Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 1,022 people
How much does a bus driver make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$32,034typical pay for a bus driver in 2025
$22,185 – $41,269what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 3.6% from the same employers' year before.
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Where bus drivers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Weber County School District153 people$33,915
- Granite School District128 people$44,837
- Cache School District126 people$30,232
- Canyons School District97 people$40,303
- Davis School District97 people$29,623
- Salt Lake City School District65 people$37,916
- Tooele County School District64 people$28,520
- Washington County School District53 people$29,092
- Carbon School District49 people$17,012
- Sevier School District40 people$18,716
- Duchesne School District33 people$29,965
- Juab School District24 people$19,400
- North Summit School District17 people$35,854
- Freedom Academy10 people$17,256
- Valley Academy9 people$24,410
- Providence Hall8 people$12,623
- Merit College Preparatory Academy7 people$6,287
- Salt Lake Academy High School5 people$6,458
- Gateway Preparatory Academy5 people$14,011
- Guadalupe Schools4 people$24,389
- Vista at Entrada School of Performing Arts and Technology4 people$12,828
- Pinnacle Canyon Academy3 people$446
- Payson City2 people$5,295
- Utah Military Academy2 people$36,070
- Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts2 people$14,921
- Snow College2 people$4,688
- Grand County2 people$20,689
- Utah Arts Academy2 people$8,959
- Uintah River High School1 person$67,370
- Utah State University1 person$31,200
- East Hollywood High School1 person$27,970
- Orem City1 person$3,083
- Canyon Grove Academy1 person$836
- Vanguard Academy1 person$23,775
- Santaquin City1 person$731
- Weilenmann School of Discovery1 person$21,518
- St. George Academy1 person$17,197
No employers match.
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 Trainee$2,450 (everyone)
- Bus Driver (this page)$32,034 (everyone)
Highest-paid bus drivers, 2025
- 1Ellen S ZurcherBus Driver · Duchesne School District$84,081
- 2Trung TranBus Driver · Canyons School District$78,652
- 3Nathan ButikoferBus Driver · Providence Hall$77,952
- 4Lisa RichinsBus Driver · North Summit School District$74,052
- 5Cindy G LabrumBus Driver · Duchesne School District$72,805
Common questions
How much does a bus driver make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical bus driver was paid $32,034 in 2025; most earned between $22,185 and $41,269. This counts all 1,022 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.7% 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