Chicago Public Schools / School Transportation Cw / School Bus Aide
Job-title file
Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
666 employees hold this title in School Transportation Cw. Median total compensation for the role is $47,909, above the department median of $47,909.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 666 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for School Bus Monitors — about 5,210 people — is $33,890. School Transportation Cw pays a median base salary of $31,132 for this role, 8% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for School Bus Monitors across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows School Transportation Cw’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for School Bus Monitors — about 78,420 people — is $35,100. School Transportation Cw’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 22nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 655 of 666 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at School Transportation Cw is $47,909, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
School Bus Aide is held in 2 Chicago Public Schools departments. In School Transportation Cw, the median of $47,909 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the School Bus Aide role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Keneika Williams works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Keneika earned $47,909 in 2026.
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Zaria Dorsey holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $47,909.
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At School Transportation Cw, Shanina Renfro serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,909.
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At School Transportation Cw, Jarquisz Jordan serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,909.
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At School Transportation Cw, Shakyra Hayes serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,909.
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Tristan Edwards holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $47,909.
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Joi Blumenberg works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Joi earned $47,909 in 2026.
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Crystal Simmons holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $47,909.
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At School Transportation Cw, Dashawn Stovall serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,909.
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Latrice Applelewhite holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $47,909.
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Trishonna Ford works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Trishonna earned $47,909 in 2026.
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At School Transportation Cw, Jayla Mccollum serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,909.
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At School Transportation Cw, Mary Nichols serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,909.
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At School Transportation Cw, Latonya Brown serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,909.
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James Brown works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. James earned $47,909 in 2026.
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Kendra Beach works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Kendra earned $47,909 in 2026.
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Allan Guzman Recinos works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Allan earned $47,909 in 2026.
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Pamela Parks works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Pamela earned $37,296 in 2026.
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At School Transportation Cw, Brigette Maxwell serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $37,296.
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At School Transportation Cw, Elizabeth Ayala serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $36,804.
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At School Transportation Cw, Gladys Diaz serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $36,804.
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At School Transportation Cw, Carole Williams serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $36,312.
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At School Transportation Cw, Lisa George serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $36,312.
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Lorraine Falls works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Lorraine earned $36,312 in 2026.
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Simone Mccain works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Simone earned $35,327 in 2026.
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At School Transportation Cw, Lanyria Jackson serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $35,327.