California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 55 people
How much does a bus operator trainee make in California State Controller's Office?
$7,375typical pay for a bus operator trainee in 2025
$6,597 – $8,191what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 10.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where bus operator trainees work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Bus Operator Trainee (this page)$7,375 (everyone)
- Bus Operator$80,643 (everyone)
- Bus Operator Supervisor$138,555 (everyone)
Highest-paid bus operator trainees, 2025
Common questions
How much does a bus operator trainee make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical bus operator trainee was paid $7,375 in 2025; most earned between $6,597 and $8,191. This counts all 55 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.5% of all pay for bus operator trainees in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Bus Operator Trainee, at any level (for example "Bus Operator Trainee"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this