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Hi there. I'm considering going into the bus driving business and I was curious what the starting wages are for this kind of job? Any info would be appreciate. Thanks
Im a school bus driver/owner and i started out at
$14 per hour but it is a lot of responsibility i also would get paid the same to wash and maintain the buses on the weekends. if you have any questions feel free to ask me
Aaron
Bus driver wages differ greatly depending upon the location around the country.
Generally speaking, school bus wages start anywhere from $7.00 per hour to more than $15.00. Transit driver wages tend to be a little higher. Motorcoach driver wages average about $10.00 per hour.
The actual take home wage differs greatly as well. Some operations have a minimum number of hours per day. Others pay only for the actual hours worked. For instance, one local district pays almost $14.00 per hour but pays only for actual driving time--about 2.5 hours per day with two shifts. The district next door pays $11.00 per hour but pays a minimum of two hours per shift.
Public employers usually also pay very generous benefit packages in addition to the pay.
I've seen a lot of ads around town (Anchorage,Alaska) for beginning school bus drivers starting at $11.60 an hour. That seemed kind of low for the level of responsibility involved. Don't know about anywhere else
Lee
Your right, its alot of resonsibility, but I'm willingly to take that on for the kids sake. Might I suggest, Aaron, goin to SchoolBusFleet.com and joining the forums...you would love it there. Hope to see you there soon.
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