The highest-paying states for school or special client bus drivers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of school or special client bus drivers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $44,630, Alaska is the highest paying state for school or special client bus drivers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $43,700). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of school or special client bus drivers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $44,630 |
$33,530 | 1,110 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $43,700 |
$31,040 | 950 |
| 3 | Washington | $42,590 |
$29,230 | 12,960 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $41,120 |
$28,150 | 1,640 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $40,780 |
$21,580 | 1,700 |
| 6 | Utah | $40,480 |
$31,210 | 2,480 |
| 7 | New York | $40,420 |
$26,780 | 49,390 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $39,090 |
$26,330 | 13,220 |
| 9 | California | $38,490 |
$26,090 | 26,960 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $38,400 |
$24,630 | 1,140 |
| 11 | Nevada | $38,180 |
$27,610 | 2,440 |
| 12 | Iowa | $37,800 |
$18,470 | 5,360 |
| 13 | Vermont | $37,310 |
$25,430 | 1,250 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $37,020 |
$27,320 | 1,360 |
| 15 | Maryland | $37,010 |
$26,290 | 12,170 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $36,710 |
$26,630 | 16,810 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $36,670 |
$27,050 | 9,580 |
| 18 | Illinois | $35,880 |
$21,030 | 24,130 |
| 19 | Delaware | $35,430 |
$26,120 | 2,060 |
| 20 | Oregon | $34,990 |
$24,060 | 6,520 |
| 21 | Maine | $34,970 |
$26,150 | 2,510 |
| 22 | Minnesota | $34,880 |
$21,800 | 15,300 |
| 23 | Colorado | $34,850 |
$24,990 | 6,260 |
| 24 | Michigan | $34,450 |
$24,060 | 12,940 |
| 25 | Kentucky | $34,410 |
$24,370 | 10,080 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $34,070 |
$23,750 | 2,570 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $33,910 |
$20,070 | 3,130 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $33,410 |
$21,950 | 11,350 |
| 29 | Guam | $33,010 |
$26,840 | 150 |
| 30 | Montana | $30,110 |
$18,850 | 2,280 |
| 31 | Virginia | $30,060 |
$17,960 | 19,280 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $29,730 |
$18,500 | 31,970 |
| 33 | Ohio | $29,490 |
$19,930 | 10,400 |
| 34 | Arizona | $29,350 |
$22,440 | 7,210 |
| 35 | Missouri | $29,270 |
$18,120 | 12,260 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $28,960 |
$22,430 | 1,270 |
| 37 | Idaho | $28,690 |
$21,260 | 2,890 |
| 38 | Kansas | $28,590 |
$20,120 | 5,770 |
| 39 | Texas | $28,290 |
$17,300 | 34,370 |
| 40 | Florida | $28,150 |
$19,470 | 20,220 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $27,750 |
$20,050 | 16,290 |
| 42 | Virgin Islands | $26,620 |
$20,760 | 70 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $25,710 |
$17,420 | 9,750 |
| 44 | Indiana | $25,650 |
$17,010 | 11,560 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $25,210 |
$20,570 | 3,800 |
| 46 | Georgia | $24,360 |
$16,790 | 17,610 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $22,770 |
$17,350 | 2,650 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $22,620 |
$16,800 | 6,310 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $20,460 |
$16,620 | 4,430 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $20,420 |
$17,060 | 4,330 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $19,470 |
$18,400 | 6,000 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $18,980 |
$16,310 | 6,610 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $18,250 |
$16,390 | 1,390 |
| 54 | Alabama | $18,160 |
$16,210 | 9,520 |