What are the main factors that influence a School Bus Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A School Bus Assistant's salary?

A School Bus Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $39,118 for beginners, reaching about $40,976 at mid-level, and approach $41,450 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a School Bus Assistant?

School Bus Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for School Bus Assistant roles are District of Columbia $44,253, California $44,086, Massachusetts $43,498. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of School Bus Assistant roles make?

Salaries for School Bus Assistant level roles vary by specialization: School Bus Technician: $56,303; Shuttle Bus Driver: $50,903; Municipal Bus Driver: $50,902; City Bus Driver: $50,901; School Bus Dispatcher: $39,993.

How do different companies affect a School Bus Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for School Bus Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

School Bus Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a School Bus Assistant make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a School Bus Assistant in the United States is $39,969 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, a School Bus Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $47,663
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,853 to $43,996
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,015

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School Bus Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,996	$3,666	$846	$21
Average	$39,969	$3,331	$769	$19
25th Percentile	$36,853	$3,071	$709	$18

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Key Factors That Influence School Bus Assistant Salaries

A School Bus Assistant'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects School Bus Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a School Bus Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $39,118
Early Career (1-2 years): $39,673
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $40,976
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $41,153
Expert (over 8 years): $41,450

Levels	Salary
Entry Level School Bus Assistant	$39,118
Intermediate Level School Bus Assistant	$39,673
Senior Level School Bus Assistant	$40,976
Specialist Level School Bus Assistant	$41,153
Expert Level School Bus Assistant	$41,450

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How Do School Bus Assistant 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 School Bus Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $44,253.
California: $44,086.
Massachusetts: $43,498.

District of Columbia $44,253 California $44,086 Massachusetts $43,498 Washington $43,338 New Jersey $43,322 Alaska $43,266 Connecticut $42,715 New York $42,491

Hawaii $41,775 Rhode Island $41,440 Maryland $41,212 Minnesota $40,900 Colorado $40,780 Illinois $40,740 Oregon $40,588 Delaware $40,476

New Hampshire $40,406 Virginia $40,249 Pennsylvania $39,789 Nevada $39,557 North Dakota $39,481 Michigan $39,361 Wisconsin $39,317 Vermont $39,229

Texas $38,986 Maine $38,970 Arizona $38,946 Ohio $38,918 Georgia $38,550 Indiana $38,366 Wyoming $38,330 Utah $38,274

Iowa $38,250 Kansas $38,058 Louisiana $38,002 North Carolina $37,982 Missouri $37,974 Florida $37,818 Montana $37,735 Nebraska $37,655

Kentucky $37,611 South Carolina $37,451 Tennessee $37,351 Idaho $37,311 New Mexico $37,019 Oklahoma $36,955 Alabama $36,719 South Dakota $36,324

Arkansas $36,108 West Virginia $35,992 Mississippi $35,644

Top Paying Cities for School Bus Assistants

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:

San Jose: $50,413
San Francisco: $49,917
Oakland: $48,810

San Jose, CA $50,413

San Francisco, CA $49,917

Oakland, CA $48,810

New York, NY $46,320

Queens Village, NY $46,020

Paramus, NJ $45,700

Passaic, NJ $45,660

Bergenfield, NJ $45,620

Stamford, CT $45,560

Huntington, NY $45,520

Newark, NJ $45,261

Bridgeport, CT $45,181

New Brunswick, NJ $45,049

Vallejo, CA $44,965

Middlesex, NJ $44,941

Somerset, NJ $44,905

Petaluma, CA $44,813

Santa Cruz, CA $44,657

Boston, MA $44,577

Monterey, CA $44,377

Fairbanks, AK $44,349

Los Angeles, CA $44,273

Washington, DC $44,253

Seattle, WA $44,182

Santa Rosa, CA $44,174

Juneau, AK $44,058

Orange, CA $43,926

Anchorage, AK $43,854

Anaheim, CA $43,826

Santa Ana, CA $43,766

Nassau, NY $43,742

Long Beach, CA $43,726

Danbury, CT $43,714

Santa Maria, CA $43,578

Everett, WA $43,570

Bremerton, WA $43,374

Trenton, NJ $43,298

Sacramento, CA $43,282

San Diego, CA $43,262

Brockton, MA $43,246

Tacoma, WA $43,230

Santa Barbara, CA $43,174

Lowell, MA $43,014

New Suffolk, NY $42,998

Nashua, NH $42,950

Lompoc, CA $42,887

Ventura, CA $42,847

Stockton, CA $42,835

New Haven, CT $42,755

Atlantic City, NJ $42,651

Hartford, CT $42,563

Modesto, CA $42,543

Poughkeepsie, NY $42,455

New Britain, CT $42,435

Olympia, WA $42,379

Kennewick, WA $42,379

New London, CT $42,371

Norwich, CT $42,359

Lawrence, MA $42,339

Bakersfield, CA $42,227

Riverside, CA $42,171

New Bedford, MA $42,171

Richland, WA $42,131

Portsmouth, NH $42,099

Vineland, NJ $42,091

San Bernardino, CA $42,059

Boulder, CO $41,947

Worcester, MA $41,915

Portland, OR $41,879

Saint Paul, MN $41,831

Minneapolis, MN $41,831

Philadelphia, PA $41,775

Honolulu, HI $41,564

Springfield, MA $41,424

Providence, RI $41,420

Chicago, IL $41,304

Bellingham, WA $41,256

Baltimore, MD $41,212

Chico, CA $41,112

Wilmington, DE $41,044

Pittsfield, MA $41,004

Manchester, NH $40,928

Spokane, WA $40,752

Denver, CO $40,748

Albany, NY $40,560

Troy, NY $40,544

Schenectady, NY $40,460

Burlington, VT $40,372

Portland, ME $40,233

Salem, OR $40,201

Yakima, WA $40,193

Ann Arbor, MI $40,181

Rochester, MN $40,069

Fresno, CA $40,049

Reno, NV $40,049

Milwaukee, WI $40,013

Detroit, MI $39,973

Allentown, PA $39,961

Carson City, NV $39,957

Houston, TX $39,897

Colorado Springs, CO $39,893

Syracuse, NY $39,873

Eugene, OR $39,797

Bismarck, ND $39,749

Gary, IN $39,749

Galveston, TX $39,749

Springfield, OR $39,717

Medford, OR $39,621

Fort Collins, CO $39,605

Austin, TX $39,573

Mesa, AZ $39,489

Phoenix, AZ $39,481

Dallas, TX $39,469

Reading, PA $39,445

Saint Cloud, MN $39,429

Concord, NH $39,393

Madison, WI $39,377

Utica, NY $39,269

Raleigh, NC $39,237

Las Vegas, NV $39,233

Rochester, NY $39,205

Des Moines, IA $39,201

Atlanta, GA $39,137

Battle Creek, MI $39,125

Salt Lake City, UT $39,113

Lancaster, PA $39,054

Champaign, IL $39,046

Harrisburg, PA $38,998

Durham, NC $38,962

Kansas City, MO $38,958

Kansas City, KS $38,950

Fort Worth, TX $38,946

Boca Raton, FL $38,930

Cleveland, OH $38,926

Columbus, OH $38,918

Pittsburgh, PA $38,914

Richmond, VA $38,898

Indianapolis, IN $38,890

Cincinnati, OH $38,838

Petersburg, VA $38,778

Billings, MT $38,690

Lansing, MI $38,690

Huntsville, AL $38,690

Lebanon, PA $38,686

Dayton, OH $38,682

Pueblo, CO $38,682

Appleton, WI $38,670

Buffalo, NY $38,654

Racine, WI $38,634

Charlotte, NC $38,630

Saint Louis, MO $38,618

Springfield, IL $38,602

Elkhart, IN $38,594

York, PA $38,594

Gastonia, NC $38,590

Benton Harbor, MI $38,590

Beaumont, TX $38,566

Lorain, OH $38,558

Toledo, OH $38,542

Binghamton, NY $38,522

Rock Hill, SC $38,518

Rockford, IL $38,498

Fargo, ND $38,478

Elyria, OH $38,478

Flagstaff, AZ $38,450

Fort Lauderdale, FL $38,426

Miami, FL $38,402

Duluth, MN $38,338

Bangor, ME $38,286

Cedar Rapids, IA $38,242

Louisville, KY $38,222

Grand Rapids, MI $38,214

Hialeah, FL $38,210

Casper, WY $38,154

Scranton, PA $38,106

New Orleans, LA $38,094

Virginia Beach, VA $38,090

Akron, OH $38,070

Peoria, IL $38,018

Sarasota, FL $38,010

Green Bay, WI $37,982

Baton Rouge, LA $37,962

Charleston, SC $37,954

Nashville, TN $37,942

Jamestown, NY $37,934

Davenport, IA $37,934

Tucson, AZ $37,914

Cheyenne, WY $37,902

Saint Petersburg, FL $37,890

Tampa, FL $37,882

Omaha, NE $37,874

Port Arthur, TX $37,858

Evansville, IN $37,858

Bradenton, FL $37,842

Santa Fe, NM $37,771

Orlando, FL $37,731

Clearwater, FL $37,687

Canton, OH $37,603

La Crosse, WI $37,603

Grand Forks, ND $37,591

Albuquerque, NM $37,579

Tulsa, OK $37,579

Newport News, VA $37,575

High Point, NC $37,563

Ogden, UT $37,547

Corpus Christi, TX $37,515

Laramie, WY $37,491

Norfolk, VA $37,491

Rock Island, IL $37,467

Saginaw, MI $37,459

Jacksonville, FL $37,455

Salisbury, NC $37,447

Memphis, TN $37,439

Moline, IL $37,419

Fort Myers, FL $37,407

Waterloo, IA $37,355

Spartanburg, SC $37,315

Lincoln, NE $37,295

Fort Wayne, IN $37,287

Birmingham, AL $37,243

Cedar Falls, IA $37,235

Provo, UT $37,231

Springfield, OH $37,227

San Antonio, TX $37,219

Greensboro, NC $37,203

South Bend, IN $37,199

Winston Salem, NC $37,195

Boise, ID $37,183

Savannah, GA $37,155

Muskegon, MI $37,083

Lima, OH $37,035

Lake Charles, LA $37,019

Anderson, IN $37,011

Lexington, KY $36,999

Augusta, GA $36,987

Greenville, SC $36,987

Wichita, KS $36,951

Tuscaloosa, AL $36,951

Columbia, SC $36,915

Bloomington, IN $36,815

Roanoke, VA $36,791

Asheville, NC $36,739

Knoxville, TN $36,671

Shreveport, LA $36,667

Wilmington, NC $36,615

Frankfort, KY $36,539

Oklahoma City, OK $36,511

Chillicothe, OH $36,496

Longview, TX $36,492

Topeka, KS $36,480

Mobile, AL $36,420

Terre Haute, IN $36,404

Erie, PA $36,400

Altoona, PA $36,380

Melbourne, FL $36,368

Amarillo, TX $36,352

Killeen, TX $36,340

Fayetteville, AR $36,308

Sioux Falls, SD $36,280

Chattanooga, TN $36,256

Idaho Falls, ID $36,252

Gainesville, FL $36,168

Portsmouth, OH $36,148

Little Rock, AR $36,140

Lynchburg, VA $36,140

Lafayette, LA $36,124

Youngstown, OH $36,124

Temple, TX $36,108

Daytona Beach, FL $36,100

Clarksville, TN $36,096

Pensacola, FL $36,092

Hopkinsville, KY $35,972

Charleston, WV $35,968

Florence, SC $35,948

Sioux City, IA $35,924

Macon, GA $35,808

Tallahassee, FL $35,804

Fayetteville, NC $35,796

Waco, TX $35,788

Wichita Falls, TX $35,788

Pine Bluff, AR $35,772

Vincennes, IN $35,696

Lubbock, TX $35,680

Great Falls, MT $35,656

Alamogordo, NM $35,652

Abilene, TX $35,620

Rapid City, SD $35,568

Monroe, LA $35,568

Albany, GA $35,544

Huntington, WV $35,540

Jackson, MS $35,536

Greenville, MS $35,532

Parkersburg, WV $35,492

Montgomery, AL $35,484

Johnstown, PA $35,476

Springfield, MO $35,444

Biloxi, MS $35,424

Sumter, SC $35,340

Columbus, GA $35,336

Twin Falls, ID $35,312

Pascagoula, MS $35,260

Kingsport, TN $35,157

Gulfport, MS $35,145

Alexandria, LA $35,013

Fort Smith, AR $34,913

El Paso, TX $34,805

Helena, MT $34,753

Las Cruces, NM $34,625

Harlingen, TX $34,513

Pocatello, ID $34,477

Florence, AL $34,465

Brownsville, TX $34,457

Dothan, AL $34,393

Mcallen, TX $34,373

Columbus, MS $34,077

Altus, OK $33,894

Lawton, OK $33,818

Pierre, SD $33,674

What Skills Can Increase a School Bus Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 13.93% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Service Quality (Mentioned in 2.6% Job Postings): Service quality is a measure of how an organization delivers its services compared to the expectations of its customers.
Beacon (Mentioned in 1.52% Job Postings): A beacon sets an organization's vision and direction through an understanding of the contextual landscape. The "leader as coach" inspires and motivates teams to deliver on that vision or mission. The "leader as innovator" explores new potential services or avenues of growth.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	13.93%
Service Quality	2.6%
Beacon	1.52%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a School Bus Assistant's salary.

Special Education: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Teamwork: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Service Quality: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Special Education	$43,166	8%
Teamwork	$42,367	6%
Service Quality	$41,967	5%
Interviewing	$41,568	4%
Safety Inspections	$41,568	4%
Verbal Communication	$41,168	3%

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How Education impacts a School Bus Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many School Bus Assistants enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a School Bus Assistant with a No Diploma is between $33,686 and $38,044).

School Bus Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for School Bus Assistant

No Diploma 8.0%

High School 66.7%

Associates 12.3%

Bachelors 12.3%

Masters 0.7%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	8.0%
High School	66.7%
Associates	12.3%
Bachelors	12.3%
Masters	0.7%
Doctorate	0.0%

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School Bus Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a School Bus Assistant'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 April 01, 2026

$36,853

Average $39,969/year

$43,996

$3,071

Average $3,331/month

$3,666

$709

Average $769/week

$846

$18

Average $19/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,996	$3,666	$846	$21
Average	$39,969	$3,331	$769	$19
25th Percentile	$36,853	$3,071	$709	$18

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Salary Trends for School Bus Assistant

Salaries for a School Bus Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $45,256 in 2023 to around $43,677 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of School Bus Assistant salary trends, .

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