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What bus drivers make
Median
$47,920
Bottom tenth
$29,240
Top tenth
$65,730
The national median is $47,920 a year. The bottom tenth earn $29,240 or less and the top tenth $65,730 or more, in 2025 figures. These figures are for school bus drivers. Many of them work split shifts and only during the school year, which is why the low end is so low. Transit and intercity bus drivers are counted separately and earn more: a 2025 median of $59,050 a year.