Metro Nashville / MNPS Bus Drivers / Driver - Bus

Job-title file

Driver - Bus

Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.

431 employees hold this title in MNPS Bus Drivers. Median total compensation for the role is $24,508, below the department median of $56,341.

Employees: 431
Total payroll: $13.8M
Role median: $24,508
Agency median: $56,341
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$45$92,989+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 431 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.

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This role across Metro Nashville

Driver - Bus is held in 2 Metro Nashville departments. In MNPS Bus Drivers, the median of $24,508 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

MNPS Special Education Bus Substitute

$28,507 · 263

Median total compensation for the Driver - Bus role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Timothy Smith

Driver - Bus/MNPS Bus Drivers

2025 total comp

$73,114

Base pay: $51,545
Overtime: $12,096
Other pay: $9,472
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,114

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 297,883
Total Pay: $73,114

At MNPS Bus Drivers, Timothy Smith serves as a Driver - Bus. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,114.

Bobby Alcorn

Driver - Bus/MNPS Bus Drivers

2025 total comp

$72,986

Base pay: $41,130
Overtime: $24,557
Other pay: $7,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,986

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 272,991
Total Pay: $72,986

At MNPS Bus Drivers, Bobby Alcorn serves as a Driver - Bus. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,986.

Erwin Lopez

Driver - Bus/MNPS Bus Drivers

2025 total comp

$72,889

Base pay: $50,057
Overtime: $14,203
Other pay: $8,630
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,889

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 290,712
Total Pay: $72,889

At MNPS Bus Drivers, Erwin Lopez serves as a Driver - Bus. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,889.

Red Diamond

Driver - Bus/MNPS Bus Drivers

2025 total comp

$72,828

Base pay: $49,585
Overtime: $18,043
Other pay: $5,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,828

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 279,950
Total Pay: $72,828

At MNPS Bus Drivers, Red Diamond serves as a Driver - Bus. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,828.

Christy Mcwhirter

Driver - Bus/MNPS Bus Drivers

2025 total comp

$72,690

Base pay: $47,988
Overtime: $13,633
Other pay: $11,069
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,690

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 292,057
Total Pay: $72,690

At MNPS Bus Drivers, Christy Mcwhirter serves as a Driver - Bus. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,690.

Arlinda Clark

Driver - Bus/MNPS Bus Drivers

2025 total comp

$71,513

Base pay: $52,890
Overtime: $8,723
Other pay: $9,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,513

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 278,967
Total Pay: $71,513

At MNPS Bus Drivers, Arlinda Clark serves as a Driver - Bus. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,513.

Eboni Choate

Driver - Bus/MNPS Bus Drivers

2025 total comp

$71,321

Base pay: $43,170
Overtime: $18,329
Other pay: $9,822
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,321

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 278,762
Total Pay: $71,321

At MNPS Bus Drivers, Eboni Choate serves as a Driver - Bus. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,321.

Monica Smith

Driver - Bus/MNPS Bus Drivers

2025 total comp

$70,642

Base pay: $48,175
Overtime: $16,867
Other pay: $5,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,642

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 297,782
Total Pay: $70,642

Monica Smith works as a Driver - Bus for MNPS Bus Drivers. Monica earned $70,642 in 2025.

Stephanie Ames

Driver - Bus/MNPS Bus Drivers

2025 total comp

$69,875

Base pay: $51,758
Overtime: $13,340
Other pay: $4,777
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,875

Source-specific fields

Record ID: 274,293
Total Pay: $69,875

Stephanie Ames works as a Driver - Bus for MNPS Bus Drivers. Stephanie earned $69,875 in 2025.