New Jersey · 2025 pay · 14 people
How much does a head bus driver make in New Jersey?
$56,429typical pay for full-year head bus drivers in 2025
$55,923 – $59,634what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $56,003. Typical pay rose 3.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from NJ Office of Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · nj.gov ↗
Where head 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$38,811 (everyone)
- Head Bus Driver (this page)$56,429
Highest-paid head bus drivers, 2025
- 1Anita F WilliamsHead Bus Driver · Department of Children and Families$61,194
- 2Thomas BerryHead Bus Driver · Department of Children and Families$60,760
- 3Thomas J FerriHead Bus Driver · Department of Children and Families$60,520
- 4Obaid U IsmailHead Bus Driver · Department of Children and Families$56,978
- 5Kimberly PenonHead Bus Driver · Department of Children and Families$56,647
Common questions
How much does a head bus driver make in New Jersey?
Full-year head bus drivers were typically paid $56,429 in 2025; most earned between $55,923 and $59,634. Counting all 14 people paid, typical pay was $56,003.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.6% of all pay for head bus drivers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Head Bus Driver, at any level (for example "Head 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