Bus Drivers, School


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Bus Drivers, School

Bus Drivers, School - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by school district, bus size, and the driver's level of experience.

In most occupations, only workers who work full time receive benefits. This is not true for school bus drivers. Most school bus drivers work part time, but almost all of them receive benefits. Most receive sick leave and health insurance. Some employers also provide a retirement plan. However, school bus drivers usually do not receive vacation pay, because they do not work when schools are closed.

Bus drivers, school (SOC 53-3051)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $19.64 $23.25 $24.27
Yearly $40,836 $48,357 $50,480
    Champaign Area Hourly $18.52 $20.09 $23.32
Yearly $38,536 $41,794 $48,495
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $17.20 $18.90 $22.44
Yearly $35,771 $39,316 $46,669
    Cook County Hourly $22.82 $23.82 $24.27
Yearly $47,471 $49,550 $50,484
    Decatur Area Hourly $18.01 $22.10 $23.49
Yearly $37,462 $45,972 $48,846
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $22.22 $24.77 $27.26
Yearly $46,210 $51,503 $56,702
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $19.89 $23.13 $23.30
Yearly $41,359 $48,105 $48,464
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $12.54 $20.04 $23.32
Yearly $26,072 $41,688 $48,505
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $17.92 $20.23 $23.90
Yearly $37,270 $42,069 $49,719
    Lake County Hourly $22.82 $24.15 $24.45
Yearly $47,471 $50,241 $50,861
    McHenry County Hourly $23.36 $23.82 $31.39
Yearly $48,596 $49,552 $65,296
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $18.66 $18.99 $22.48
Yearly $38,809 $39,497 $46,751
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $18.18 $18.93 $22.74
Yearly $37,804 $39,378 $47,295
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $17.75 $19.63 $22.91
Yearly $36,926 $40,828 $47,663
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $15.42 $19.34 $23.66
Yearly $32,073 $40,233 $49,229
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $18.95 $22.00 $22.70
Yearly $39,414 $45,750 $47,203
    Rockford Area Hourly $19.67 $22.20 $23.69
Yearly $40,897 $46,162 $49,285
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $15.71 $19.53 $22.68
Yearly $32,674 $40,633 $47,191
    Springfield Area Hourly $19.97 $22.81 $23.76
Yearly $41,546 $47,438 $49,412
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $19.40 $22.41 $23.76
Yearly $40,341 $46,623 $49,419
    Vermilion County Hourly $17.42 $18.76 $23.00
Yearly $36,222 $39,024 $47,834
    Will County Hourly $22.01 $23.64 $24.38
Yearly $45,785 $49,186 $50,703
United States Hourly $16.27 $19.84 $23.66
Yearly $33,850 $41,270 $49,210

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.