curious how a school bus driver gets paid?

Typically I've seen by pay is by the hour. Pay isn't much, and the only jobs for school bus driving that I am aware of are all part time. The drivers come in in the morning, run the routes, then go home until afternoon and run the routes again. Some drivers only do morning routes, some afternoons, and some both - it all really depends on the school district or bus company (if contracted out to a private carrier) has things set up.

 

We get paid by the hour .
clock starts as soon as the first student is aboard - no kids no $$ -
return to base ,nada , on route to first pick up - nada.
private companies in our neck of the woods.

Lots of bus drivers are retired semi drivers, part time ? actually seasonal is the designation so less then 'part time'

 

They're paid by the pound, so you want the high schoolers lol.

Seriously, in our area, they're paid hourly, and its a part time gig in most cases. Most bus drivers around d here are women or retired men who just need something to do. Its not about the money for them, which is why theyre only paid $10 an hour. Still, it would be a neat job someday

 

i am retired and driving a school bus part time, am paid $800.00 a month plus one day a month am paid $4.25 a mile for my 60 mile trip. it works out to about 14.50 a hour,that being said you have field trips at least three times a week at about 4-6 hours average pays is $12.50 a hour for field trips. at the end of the month you will take home about 1600.00 a month. and the $800 come all year not just for the school months. when you are on ssi you want to be careful how much money you make if your wife is still working you want to be extra careful when income tax time comes around. its not like trucking you are paid for every thing that you do. plus there is a lot of really nice kids out there,and then some that are not so nice i just think back to what i was doing when i was there age. be safe out there

 

very little is the main way they get paid

 

Dang and I was going to say by check or direct deposit!

 

Come payday, just open your hand to receive pay;
then, look at what's been given you;
that's right..... peanuts!
Hope you don't have any allergies.

 

The school district just north of me starts drivers at $16 per hour. After five years, they get $19. After three years, they get health insurance. After 10 years, they qualify for a pension. Of course, this district has not been privatized. Every three years, the entire fleet is traded for new buses. Most drivers get more hours driving sports teams, band members, and class trips to museums, etc. Down time while waiting at a sports event may pay less per hour. My companion receives the driver's pension which comes with prescription, eye care, dental and hearing aid insurance. A few drivers haul students for corn detasseling during the summer. They also have driver refresher training including a skid pad at Eaton Proving Grounds every two years with pay, and a driver rodeo contest involving many school districts. Some drivers relocate new and used buses for the dealerships during the summer.

 

Around here, bus drivers are part-time and make somewhere around $12,000/year. We are very rural. Most of the drivers are retired or like me, just work a job with flexible hours. For many of our drivers here, they drive mainly to be able to get onto the county's health insurance plan. That's the main reason I do it. You can sometimes pick up a little extra driving for field trips and sports teams. Our insurance is great. The pay, not so much. But that paycheck is divided into 12 months, so you still get paid during the summer also.