SOC 33-9094 · Protective Service Occupations

School Bus Monitors

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$35,100

U.S. median hourly wage$16.88

U.S. employment78,420

Nationally, school bus monitors earned a median of $35,100 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 78,420 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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School Bus Monitors: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$42,330	$20.35	470	0.1
District of Columbia	$41,720	$20.06	Not published	Not published
Oregon	$40,900	$19.66	380	0.2
Hawaii	$40,250	$19.35	220	0.4
Vermont	$39,020	$18.76	70	0.2
Maryland	$38,750	$18.63	2,370	0.9
Minnesota	$38,590	$18.56	790	0.3
North Dakota	$38,480	$18.50	120	0.3
California	$38,360	$18.44	1,260	0.1
Maine	$38,060	$18.30	160	0.2
Utah	$38,020	$18.28	470	0.3
New Hampshire	$37,620	$18.09	120	0.2
New York	$36,910	$17.74	19,090	2.0
Wyoming	$36,810	$17.70	330	1.2
Wisconsin	$36,640	$17.61	310	0.1
Delaware	$36,560	$17.58	280	0.6
Virginia	$36,510	$17.56	1,920	0.5
New Mexico	$36,250	$17.43	330	0.4
New Jersey	$36,100	$17.35	6,100	1.4
Massachusetts	$36,020	$17.32	2,300	0.6
Rhode Island	$35,910	$17.27	Not published	Not published
Connecticut	$35,350	$16.99	1,520	0.9
Pennsylvania	$35,290	$16.97	3,180	0.5
Nebraska	$34,750	$16.71	480	0.5
Montana	$34,740	$16.70	200	0.4
Arizona	$34,560	$16.62	1,570	0.5
South Dakota	$34,380	$16.53	140	0.3
Missouri	$34,220	$16.45	1,530	0.5
Florida	$34,110	$16.40	4,080	0.4
Alaska	$33,990	$16.34	260	0.8
Illinois	$33,840	$16.27	6,930	1.1
Indiana	$33,590	$16.15	2,020	0.6
Colorado	$33,540	$16.12	150	0.1
North Carolina	$32,970	$15.85	1,360	0.3
Iowa	$32,740	$15.74	520	0.3
Michigan	$32,480	$15.62	1,860	0.4
Idaho	$32,230	$15.49	340	0.4
Georgia	$30,130	$14.48	2,870	0.6
Kansas	$29,420	$14.15	1,240	0.9
Texas	$29,300	$14.09	2,610	0.2
Nevada	$29,230	$14.05	160	0.1
Arkansas	$28,260	$13.59	780	0.6
Kentucky	$28,220	$13.57	370	0.2
Alabama	$28,210	$13.56	130	0.1
Oklahoma	$28,130	$13.52	720	0.4
Ohio	$28,110	$13.51	1,000	0.2
Tennessee	$27,250	$13.10	830	0.3
South Carolina	$26,240	$12.62	1,180	0.5
Louisiana	$25,250	$12.14	1,170	0.6
Mississippi	$23,500	$11.30	540	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 160 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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School Bus Monitors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$47,170	$22.68	190	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$43,250	$20.79	140	0.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$43,110	$20.73	100	0.6
Rochester, MN	$41,720	$20.06	70	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$41,720	$20.06	2,220	0.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$41,660	$20.03	60	0.4
Lexington Park, MD	$41,490	$19.95	90	1.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$41,490	$19.95	210	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$41,050	$19.74	40	0.1
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$40,710	$19.57	50	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$40,540	$19.49	50	0.0
Barnstable Town, MA	$40,160	$19.31	50	0.5
Worcester, MA	$40,130	$19.30	330	0.9
Green Bay, WI	$39,880	$19.17	60	0.4
Rocky Mount, NC	$39,080	$18.79	100	1.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$38,920	$18.71	Not published	Not published
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$38,820	$18.66	150	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$38,670	$18.59	580	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$38,590	$18.55	650	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$38,470	$18.50	1,090	0.4
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$38,410	$18.47	40	0.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$38,360	$18.44	270	0.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$38,220	$18.38	110	0.3
Harrisonburg, VA	$37,660	$18.11	30	0.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$37,630	$18.09	80	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$37,340	$17.95	16,260	1.7
Bangor, ME	$37,300	$17.93	50	0.7
Fargo, ND-MN	$37,150	$17.86	40	0.3
Peoria, IL	$37,140	$17.86	240	1.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$37,130	$17.85	730	2.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$36,930	$17.76	70	0.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$36,830	$17.71	Not published	Not published
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$36,610	$17.60	160	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$36,540	$17.57	280	0.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$36,490	$17.54	80	0.6
Dover, DE	$36,410	$17.51	80	1.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$36,270	$17.44	220	0.8
Farmington, NM	$36,250	$17.43	Not published	Not published
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$36,240	$17.43	540	0.3
Reading, PA	$36,140	$17.37	120	0.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$36,130	$17.37	90	0.4
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$35,980	$17.30	40	0.5
Syracuse, NY	$35,950	$17.28	600	2.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$35,910	$17.27	1,510	2.1
Glens Falls, NY	$35,750	$17.19	110	2.2
Evansville, IN	$35,620	$17.13	100	0.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$35,520	$17.08	90	0.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$35,520	$17.08	680	1.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$35,450	$17.04	330	0.8
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$35,120	$16.89	80	0.6
Albuquerque, NM	$35,110	$16.88	160	0.4
Gainesville, FL	$35,060	$16.86	70	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$35,040	$16.85	1,030	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$35,040	$16.85	430	0.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$35,010	$16.83	170	1.0
Rapid City, SD	$35,000	$16.83	40	0.5
Pittsburgh, PA	$34,970	$16.81	830	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$34,880	$16.77	1,140	0.8
New Haven, CT	$34,790	$16.73	240	0.9
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$34,780	$16.72	690	1.5
Kingston, NY	$34,770	$16.71	230	3.9
Rochester, NY	$34,710	$16.69	1,290	2.6
Tucson, AZ	$34,650	$16.66	290	0.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$34,620	$16.65	2,550	0.9
Cedar Rapids, IA	$34,590	$16.63	110	0.8
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$34,460	$16.57	1,290	2.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$34,440	$16.56	830	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	$34,440	$16.56	170	1.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$34,430	$16.55	510	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$34,120	$16.40	390	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$34,010	$16.35	150	1.0
Anchorage, AK	$33,990	$16.34	160	0.9
Omaha, NE-IA	$33,930	$16.31	430	0.9
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$33,900	$16.30	100	0.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$33,890	$16.29	5,210	1.2
Utica-Rome, NY	$33,800	$16.25	Not published	Not published
Bloomington, IL	$33,750	$16.23	100	1.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$33,750	$16.22	40	0.2
Elmira, NY	$33,700	$16.20	50	1.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$33,590	$16.15	780	0.7
Topeka, KS	$33,560	$16.14	80	0.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$33,430	$16.07	120	0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	$33,380	$16.05	50	0.2
Pittsfield, MA	$33,330	$16.03	50	0.9
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$33,290	$16.01	50	1.3
St. George, UT	$33,270	$16.00	40	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$33,210	$15.97	120	0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$33,120	$15.92	120	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$33,100	$15.91	160	0.1
Roanoke, VA	$33,080	$15.90	140	0.9
Columbus, OH	$32,830	$15.78	160	0.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$32,780	$15.76	100	0.5
Joplin, MO-KS	$32,470	$15.61	40	0.4
Binghamton, NY	$32,370	$15.56	190	1.9
Fort Wayne, IN	$32,340	$15.55	100	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$32,330	$15.54	340	0.2
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$32,220	$15.49	240	1.0
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$32,030	$15.40	30	0.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$31,950	$15.36	70	0.7
Flint, MI	$31,860	$15.32	Not published	Not published
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$31,860	$15.32	150	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$31,630	$15.21	220	0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$31,570	$15.18	170	0.9
Kansas City, MO-KS	$31,500	$15.15	690	0.6
Lake Charles, LA	$31,410	$15.10	110	1.1
Kankakee, IL	$31,200	$15.00	60	1.3
Rockford, IL	$31,200	$15.00	130	0.9
Springfield, IL	$31,200	$15.00	100	1.0
Warner Robins, GA	$31,180	$14.99	110	1.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$30,990	$14.90	130	0.5
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$30,830	$14.82	40	0.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$30,670	$14.75	160	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$30,640	$14.73	320	0.3
Richmond, VA	$30,420	$14.63	270	0.4
Lynchburg, VA	$30,240	$14.54	70	0.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$30,180	$14.51	130	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$30,130	$14.48	1,640	0.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$30,070	$14.46	60	0.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$29,910	$14.38	60	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$29,660	$14.26	900	0.3
Boise City, ID	$29,600	$14.23	Not published	Not published
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$29,570	$14.21	350	0.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$29,540	$14.20	430	2.0
El Paso, TX	$29,520	$14.19	130	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$29,390	$14.13	600	0.8
Baton Rouge, LA	$29,300	$14.09	220	0.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$28,910	$13.90	30	0.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$28,850	$13.87	230	0.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$28,840	$13.87	150	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$28,770	$13.83	160	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$28,640	$13.77	470	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$28,180	$13.55	120	0.4
Jonesboro, AR	$27,990	$13.46	50	0.8
Wichita, KS	$27,790	$13.36	460	1.5
Columbia, SC	$27,780	$13.36	Not published	Not published
Spartanburg, SC	$27,770	$13.35	90	0.6
Columbus, GA-AL	$27,560	$13.25	Not published	Not published
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$27,450	$13.20	50	0.1
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$27,430	$13.19	40	1.0
Cleveland, OH	$27,320	$13.13	200	0.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$27,260	$13.11	Not published	Not published
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$27,250	$13.10	160	0.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$26,970	$12.96	110	0.7
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$26,920	$12.94	50	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$26,910	$12.94	420	0.6
Knoxville, TN	$26,680	$12.83	50	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$26,240	$12.62	Not published	Not published
Killeen-Temple, TX	$25,990	$12.50	50	0.3
Twin Falls, ID	$25,250	$12.14	30	0.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$25,070	$12.05	250	0.6
Jackson, MS	$24,750	$11.90	120	0.4
Kokomo, IN	$24,150	$11.61	30	0.9
Savannah, GA	$20,370	$9.79	180	0.9
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$20,190	$9.71	180	0.8
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$17,050	$8.20	30	0.4
Corpus Christi, TX	Not published	Not published	40	0.2
Dalton, GA	Not published	Not published	60	0.8
Fairbanks-College, AK	Not published	Not published	60	1.6
Lafayette, LA	Not published	Not published	60	0.3
Rome, GA	Not published	Not published	30	0.7

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.