How much does a School Bus Monitors make?

The median annual wage for School Bus Monitors is $35,100 ($17 per hour). Pay ranges from about $28,130 at the 10th percentile to $43,250 at the 90th percentile.

What is the average salary for a School Bus Monitors?

The average (mean) annual salary is $35,150, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.

Which state pays School Bus Monitorss the most?

Washington has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $42,330.

Is School Bus Monitors a growing occupation?

BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 78K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.

School Bus Monitors Salary

Protective Service Occupations · 78K employed in the U.S.

Median annual

$35,100

Median hourly

$17

Average annual

$35,150

Typical range

$28,130–$43,250

Pay distribution

10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.

10th$28,130

25th$31,760

Median$35,100

75th$37,760

90th$43,250

What this role pays

The median annual salary for School Bus Monitors is $35,100 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $17 an hour at a full-time schedule.

Maintain order among students on a school bus. Duties include helping students safely board and exit and communicating behavioral problems.

Most earn between $28,130 and $43,250 a year. There are roughly 78K people employed as school bus monitors in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.

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Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $16.88
Daily: $135
Weekly: $675
Bi-weekly: $1,350
Monthly: $2,925
Annual: $35,100

$35,100 a year is around the 50th percentile for School Bus Monitorss. The median is $35,100.

School Bus Monitors — U.S., May 2025
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$13.50	$28,130
25th percentile	$15.30	$31,760
Median	$16.90	$35,100
75th percentile	$18.10	$37,760
90th percentile	$20.80	$43,250
Average (mean)	$16.90	$35,150
Employment	78,420 people

Highest-paying states

Median annual wage by state.

1Washington$42,330
2District of Columbia$41,720
3Oregon$40,900
4Hawaii$40,250
5Vermont$39,020
6Maryland$38,750
7Minnesota$38,590
8North Dakota$38,480
9California$38,360
10Maine$38,060
11Utah$38,020
12New Hampshire$37,620

Top-paying metro areas

Median annual wage by metro area.

1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$47,170
2San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$43,250
3Eugene-Springfield, OR$43,110
4Rochester, MN$41,720
5Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$41,720
6Kennewick-Richland, WA$41,660
7Lexington Park, MD$41,490
8Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$41,490
9Stockton-Lodi, CA$41,050
10Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$40,710
11Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$40,540
12Barnstable Town, MA$40,160

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a School Bus Monitors make?: The median annual wage for School Bus Monitors is $35,100 ($17 per hour). Pay ranges from about $28,130 at the 10th percentile to $43,250 at the 90th percentile.
What is the average salary for a School Bus Monitors?: The average (mean) annual salary is $35,150, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
Which state pays School Bus Monitorss the most?: Washington has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $42,330.
Is School Bus Monitors a growing occupation?: BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 78K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.