California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 8 people
How much does a lead bus driver make in California State Controller's Office?
$78,823typical pay for a lead bus driver in 2025
$71,974 – $95,371what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 4.3% from 2024.
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Where lead bus drivers 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 Driver$59,729 (everyone)
- Lead Bus Driver (this page)$78,823 (everyone)
Highest-paid lead bus drivers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a lead bus driver make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical lead bus driver was paid $78,823 in 2025; most earned between $71,974 and $95,371. This counts all 8 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 6.1% of all pay for lead bus drivers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Bus Driver, at any level (for example "Lead Bus Driver"). 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