This question is about school bus driver jobs.
Can a school bus driver make 100k?
By Zippia Team - Feb. 15, 2022
No, you cannot make $100,000 per year as a school bus driver. It is highly unlikely to earn over $100k because the average annual salary for a school bus driver is $36,212. Even school bus drivers in higher-paid positions do not typically earn more than $43,000 per year.
What Are The Highest Paying States For School Bus Drivers?
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile school bus driver earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Massachusetts | $51,000 |
| Washington | $51,000 |
| Alaska | $47,000 |
| Oregon | $47,000 |
| Vermont | $45,000 |
| Maine | $45,000 |
| New Hampshire | $45,000 |
| New Jersey | $45,000 |
| California | $45,000 |
| Indiana | $44,000 |
| Rhode Island | $44,000 |
| Connecticut | $44,000 |
| New York | $44,000 |
| Maryland | $44,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,000 |
| Wisconsin | $43,000 |
| North Dakota | $43,000 |
| Minnesota | $43,000 |
| District of Columbia | $43,000 |
| Texas | $42,000 |
| Ohio | $41,000 |
| Iowa | $41,000 |
| Louisiana | $41,000 |
| Utah | $41,000 |
| Arizona | $41,000 |
| West Virginia | $40,000 |
| Kentucky | $40,000 |
| South Dakota | $40,000 |
| Tennessee | $40,000 |
| Nebraska | $40,000 |
| Illinois | $40,000 |
| Michigan | $40,000 |
| Wyoming | $40,000 |
| Missouri | $40,000 |
| Virginia | $40,000 |
| Nevada | $40,000 |
| Kansas | $39,000 |
| Arkansas | $39,000 |
| South Carolina | $39,000 |
| Montana | $39,000 |
| Idaho | $39,000 |
| Hawaii | $39,000 |
| Colorado | $39,000 |
| Alabama | $38,000 |
| Oklahoma | $38,000 |
| New Mexico | $38,000 |
| Mississippi | $37,000 |
| Georgia | $37,000 |
| Delaware | $37,000 |
| North Carolina | $37,000 |
| Florida | $35,000 |
