The highest-paying states for school bus monitors (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 bus monitors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $36,940, Maine is the highest paying state for school bus monitors. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $36,180). 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 bus monitors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | $36,940 |
$26,820 | 180 |
| 2 | Washington | $36,180 |
$30,140 | 400 |
| 3 | California | $35,480 |
$30,150 | 1,260 |
| 4 | Utah | $35,410 |
$27,630 | 590 |
| 5 | New York | $33,950 |
$28,430 | 15,080 |
| 6 | North Dakota | $33,310 |
$30,150 | 150 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $33,250 |
$28,260 | 610 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $33,010 |
$29,590 | 680 |
| 9 | Oregon | $31,770 |
$27,760 | 370 |
| 10 | Alaska | $31,520 |
$24,570 | 360 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $31,190 |
$29,640 | 2,260 |
| 12 | Delaware | $31,100 |
$28,900 | 250 |
| 13 | Maryland | $30,910 |
$26,000 | 2,760 |
| 14 | Illinois | $30,850 |
$24,960 | 4,740 |
| 15 | Tennessee | $30,490 |
$19,280 | 700 |
| 16 | Wyoming | $30,280 |
$25,770 | 280 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $29,730 |
$26,030 | 800 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $29,410 |
$19,270 | 50 |
| 19 | Vermont | $29,400 |
$26,200 | 150 |
| 20 | Idaho | $29,090 |
$23,080 | 320 |
| 21 | New Jersey | $29,080 |
$27,040 | 3,450 |
| 22 | Ohio | $28,910 |
$23,410 | 750 |
| 23 | Indiana | $28,710 |
$22,640 | 1,470 |
| 24 | Iowa | $28,710 |
$23,810 | 480 |
| 25 | Colorado | $28,490 |
$25,630 | 60 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $28,090 |
$24,210 | 390 |
| 27 | Arizona | $28,070 |
$26,620 | 1,440 |
| 28 | Kansas | $27,820 |
$23,020 | 350 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $27,540 |
$20,820 | 220 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $27,520 |
$22,280 | 1,460 |
| 31 | Texas | $27,450 |
$21,920 | 7,260 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $27,450 |
$22,510 | 1,780 |
| 33 | Michigan | $27,360 |
$21,980 | 2,070 |
| 34 | Missouri | $27,250 |
$23,190 | 1,300 |
| 35 | Virginia | $27,220 |
$22,990 | 1,290 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $27,200 |
$22,880 | 530 |
| 37 | Georgia | $26,590 |
$17,850 | 1,580 |
| 38 | Nevada | $26,550 |
$22,560 | 60 |
| 39 | Florida | $26,380 |
$22,830 | 3,790 |
| 40 | Montana | $25,360 |
$23,830 | 140 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $24,020 |
$23,920 | 190 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $23,800 |
$19,250 | 530 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $23,690 |
$19,620 | 310 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $22,390 |
$21,580 | 60 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $22,140 |
$16,560 | 370 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $19,400 |
$17,350 | 570 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of school bus monitors in those states is not available at this time.
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