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Occupation · SOC 33-9094
School Bus Monitors: pay and where the jobs are
What school bus monitors earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$35,100 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $35,150
- Median hourly wage
- $16.88
- Mean hourly wage
- $16.90
- Employment
- 78,420
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 33-9094.
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How much do school bus monitors make?
The median annual wage for school bus monitors was $35,100 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $28,130 and the highest-paid 10% more than $43,250. As an hourly rate, the median is $16.88. About 78,420 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Washington ($42,330), District of Columbia ($41,720) and Oregon ($40,900). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Dakota.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for school bus monitors looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,130 | $13.52 | $2,344 | $2,065 |
| 25th percentile | $31,760 | $15.27 | $2,647 | $2,308 |
| Median | $35,100 | $16.88 | $2,925 | $2,532 |
| 75th percentile | $37,760 | $18.15 | $3,147 | $2,710 |
| 90th percentile | $43,250 | $20.79 | $3,604 | $3,078 |
School Bus Monitors: pay by state
50 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$37,207 take-home in national prices
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$34,261 take-home in national prices
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$33,645 take-home in national prices
Where a median school bus monitor paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 470 | $42,330 | $35,770 | $52,230 | $35,605 | $33,272 |
| District of Columbia | Not published | $41,720 | $36,990 | $42,740 | $34,365 | $31,269 |
| Oregon | 380 | $40,900 | $34,620 | $51,310 | $32,294 | $31,244 |
| Hawaii | 220 | $40,250 | $32,130 | $45,240 | $32,977 | $29,993 |
| Vermont | 70 | $39,020 | $34,900 | $54,530 | $32,659 | $33,340 |
| Maryland | 2,370 | $38,750 | $32,480 | $47,550 | $31,841 | $30,337 |
| Minnesota | 790 | $38,590 | $33,030 | $43,900 | $31,771 | $32,216 |
| North Dakota | 120 | $38,480 | $33,070 | $45,720 | $33,099 | $37,207 |
| California | 1,260 | $38,360 | $35,520 | $46,170 | $31,986 | $28,890 |
| Maine | 160 | $38,060 | $30,470 | $46,770 | $31,581 | $32,541 |
| Utah | 470 | $38,020 | $31,570 | $48,330 | $31,746 | $32,110 |
| New Hampshire | 120 | $37,620 | $22,950 | $47,060 | $32,408 | $31,112 |
| New York | 19,090 | $36,910 | $33,060 | $42,810 | $30,250 | $28,030 |
| Wyoming | 330 | $36,810 | $31,060 | $46,390 | $31,757 | $34,261 |
| Wisconsin | 310 | $36,640 | $29,130 | $43,410 | $30,702 | $32,629 |
| Delaware | 280 | $36,560 | $31,200 | $46,690 | $30,058 | $30,115 |
| Virginia | 1,920 | $36,510 | $28,220 | $46,020 | $30,231 | $29,900 |
| New Mexico | 330 | $36,250 | $30,230 | $64,750 | $30,715 | $33,310 |
| New Jersey | 6,100 | $36,100 | $32,220 | $43,570 | $30,335 | $27,880 |
| Massachusetts | 2,300 | $36,020 | $33,690 | $42,270 | $29,375 | $27,776 |
| Rhode Island | Not published | $35,910 | $31,200 | $44,460 | $29,909 | $29,242 |
| Connecticut | 1,520 | $35,350 | $34,010 | $49,570 | $29,471 | $28,444 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,180 | $35,290 | $29,040 | $41,720 | $29,427 | $30,160 |
| Nebraska | 480 | $34,750 | $28,870 | $47,400 | $29,400 | $32,629 |
| Montana | 200 | $34,740 | $30,620 | $44,510 | $29,218 | $30,871 |
| Arizona | 1,570 | $34,560 | $30,580 | $41,440 | $29,479 | $29,280 |
| South Dakota | 140 | $34,380 | $32,820 | $35,650 | $29,804 | $33,645 |
| Missouri | 1,530 | $34,220 | $28,600 | $36,600 | $29,005 | $31,938 |
| Florida | 4,080 | $34,110 | $28,220 | $39,650 | $29,587 | $28,611 |
| Alaska | 260 | $33,990 | $30,840 | $37,720 | $29,321 | $28,645 |
| Illinois | 6,930 | $33,840 | $31,200 | $38,390 | $27,840 | $27,852 |
| Indiana | 2,020 | $33,590 | $27,640 | $38,500 | $28,208 | $30,224 |
| Colorado | 150 | $33,540 | $30,800 | $37,020 | $28,214 | $27,379 |
| North Carolina | 1,360 | $32,970 | $27,650 | $39,080 | $27,865 | $29,541 |
| Iowa | 520 | $32,740 | $28,180 | $36,540 | $27,894 | $31,784 |
| Michigan | 1,860 | $32,480 | $28,630 | $42,700 | $27,148 | $28,215 |
| Idaho | 340 | $32,230 | $25,610 | $44,710 | $27,477 | $28,773 |
| Georgia | 2,870 | $30,130 | $17,590 | $37,380 | $25,634 | $26,621 |
| Kansas | 1,240 | $29,420 | $26,090 | $35,400 | $24,953 | $27,705 |
| Texas | 2,610 | $29,300 | $23,360 | $37,400 | $25,723 | $26,503 |
| Nevada | 160 | $29,230 | $25,130 | $40,260 | $25,666 | $25,672 |
| Arkansas | 780 | $28,260 | $23,160 | $41,190 | $24,322 | $27,977 |
| Kentucky | 370 | $28,220 | $19,820 | $34,940 | $23,979 | $26,596 |
| Alabama | 130 | $28,210 | $23,920 | $41,820 | $23,750 | $26,738 |
| Oklahoma | 720 | $28,130 | $17,830 | $35,230 | $24,055 | $27,384 |
| Ohio | 1,000 | $28,110 | $26,580 | $62,070 | $24,759 | $26,687 |
| Tennessee | 830 | $27,250 | $20,540 | $43,740 | $24,050 | $26,179 |
| South Carolina | 1,180 | $26,240 | $17,490 | $36,090 | $22,995 | $24,528 |
| Louisiana | 1,170 | $25,250 | $17,020 | $39,320 | $22,032 | $24,978 |
| Mississippi | 540 | $23,500 | $16,910 | $34,280 | $20,754 | $23,868 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 33-9094. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.