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Top 15 cities for school bus monitors by average salary
| Seattle, WA | $49,210 |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $44,050 |
| Portland, OR | $43,110 |
| Sacramento, CA | $42,030 |
| Rochester, MN | $41,990 |
| Washington, DC | $41,690 |
| Stockton, CA | $41,500 |
| Eugene, OR | $41,280 |
| Columbus, OH | $41,040 |
| Kennewick, WA | $40,900 |
| San Diego, CA | $40,620 |
| Olympia, WA | $40,580 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $40,530 |
| Provo, UT | $40,460 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $39,880 |
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School Bus Monitors salary by state
| State | Metros | Highest average | Lowest average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 4 | $49,210 | $39,070 |
| California | 7 | $44,050 | $37,080 |
| Oregon | 2 | $43,110 | $41,280 |
| Minnesota | 2 | $41,990 | $39,120 |
| Washington, D.C. | 1 | $41,690 | $41,690 |
| Ohio | 5 | $41,040 | $32,280 |
| Utah | 3 | $40,530 | $34,870 |
| Maryland | 2 | $39,680 | $39,340 |
| Connecticut | 4 | $39,610 | $35,590 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $39,400 | $39,400 |
| New York | 12 | $39,170 | $33,580 |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $39,100 | $34,860 |
| Maine | 2 | $38,190 | $37,980 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $37,480 | $37,480 |
| North Carolina | 6 | $37,030 | $31,560 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $36,900 | $35,060 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $36,810 | $36,810 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $36,720 | $36,720 |
| Michigan | 4 | $36,560 | $31,190 |
| Florida | 10 | $36,520 | $31,150 |
| Delaware | 1 | $36,430 | $36,430 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $36,180 | $33,710 |
| Illinois | 7 | $36,140 | $33,220 |
| Virginia | 5 | $36,030 | $32,190 |
| Arizona | 3 | $35,570 | $31,910 |
| New Jersey | 2 | $35,470 | $35,010 |
| Georgia | 7 | $35,370 | $21,680 |
| Iowa | 2 | $35,040 | $32,870 |
| Indiana | 8 | $34,760 | $27,790 |
| Missouri | 3 | $34,640 | $32,260 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $34,250 | $18,220 |
| Arkansas | 4 | $34,170 | $29,410 |
| Alaska | 1 | $33,830 | $33,830 |
| South Carolina | 4 | $33,730 | $26,960 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $33,560 | $33,560 |
| Kansas | 2 | $33,450 | $29,000 |
| Tennessee | 4 | $33,100 | $29,810 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $32,760 | $32,760 |
| Texas | 8 | $32,310 | $26,910 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $32,300 | $32,300 |
| Idaho | 2 | $32,130 | $28,880 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $29,630 | $28,100 |
| Mississippi | 2 | $28,300 | $25,880 |
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School Bus Monitors salary in every city we cover
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| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | $49,210 | $47,170 | $23.66 | 190 |
| San Francisco, CA | $44,050 | $43,250 | $21.18 | 140 |
| Portland, OR | $43,110 | $41,490 | $20.72 | 210 |
| Sacramento, CA | $42,030 | $40,540 | $20.21 | 50 |
| Rochester, MN | $41,990 | $41,720 | $20.19 | 70 |
| Washington, DC | $41,690 | $41,720 | $20.05 | 2,220 |
| Stockton, CA | $41,500 | $41,050 | $19.95 | 40 |
| Eugene, OR | $41,280 | $43,110 | $19.85 | 100 |
| Columbus, OH | $41,040 | $32,830 | $19.73 | 160 |
| Kennewick, WA | $40,900 | $41,660 | $19.67 | 60 |
| San Diego, CA | $40,620 | $38,920 | $19.53 | n/a |
| Olympia, WA | $40,580 | $40,710 | $19.51 | 50 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $40,530 | $38,820 | $19.49 | 150 |
| Provo, UT | $40,460 | $36,830 | $19.45 | n/a |
| Bakersfield, CA | $39,880 | $38,220 | $19.17 | 110 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $39,870 | $38,360 | $19.17 | 270 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $39,680 | $41,490 | $19.08 | 90 |
| Hartford, CT | $39,610 | $35,520 | $19.04 | 680 |
| Green Bay, WI | $39,400 | $39,880 | $18.94 | 60 |
| Baltimore, MD | $39,340 | $38,590 | $18.92 | 650 |
| Elmira, NY | $39,170 | $33,700 | $18.83 | 50 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $39,120 | $38,670 | $18.81 | 580 |
| Barnstable, MA | $39,100 | $40,160 | $18.80 | 50 |
| Spokane, WA | $39,070 | $36,130 | $18.79 | 90 |
| Worcester, MA | $39,060 | $40,130 | $18.78 | 330 |
| Boston, MA | $38,270 | $38,470 | $18.40 | 1,090 |
| Amherst, MA | $38,220 | $35,980 | $18.37 | 40 |
| Bangor, ME | $38,190 | $37,300 | $18.36 | 50 |
| New York, NY | $38,030 | $37,340 | $18.29 | 16,260 |
| Lewiston, ME | $37,980 | $38,410 | $18.26 | 40 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $37,880 | $37,130 | $18.21 | 730 |
| Omaha, NE | $37,480 | $33,930 | $18.02 | 430 |
| New Haven, CT | $37,250 | $34,790 | $17.91 | 240 |
| Syracuse, NY | $37,160 | $35,950 | $17.87 | 600 |
| Riverside, CA | $37,080 | $36,540 | $17.83 | 280 |
| Durham, NC | $37,030 | $37,630 | $17.80 | 80 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $36,900 | $35,110 | $17.74 | 160 |
| Providence, RI | $36,810 | $35,910 | $17.70 | 1,510 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $36,760 | $35,750 | $17.67 | 110 |
| Fargo, ND | $36,720 | $37,150 | $17.66 | 40 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $36,560 | $36,930 | $17.58 | 70 |
| Crestview, FL | $36,520 | $35,120 | $17.56 | 80 |
| Flint, MI | $36,440 | $31,860 | $17.52 | n/a |
| Dover, DE | $36,430 | $36,410 | $17.51 | 80 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $36,370 | $39,080 | $17.49 | 100 |
| Allentown, PA | $36,180 | $36,610 | $17.39 | 160 |
| Peoria, IL | $36,140 | $37,140 | $17.38 | 240 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $36,030 | $35,040 | $17.32 | 430 |
| Albany, NY | $35,990 | $34,780 | $17.30 | 690 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $35,880 | $34,440 | $17.25 | 170 |
| Dayton, OH | $35,790 | $27,450 | $17.21 | 50 |
| Gainesville, FL | $35,730 | $35,060 | $17.18 | 70 |
| Lakeland, FL | $35,730 | $36,270 | $17.18 | 220 |
| Rochester, NY | $35,710 | $34,710 | $17.17 | 1,290 |
| Kingston, NY | $35,690 | $34,770 | $17.16 | 230 |
| Detroit, MI | $35,660 | $36,240 | $17.15 | 540 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $35,660 | $35,450 | $17.15 | 330 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $35,590 | $34,620 | $17.11 | 2,550 |
| Waterbury, CT | $35,590 | $34,010 | $17.11 | 150 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $35,570 | $35,040 | $17.10 | 1,030 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $35,550 | $29,570 | $17.09 | 350 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $35,470 | $35,010 | $17.05 | 170 |
| Buffalo, NY | $35,380 | $34,460 | $17.01 | 1,290 |
| Athens, GA | $35,370 | $35,520 | $17.01 | 90 |
| Miami, FL | $35,070 | $34,440 | $16.86 | 830 |
| Farmington, NM | $35,060 | $36,250 | $16.85 | n/a |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $35,040 | $34,590 | $16.85 | 110 |
| Trenton, NJ | $35,010 | $32,220 | $16.83 | 240 |
| Utica, NY | $34,880 | $33,800 | $16.77 | n/a |
| St. George, UT | $34,870 | $33,270 | $16.77 | 40 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $34,860 | $33,330 | $16.76 | 50 |
| Elkhart, IN | $34,760 | $36,490 | $16.71 | 80 |
| Lancaster, PA | $34,750 | $33,210 | $16.71 | 120 |
| St. Louis, MO | $34,640 | $34,880 | $16.66 | 1,140 |
| Champaign, IL | $34,630 | $33,900 | $16.65 | 100 |
| Orlando, FL | $34,630 | $34,430 | $16.65 | 510 |
| Tucson, AZ | $34,530 | $34,650 | $16.60 | 290 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $34,420 | $34,970 | $16.55 | 830 |
| Chicago, IL | $34,350 | $33,890 | $16.51 | 5,210 |
| Roanoke, VA | $34,340 | $33,080 | $16.51 | 140 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $34,250 | $31,410 | $16.47 | 110 |
| Watertown, NY | $34,220 | $33,290 | $16.45 | 50 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $34,170 | $30,990 | $16.43 | 130 |
| Kankakee, IL | $34,140 | $31,200 | $16.41 | 60 |
| Richmond, VA | $34,040 | $30,420 | $16.37 | 270 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $33,890 | $33,590 | $16.30 | 780 |
| Anchorage, AK | $33,830 | $33,990 | $16.27 | 160 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $33,810 | $31,950 | $16.25 | 70 |
| Charleston, SC | $33,730 | $33,120 | $16.22 | 120 |
| Reading, PA | $33,710 | $36,140 | $16.21 | 120 |
| Binghamton, NY | $33,580 | $32,370 | $16.15 | 190 |
| Rapid City, SD | $33,560 | $35,000 | $16.14 | 40 |
| Topeka, KS | $33,450 | $33,560 | $16.08 | 80 |
| Rockford, IL | $33,410 | $31,200 | $16.06 | 130 |
| Pensacola, FL | $33,380 | $32,780 | $16.05 | 100 |
| Bloomington, IL | $33,300 | $33,750 | $16.01 | 100 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $33,240 | $32,340 | $15.98 | 100 |
| Tampa, FL | $33,230 | $32,330 | $15.98 | 340 |
| Springfield, IL | $33,220 | $31,200 | $15.97 | 100 |
| Nashville, TN | $33,100 | $30,640 | $15.91 | 320 |
| Charlotte, NC | $33,090 | $34,120 | $15.91 | 390 |
| Lafayette, IN | $33,080 | $32,030 | $15.91 | 30 |
| Greensboro, NC | $33,080 | $33,430 | $15.90 | 120 |
| Sarasota, FL | $32,980 | $30,670 | $15.85 | 160 |
| Evansville, IN | $32,970 | $35,620 | $15.85 | 100 |
| Davenport, IA | $32,870 | $31,570 | $15.80 | 170 |
| Kansas City, MO | $32,790 | $31,500 | $15.76 | 690 |
| Manchester, NH | $32,760 | $33,750 | $15.75 | 40 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $32,710 | $37,660 | $15.73 | 30 |
| Raleigh, NC | $32,580 | $31,630 | $15.66 | 220 |
| Cleveland, OH | $32,480 | $27,320 | $15.62 | 200 |
| Austin, TX | $32,310 | $33,100 | $15.53 | 160 |
| Louisville, KY | $32,300 | $31,860 | $15.53 | 150 |
| Youngstown, OH | $32,280 | $26,920 | $15.52 | 50 |
| Joplin, MO | $32,260 | $32,470 | $15.51 | 40 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $32,190 | $30,240 | $15.48 | 70 |
| South Bend, IN | $32,160 | $29,910 | $15.46 | 60 |
| Boise, ID | $32,130 | $29,600 | $15.45 | n/a |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $31,910 | $30,830 | $15.34 | 40 |
| Beaumont, TX | $31,740 | $30,070 | $15.26 | 60 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $31,560 | $33,380 | $15.17 | 50 |
| Little Rock, AR | $31,240 | $28,850 | $15.02 | 230 |
| Lansing, MI | $31,190 | $29,540 | $15.00 | 430 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $31,150 | $29,390 | $14.98 | 600 |
| Memphis, TN | $31,010 | $27,250 | $14.91 | 160 |
| Houston, TX | $30,960 | $29,660 | $14.89 | 900 |
| McAllen, TX | $29,990 | $30,180 | $14.42 | 130 |
| Dallas, TX | $29,920 | $28,640 | $14.38 | 470 |
| Knoxville, TN | $29,910 | $26,680 | $14.38 | 50 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $29,810 | $28,180 | $14.33 | 120 |
| Tulsa, OK | $29,630 | $28,770 | $14.24 | 160 |
| Atlanta, GA | $29,550 | $30,130 | $14.21 | 1,640 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $29,500 | $31,180 | $14.18 | 110 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $29,410 | $27,990 | $14.14 | 50 |
| Wichita, KS | $29,000 | $27,790 | $13.94 | 460 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $28,880 | $25,250 | $13.88 | 30 |
| Michigan City, IN | $28,760 | $28,910 | $13.83 | 30 |
| San Antonio, TX | $28,360 | $28,840 | $13.64 | 150 |
| Columbus, GA | $28,340 | $27,560 | $13.62 | n/a |
| Gulfport, MS | $28,300 | $26,970 | $13.60 | 110 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $28,100 | $26,910 | $13.51 | 420 |
| El Paso, TX | $28,020 | $29,520 | $13.47 | 130 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $27,940 | $27,770 | $13.43 | 90 |
| Kokomo, IN | $27,790 | $24,150 | $13.36 | 30 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $27,510 | $29,300 | $13.23 | 220 |
| Brunswick, GA | $27,260 | $27,430 | $13.10 | 40 |
| Greenville, SC | $27,060 | $26,240 | $13.01 | n/a |
| Columbia, SC | $26,960 | $27,780 | $12.96 | n/a |
| Killeen, TX | $26,910 | $25,990 | $12.94 | 50 |
| Jackson, MS | $25,880 | $24,750 | $12.44 | 120 |
| Slidell, LA | $25,630 | $27,260 | $12.32 | n/a |
| New Orleans, LA | $24,500 | $25,070 | $11.78 | 250 |
| Savannah, GA | $22,400 | $20,370 | $10.77 | 180 |
| Augusta, GA | $21,680 | $20,190 | $10.42 | 180 |
| Houma, LA | $18,220 | $17,050 | $8.76 | 30 |
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School Bus Monitors salary: questions
Where do school bus monitors make the most money?
In Seattle, WA, with an average of $49,210 a year, among the 155 metro areas we cover.
What is the average school bus monitors salary in the U.S.?
$35,755 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where is school bus monitors pay the lowest?
Houma, LA, at $18,220 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 33-9094.
- U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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