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 $25,000in 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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At School Transportation Cw, Gwendolyn Keeton serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.
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At School Transportation Cw, Crystal Jackson serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.
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Nusrath Siddiqui holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,386.
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Jennifer Johnson is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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Regina Smith works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Regina earned $49,386 in 2026.
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Carmen Barreda works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Carmen earned $49,386 in 2026.
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At School Transportation Cw, Sade Davis serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.
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Angel Brandon works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Angel earned $49,386 in 2026.
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Samona Boyd-Walker holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,386.
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Caprice Aaron is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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At School Transportation Cw, Shuwonda Woods serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.
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Ana Santoyo holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,386.
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Sierra Cole is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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Karriema Hall holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,386.
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Catherine Robinson-Jones works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Catherine earned $49,386 in 2026.
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Maya Thomas is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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Jacqueline Thibodeaux holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,386.
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Ivan Ocasio is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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Nicole Hamilton is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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Sierra Whitehead works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Sierra earned $49,386 in 2026.
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Michele Cohn is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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Latrice Thomas is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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At School Transportation Cw, Baker Henderson serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.
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Nona Fuller-Like is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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Latonya Taylor is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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Linzo Darling works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Linzo earned $49,386 in 2026.
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Jose Arellano works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Jose earned $49,386 in 2026.
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At School Transportation Cw, Jami Geter serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.
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At School Transportation Cw, Karen January serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.
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Janice Powell holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,386.
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Eric Myles-Wince works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Eric earned $49,386 in 2026.
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At School Transportation Cw, Thelma Goss serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.
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Portia Sullivan is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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At School Transportation Cw, Maribel Berrios serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.
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Kanika Davidson holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,386.
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Katrina Harris holds the role of School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. In 2026, their total compensation was $49,386.
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Leneisha Mathews is a School Bus Aide at School Transportation Cw. 2026 total compensation came to $49,386.
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Ramon Jackson works as a School Bus Aide for School Transportation Cw. Ramon earned $49,386 in 2026.
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At School Transportation Cw, Nora Guzman serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.
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At School Transportation Cw, Michael Singleton serves as a School Bus Aide. Their 2026 pay totaled $49,386.