New Jersey · 2025 pay · 48 people
How much does a bus driver make in New Jersey?
$38,811typical pay for a bus driver in 2025
$15,626 – $39,787what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 39.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where 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 (this page)$38,811 (everyone)
- Head Bus Driver$56,429
Highest-paid bus drivers, 2025
- 1Raleigh GaylesBus Driver · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$75,674
- 2Jose M SantiagoBus Driver · Department of Education$70,698
- 3Keon T PittmanBus Driver · Department of Education$67,792
- 4Martiniquan WhiteBus Driver · Department of Health (Health and Senior Services)$58,872
- 5Arthur HendersonBus Driver · Department of Children and Families$52,495
Common questions
How much does a bus driver make in New Jersey?
The typical bus driver was paid $38,811 in 2025; most earned between $15,626 and $39,787. This counts all 48 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 4.8% of all pay for bus drivers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Bus Driver, at any level (for example "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