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What bus drivers make
City transit operator
$52,000
School bus or part-time
$36,000
Senior transit or coach
$78,000
Job Bank's national median for bus operators is $25 an hour, about $52,000 a year full time. School bus driving sits at the bottom because the hours are split and part-time. Big city transit sits at the top, with Yukon and British Columbia showing the highest medians in the country.