Bus Operator Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Bus Operator make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bus Operator in Mississippi is $44,683 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $51,414
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,761 to $48,206
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,280

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Bus Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,206	$4,017	$927	$23
Average	$44,683	$3,724	$859	$21
25th Percentile	$39,761	$3,313	$765	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Bus Operator Salaries

A Bus Operator'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 Operator 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 Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $55,475.
California: $55,265.
Massachusetts: $54,528.

District of Columbia $55,475 California $55,265 Massachusetts $54,528 Washington $54,328 New Jersey $54,308 Alaska $54,238 Connecticut $53,546 New York $53,266

Hawaii $52,369 Rhode Island $51,948 Maryland $51,662 Minnesota $51,272 Colorado $51,121 Illinois $51,071 Oregon $50,881 Delaware $50,740

New Hampshire $50,652 Virginia $50,455 Pennsylvania $49,879 Nevada $49,588 North Dakota $49,493 Michigan $49,343 Wisconsin $49,287 Vermont $49,177

Texas $48,872 Maine $48,851 Arizona $48,821 Ohio $48,786 Georgia $48,325 Indiana $48,095 Wyoming $48,050 Utah $47,980

Iowa $47,950 Kansas $47,709 Louisiana $47,639 North Carolina $47,614 Missouri $47,604 Florida $47,408 Montana $47,303 Nebraska $47,203

Kentucky $47,148 South Carolina $46,948 Tennessee $46,822 Idaho $46,772 New Mexico $46,406 Oklahoma $46,326 Alabama $46,031 South Dakota $45,535

Arkansas $45,264 West Virginia $45,119 Mississippi $44,683

Top Paying Cities for Bus Operators

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:

Hillsboro: $43,848
Holly Bluff: $43,472
Kosciusko: $43,460

Hillsboro, MS $43,848 Holly Bluff, MS $43,472 Kosciusko, MS $43,460 Lake, MS $43,703 Lena, MS $43,875 Lexington, MS $43,384 Lorman, MS $43,492 Louise, MS $43,931

Ludlow, MS $43,971 Mc Adams, MS $43,421 Mc Cool, MS $43,373 Madden, MS $43,591 Madison, MS $44,371 Magee, MS $43,902 Mayersville, MS $43,732 Mendenhall, MS $44,058

Midnight, MS $43,932 Mize, MS $43,724 Morton, MS $44,074 Mount Olive, MS $43,726 Natchez, MS $43,604 Newhebron, MS $43,849 Pattison, MS $43,700 Pelahatchie, MS $44,214

Pickens, MS $43,732 Piney Woods, MS $44,287 Pinola, MS $44,031 Port Gibson, MS $43,693 Puckett, MS $44,116 Pulaski, MS $43,864 Raleigh, MS $43,746 Raymond, MS $44,355

Redwood, MS $43,756 Ridgeland, MS $44,485 Rolling Fork, MS $43,763 Sallis, MS $43,496 Sandhill, MS $44,316 Satartia, MS $43,979 Sharon, MS $44,025 Sibley, MS $43,710

Silver City, MS $43,688 Star, MS $44,347 Taylorsville, MS $43,613 Tchula, MS $43,420 Terry, MS $44,369 Thomastown, MS $43,594 Tinsley, MS $43,940 Tougaloo, MS $44,516

Utica, MS $44,110 Vaiden, MS $43,296 Valley Park, MS $43,554 Vaughan, MS $43,820 Vicksburg, MS $43,906 Walnut Grove, MS $43,674 Washington, MS $43,586 Wesson, MS $43,884

West, MS $43,290 Whitfield, MS $44,512 Yazoo City, MS $43,758 Jackson, MS $44,548 Pearl, MS $44,544 Richland, MS $44,548 Flowood, MS $44,535 Byram, MS $44,493

Lula, MS $44,318 Lyon, MS $43,493 Marks, MS $43,787 Michigan City, MS $44,647 Mount Pleasant, MS $45,720 Myrtle, MS $43,840 Nesbit, MS $46,477 New Albany, MS $43,762

Olive Branch, MS $46,408 Oxford, MS $43,913 Pope, MS $43,637 Potts Camp, MS $44,322 Red Banks, MS $45,698 Ripley, MS $43,705 Robinsonville, MS $45,849 Sarah, MS $45,193

Sardis, MS $44,401 Senatobia, MS $45,250 Sherard, MS $43,399 Sledge, MS $44,244 Southaven, MS $46,749 Taylor, MS $43,845 Tiplersville, MS $43,781 Tula, MS $43,600

Tunica, MS $45,313 University, MS $44,223 Victoria, MS $45,641 Walls, MS $46,648 Walnut, MS $43,797 Waterford, MS $44,484 Greenville, MS $44,543 Alligator, MS $43,260

Anguilla, MS $44,079 Arcola, MS $44,543 Avon, MS $44,543 Benoit, MS $44,126 Beulah, MS $43,719 Boyle, MS $43,928 Chatham, MS $44,466 Cleveland, MS $43,769

Doddsville, MS $43,527 Drew, MS $43,295 Parchman, MS $43,342 Dublin, MS $43,183 Duncan, MS $43,237 Glen Allan, MS $44,333 Grace, MS $44,225 Gunnison, MS $43,364

Hollandale, MS $44,543 Holly Ridge, MS $44,156 Indianola, MS $44,185 Inverness, MS $44,099 Isola, MS $44,198 Leland, MS $44,543 Merigold, MS $43,533 Metcalfe, MS $44,543

Moorhead, MS $43,757 Mound Bayou, MS $43,493 Pace, MS $43,750 Panther Burn, MS $44,349 Rena Lara, MS $43,247 Rome, MS $43,256 Rosedale, MS $43,646 Ruleville, MS $43,503

Scott, MS $44,278 Shaw, MS $44,062 Shelby, MS $43,390 Stoneville, MS $44,543 Sunflower, MS $43,675 Wayside, MS $44,543 Winstonville, MS $43,613 Winterville, MS $44,543

Tupelo, MS $43,962 Algoma, MS $43,841 Amory, MS $43,220 Baldwyn, MS $43,733 Becker, MS $43,109 Belden, MS $43,886 Belmont, MS $43,562 Blue Springs, MS $43,762

Booneville, MS $43,707 Burnsville, MS $43,673 Corinth, MS $43,838 Dennis, MS $43,512 Derma, MS $43,803 Ecru, MS $43,798 Fulton, MS $43,734 Gattman, MS $43,047

Glen, MS $43,716 Abbeville, MS $44,167 Arkabutla, MS $45,676 Ashland, MS $44,334 Batesville, MS $44,042 Belen, MS $43,653 Blue Mountain, MS $43,806 Byhalia, MS $45,900

Clarksdale, MS $43,367 Coahoma, MS $43,814 Coldwater, MS $45,748 Como, MS $44,653 Courtland, MS $43,813 Crenshaw, MS $44,421 Crowder, MS $43,661 Darling, MS $44,025

Dumas, MS $43,676 Dundee, MS $44,345 Etta, MS $43,793 Falcon, MS $44,131 Falkner, MS $44,001 Farrell, MS $43,494 Friars Point, MS $43,839 Hernando, MS $46,089

Hickory Flat, MS $44,126 Holly Springs, MS $44,839 Horn Lake, MS $46,698 Independence, MS $45,569 Jonestown, MS $43,853 Lake Cormorant, MS $46,452 Lamar, MS $44,863 Stennis Space Center, MS $44,512

Diamondhead, MS $44,137 Biloxi, MS $44,407 Diberville, MS $44,383 Escatawpa, MS $44,166 Gautier, MS $44,158 Hurley, MS $44,284 Kiln, MS $44,182 Lakeshore, MS $44,546

Long Beach, MS $44,083 Mc Henry, MS $43,960 Moss Point, MS $44,202 Ocean Springs, MS $44,224 Vancleave, MS $44,115 Pascagoula, MS $44,202 Pass Christian, MS $44,084 Pearlington, MS $45,122

Perkinston, MS $43,951 Saucier, MS $44,092 Waveland, MS $44,206 Wiggins, MS $43,802 Brookhaven, MS $43,876 Bogue Chitto, MS $43,653 Bude, MS $43,658 Centreville, MS $44,942

Chatawa, MS $44,053 Crosby, MS $43,915 Fernwood, MS $43,846 Gloster, MS $44,214 Jayess, MS $43,507 Kokomo, MS $43,528 Liberty, MS $44,336 Mc Call Creek, MS $43,617

Mccomb, MS $43,669 Magnolia, MS $43,896 Meadville, MS $43,487 Monticello, MS $43,767 Oak Vale, MS $43,546 Osyka, MS $44,201 Roxie, MS $43,462 Ruth, MS $43,574

Silver Creek, MS $43,728 Smithdale, MS $43,589 Sontag, MS $43,782 Summit, MS $43,572 Tylertown, MS $43,563 Union Church, MS $43,659 Woodville, MS $44,383 Columbus, MS $42,722

Aberdeen, MS $43,010 Ackerman, MS $43,392 Artesia, MS $42,784 Bellefontaine, MS $43,458 Brooksville, MS $42,948 Caledonia, MS $42,911 Cedarbluff, MS $43,015 Crawford, MS $42,849

Eupora, MS $43,446 French Camp, MS $43,380 Hamilton, MS $42,829 Kilmichael, MS $43,359 Maben, MS $43,275 Mantee, MS $43,333 Mathiston, MS $43,353 Mayhew, MS $42,725

Montpelier, MS $43,169 Pheba, MS $43,127 Prairie, MS $43,005 Starkville, MS $42,960 Mississippi State, MS $42,925 Steens, MS $42,745 Stewart, MS $43,365 Sturgis, MS $43,251

Walthall, MS $43,530 Weir, MS $43,434 West Point, MS $42,806 Woodland, MS $43,358 Thaxton, MS $43,683 Tishomingo, MS $43,478 Toccopola, MS $43,687 Trebloc, MS $43,215

Tremont, MS $43,635 Van Vleet, MS $43,550 Vardaman, MS $43,602 Verona, MS $43,953 Wheeler, MS $43,712 Grenada, MS $43,380 Banner, MS $43,567 Big Creek, MS $43,452

Bruce, MS $43,595 Calhoun City, MS $43,541 Carrollton, MS $43,175 Cascilla, MS $43,228 Charleston, MS $43,288 Coffeeville, MS $43,406 Coila, MS $43,179 Cruger, MS $43,278

Duck Hill, MS $43,345 Elliott, MS $43,393 Enid, MS $43,412 Glendora, MS $43,158 Gore Springs, MS $43,423 Greenwood, MS $43,163 Holcomb, MS $43,173 Itta Bena, MS $43,481

Mc Carley, MS $43,231 Minter City, MS $43,071 Money, MS $43,129 Morgan City, MS $43,557 North Carrollton, MS $43,408 Oakland, MS $43,363 Paris, MS $43,568 Philipp, MS $43,037

Pittsboro, MS $43,605 Schlater, MS $43,156 Scobey, MS $43,293 Sidon, MS $43,265 Slate Spring, MS $43,513 Sumner, MS $43,286 Swan Lake, MS $43,173 Swiftown, MS $43,672

Tie Plant, MS $43,381 Tillatoba, MS $43,314 Tippo, MS $43,105 Tutwiler, MS $43,264 Vance, MS $43,195 Water Valley, MS $43,523 Webb, MS $43,227 Winona, MS $43,344

Belzoni, MS $43,879 Benton, MS $43,811 Bentonia, MS $44,124 Bolton, MS $44,306 Brandon, MS $44,309 Braxton, MS $44,235 Camden, MS $43,698 Canton, MS $44,151

Carthage, MS $43,614 Cary, MS $43,809 Clinton, MS $44,446 Conehatta, MS $43,614 Crystal Springs, MS $44,216 Delta City, MS $44,346 D Lo, MS $44,143 Durant, MS $43,427

Edwards, MS $44,191 Ethel, MS $43,369 Fayette, MS $43,510 Flora, MS $44,286 Pocahontas, MS $44,502 Florence, MS $44,399 Meridian, MS $43,528 Bailey, MS $43,469

Buckatunna, MS $43,507 Chunky, MS $43,429 Clara, MS $43,476 Collinsville, MS $43,492 Daleville, MS $43,427 Decatur, MS $43,493 De Kalb, MS $43,437 Enterprise, MS $43,428

Hickory, MS $43,436 Lauderdale, MS $43,480 Lawrence, MS $43,586 Little Rock, MS $43,445 Louin, MS $43,518 Louisville, MS $43,435 Macon, MS $43,544 Marion, MS $43,622

Newton, MS $43,503 Noxapater, MS $43,455 Pachuta, MS $43,403 Paulding, MS $43,394 Philadelphia, MS $43,491 Porterville, MS $43,429 Preston, MS $43,442 Quitman, MS $43,459

Rose Hill, MS $43,370 Scooba, MS $43,529 Sebastopol, MS $43,719 Shubuta, MS $43,422 Shuqualak, MS $43,522 State Line, MS $43,588 Stonewall, MS $43,478 Toomsuba, MS $43,490

Union, MS $43,465 Vossburg, MS $43,412 Waynesboro, MS $43,479 Hattiesburg, MS $43,579 Bassfield, MS $43,546 Bay Springs, MS $43,551 Beaumont, MS $43,530 Brooklyn, MS $43,619

Carriere, MS $44,386 Carson, MS $43,566 Collins, MS $43,606 Columbia, MS $43,541 Eastabuchie, MS $43,497 Ellisville, MS $43,512 Heidelberg, MS $43,443 Laurel, MS $43,647

Leakesville, MS $43,866 Lucedale, MS $44,208 Lumberton, MS $43,737 Mc Lain, MS $43,700 Mc Neill, MS $44,332 Moselle, MS $43,497 Moss, MS $43,471 Neely, MS $43,620

New Augusta, MS $43,442 Nicholson, MS $44,606 Ovett, MS $43,439 Petal, MS $43,564 Picayune, MS $44,565 Poplarville, MS $44,043 Prentiss, MS $43,702 Purvis, MS $43,566

Richton, MS $43,433 Sandersville, MS $43,518 Sandy Hook, MS $43,558 Seminary, MS $43,488 Soso, MS $43,480 Stringer, MS $43,505 Sumrall, MS $43,509 Foxworth, MS $43,528

Gulfport, MS $44,057 Bay Saint Louis, MS $44,462 Plantersville, MS $43,711 Pontotoc, MS $43,831 Randolph, MS $43,668 Rienzi, MS $43,712 Saltillo, MS $43,849 Shannon, MS $43,726

Sherman, MS $43,900 Smithville, MS $43,490 Golden, MS $43,566 Greenwood Springs, MS $43,188 Guntown, MS $43,777 Houlka, MS $43,730 Houston, MS $43,494 Iuka, MS $43,515

Mantachie, MS $43,782 Marietta, MS $43,655 Mooreville, MS $43,865 Nettleton, MS $43,553 New Site, MS $43,561 Okolona, MS $43,454 Lambert, MS $43,314 Forest, MS $43,823

Gallman, MS $44,096 Georgetown, MS $44,123 Goodman, MS $43,653 Harperville, MS $43,788 Harriston, MS $43,530 Harrisville, MS $44,195 Hazlehurst, MS $43,924 Hermanville, MS $43,781

Bus Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Bus Operator 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 Operator positions in Financial Services or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Bus Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Bus Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$57,194	$27.0	28%
Internet	$55,854	$27.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$51,385	$25.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$50,045	$24.0	12%
Insurance	$49,151	$24.0	10%

Bus Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Bus Operator'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

$39,761

Average $44,683/year

$48,206

$3,313

Average $3,724/month

$4,017

$765

Average $859/week

$927

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,206	$4,017	$927	$23
Average	$44,683	$3,724	$859	$21
25th Percentile	$39,761	$3,313	$765	$19

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