Bus Drivers, School · SOC 53-3051
Bus Drivers, School Salary in the East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Bus Drivers, School in the East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $50,790 per year ($24.42 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $34,420 at the 10th percentile to $81,220 at the 90th. BLS estimates 400 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Bus Drivers, School in the East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area earn more than $50,790 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $48,030 and $72,440.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $34,420 | $48,030 | $50,790 | $72,440 | $81,220 |
| Hourly | $16.55 | $23.09 | $24.42 | $34.83 | $39.05 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$50,790 median for East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $48,030 to $72,440
- North Dakotastate$50,790 median for North Dakota; middle half earns $46,840 to $62,610
- United Statesnational$47,920 median for United States; middle half earns $38,650 to $58,430
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs North Dakota overall and +6% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in North Dakota
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for bus drivers, school, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areathis page$50,790 median for East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $48,030 to $72,440
- $55,880 median for Minot metro area; middle half earns $47,060 to $76,220
- $53,270 median for Grand Forks metro area; middle half earns $45,640 to $63,940
- $47,590 median for Bismarck metro area; middle half earns $47,230 to $56,830
- $46,840 median for Fargo metro area; middle half earns $46,840 to $57,090
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for bus drivers, schools · Highest-paying occupations in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.