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What bus drivers make
Typical
$47,920
New, part-time hours
$29,240
Senior or city transit
$65,730
The national median is $47,920 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $29,240. 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. City transit drivers are counted separately and generally earn more.