First Student bus monitor salary

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Average First Student bus monitor salary

$12.96hourly

$28,214 yearly

Entry-level First Student bus monitor salary

$22,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does First Student pay bus monitors?

The average salary for First Student bus monitors is $28,214 per year. First Student bus monitor salaries range between $22,000 to $34,000 per year. First Student bus monitors earn 5% more than the national average salary for bus monitors of $26,958.

Location impacts how much a bus monitor at First Student can expect to make. Bus monitors at First Student make the most in Springfield, MA, Tacoma, WA, and Providence, RI.

How much does First Student pay bus monitors by location?

First Student pays bus monitors the most in Springfield, MA, Tacoma, WA, and Providence, RI. Additionally, cities like Ketchikan and Bethel also report highly competitive salaries for bus monitors at First Student.

Bus monitor First Student salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Springfield, MA	$36,440	$17.52
2	Tacoma, WA	$35,395	$17.02
3	Providence, RI	$35,247	$16.95
4	Ketchikan, AK	$34,829	$16.74
5	Bethel, CT	$33,591	$16.15
6	Augusta, ME	$33,143	$15.93
7	Buffalo, NY	$32,919	$15.83
8	Nashua, NH	$32,835	$15.79
9	Berlin, VT	$32,648	$15.70
10	East Orange, NJ	$31,163	$14.98

Highest-paid First Student bus monitors by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Special Needs Bus Driver	$37,979	$18	1
2	School Bus Driver	$37,713	$18	715
3	Bus Driver/Monitor	$37,641	$18	-
4	School Bus Operator	$37,592	$18	-
5	Bus Driver	$37,030	$18	-
6	Bus Matron	$30,881	$15	-
7	Monitor	$29,890	$14	63
8	Bus Escort	$29,181	$14	-
9	School Bus Monitor	$28,615	$14	175
10	Bus Assistant	$27,767	$13	-

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Recent salaries for bus monitors at first student

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Bus Monitor/Aide	Buffalo, NY	06/28/2025	$35,792
Bus Monitor/Aide	Colver, PA	06/28/2025	$39,653
Bus Monitor/Aide	Newark, NJ	06/27/2025	$32,328
Bus Monitor/Aide	Shoreham, NY	05/07/2025	$34,436
Bus Monitor/Aide	Rochester, NY	04/17/2025	$32,349

Bus monitor salary at First Student competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Transdev Services, Inc.	$28,217	$14	154
2	Minnesota Coaches	$28,208	$14	-
3	Apple Bus	$28,199	$14	-
4	Durham School Services	$28,197	$14	-
5	Rohrer Bus	$28,176	$14	-
6	Lamers Bus Lines	$28,169	$14	-
7	Krapf Group	$28,159	$14	10
8	RideSTA	$28,157	$14	-
9	First Transit	$28,136	$14	-
10	GO Riteway	$28,129	$14	47
11	Cyr Northstar Tours	$28,123	$14	-
12	Brown Bus	$28,048	$13	-
13	Voigt's Motorcoach Travel	$27,980	$13	4
14	Sunrise Transportation	$27,938	$13	-
15	Petermann Bus	$27,895	$13	-
16	Student Transportation Inc.	$27,809	$13	65
17	Dean Transportation	$27,804	$13	53
18	NRT Bus	$27,724	$13	-
19	Atlantic Express	$27,666	$13	-
20	MV Transportation	$26,767	$13	13

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