Bus Drivers, School · SOC 53-3051
Bus Drivers, School Salary in the Oklahoma
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Oklahoma
Figures describe the state of Oklahoma as a whole.
Bus Drivers, School in the Oklahoma earned a median of $36,920 per year ($17.75 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $20,850 at the 10th percentile to $48,110 at the 90th. BLS estimates 3,710 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Bus Drivers, School in the Oklahoma earn more than $36,920 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $30,510 and $44,240.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $20,850 | $30,510 | $36,920 | $44,240 | $48,110 |
| Hourly | $10.02 | $14.67 | $17.75 | $21.27 | $23.13 |
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
- Oklahoma$36,920 median for Oklahoma; middle half earns $30,510 to $44,240
- 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 −23% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Oklahoma
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for bus drivers, school, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Oklahomathis page$36,920 median for Oklahoma; middle half earns $30,510 to $44,240
- $38,940 median for Tulsa metro area; middle half earns $36,170 to $45,230
- $38,250 median for Lawton metro area; middle half earns $30,870 to $48,220
- $38,010 median for Oklahoma City metro area; middle half earns $35,470 to $44,770
- $36,470 median for Enid metro area; middle half earns $36,470 to $36,470
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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Highest-paying metro areas for bus drivers, schools · Highest-paying occupations in Oklahoma
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.