontana, WI $44,757 Franksville, WI $45,150 Genesee Depot, WI $45,498 Genoa City, WI $44,884 Greendale, WI $46,305

Hales Corners, WI $46,225 Franklin, WI $45,959 Helenville, WI $44,920 Honey Creek, WI $45,032 Kansasville, WI $45,016 Kenosha, WI $44,825 New Berlin, WI $46,081 Lake Geneva, WI $44,732

Lyons, WI $44,973 Mukwonago, WI $45,449 Muskego, WI $45,737 New Munster, WI $44,978 North Prairie, WI $45,425 Fremont, WI $44,481 Rice Lake, WI $43,949 Sarona, WI $43,841

Shell Lake, WI $43,879 Siren, WI $44,323 Solon Springs, WI $44,074 South Range, WI $44,489 Springbrook, WI $43,757 Stone Lake, WI $43,773 Superior, WI $44,537 Trego, WI $43,804

Turtle Lake, WI $44,796 Wascott, WI $44,029 Washburn, WI $43,860 Webster, WI $43,914 Weyerhaeuser, WI $43,842 Winter, WI $43,633 Oshkosh, WI $44,597 Almond, WI $44,115

Appleton, WI $44,856 Bancroft, WI $43,978 Bear Creek, WI $44,372 Berlin, WI $44,403 Big Falls, WI $44,270 Butte Des Morts, WI $44,574 Caroline, WI $44,150 Clintonville, WI $44,264

Coloma, WI $43,999 Dale, WI $44,655 Eldorado, WI $44,492 Embarrass, WI $44,249 Eureka, WI $44,415 Fond Du Lac, WI $44,708 Jefferson, WI $44,954 Juda, WI $44,626

Lake Mills, WI $45,170 Linden, WI $44,509 Livingston, WI $44,280 Lodi, WI $45,283 Lone Rock, WI $44,521 Lowell, WI $44,994 Mc Farland, WI $45,595 Marshall, WI $45,371

Mazomanie, WI $45,264 Merrimac, WI $45,086 Middleton, WI $45,562 Milton, WI $44,826 Mineral Point, WI $44,528 Monroe, WI $44,598 Montfort, WI $44,299 Monticello, WI $44,937

Morrisonville, WI $45,432 Mount Horeb, WI $45,218 Muscoda, WI $44,224 New Glarus, WI $45,121 Oregon, WI $45,519 Orfordville, WI $44,729 Plain, WI $44,657 Prairie Du Sac, WI $45,109

Reeseville, WI $45,086 Rewey, WI $44,330 Richland Center, WI $44,180 Ridgeway, WI $44,978 Sauk City, WI $45,122 Sextonville, WI $44,586 Sharon, WI $44,754 Shullsburg, WI $44,149

South Wayne, WI $44,328 Spring Green, WI $44,829 Stoughton, WI $45,433 Sun Prairie, WI $45,479 Verona, WI $45,466 Waterloo, WI $45,231 Waunakee, WI $45,580 Windsor, WI $45,552

Woodford, WI $44,591 Madison, WI $45,676

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	$58,377	$28.0	28%
Internet	$57,008	$27.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$52,448	$25.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$51,080	$25.0	12%
Insurance	$50,167	$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

$38,510

Average $45,607/year

$52,750

$3,209

Average $3,801/month

$4,396

$741

Average $877/week

$1,014

$19

Average $22/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,750	$4,396	$1,014	$25
Average	$45,607	$3,801	$877	$22
25th Percentile	$38,510	$3,209	$741	$19

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