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Metro Nashville / Unknown Department / Bus Driver

Job-title file

Bus Driver

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

16 employees hold this title in Unknown Department. Median total compensation for the role is $45,468, above the department median of $39,357.

Employees
16
Total payroll
$590.5K
Role median
$45,468
Agency median
$39,357
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,349$57,901+

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

How total compensation varies among the 16 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

Bus Driver pay vs. the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area

Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Bus Drivers, School — about 1,880 people — is $51,600. Unknown Department pays a median base salary of $48,962 for this role, 5% below that figureabout the 45th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Unknown Department sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$23,550
$37,500
$51,600
$61,220
$66,150
Unknown Department median · $48,962

The bar is the range of annual wages for Bus Drivers, School across every employer in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Unknown Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Bus Drivers, School — about 402,930 people — is $47,920. Unknown Department’s median base salary is 2% above that national figure, about the 52nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$29,240
$38,650
$47,920
$58,430
$65,730
Unknown Department median · $48,962

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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 11 of 16 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 Unknown Department is $45,468, 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

This role across Metro Nashville

Bus Driver is held in 2 Metro Nashville departments. In Unknown Department, the median of $45,468 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Mac Head Start
$20,730 · 60

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

Compare jurisdictions

Bus Driver beyond Metro Nashville

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $23,567 ranks #5 of 6. See Bus Driver across all of Metro Nashville

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New Jersey
$36,930 · 23
Georgia
$27,822 · 15,094
Missouri
$14,037 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Bus Driverroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jethro Ellerbe

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$59,580
Base pay
$44,460
Overtime
$4
Other pay
$15,116
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,580

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,217
Total Pay
$59,580

Jethro Ellerbe holds the role of Bus Driver at Unknown Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $59,580.

Yolanda Tolbert

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$53,984
Base pay
$53,049
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$935
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,984

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,200
Total Pay
$53,984

Yolanda Tolbert works as a Bus Driver for Unknown Department. Yolanda earned $53,984 in 2024.

Dexter Akins

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$53,957
Base pay
$53,049
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$908
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,957

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,199
Total Pay
$53,957

At Unknown Department, Dexter Akins serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,957.

Jacqueline Vinson

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$53,929
Base pay
$53,049
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$880
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,929

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,198
Total Pay
$53,929

At Unknown Department, Jacqueline Vinson serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2024 pay totaled $53,929.

Kelly Guthrie

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$50,378
Base pay
$49,800
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$578
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,378

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,184
Total Pay
$50,378

Kelly Guthrie works as a Bus Driver for Unknown Department. Kelly earned $50,378 in 2024.

Crystal Williams

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$50,252
Base pay
$49,800
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$452
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,252

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,183
Total Pay
$50,252

Crystal Williams is a Bus Driver at Unknown Department. 2024 total compensation came to $50,252.

Travana Brashers

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$49,870
Base pay
$48,962
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$908
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,870

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,177
Total Pay
$49,870

Travana Brashers works as a Bus Driver for Unknown Department. Travana earned $49,870 in 2024.

Carmeletha Mason

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$45,599
Base pay
$45,262
Overtime
$144
Other pay
$193
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,599

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,161
Total Pay
$45,599

Carmeletha Mason holds the role of Bus Driver at Unknown Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $45,599.

Coy Jackson

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$45,337
Base pay
$45,272
Overtime
$65
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,337

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,159
Total Pay
$45,337

Coy Jackson is a Bus Driver at Unknown Department. 2024 total compensation came to $45,337.

Georgia Crawford

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$40,923
Base pay
$40,912
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$11
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,923

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,132
Total Pay
$40,923

At Unknown Department, Georgia Crawford serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2024 pay totaled $40,923.

Tonita Cooper

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$29,920
Base pay
$29,920
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,920

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,041
Total Pay
$29,920

Tonita Cooper holds the role of Bus Driver at Unknown Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $29,920.

Tina Terrell

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$23,336
Base pay
$23,281
Overtime
$55
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,336

Source-specific fields

Record ID
248,006
Total Pay
$23,336

Tina Terrell works as a Bus Driver for Unknown Department. Tina earned $23,336 in 2024.

Daniel Dilorenzo

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$15,280
Base pay
$15,280
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,280

Source-specific fields

Record ID
247,959
Total Pay
$15,280

Daniel Dilorenzo holds the role of Bus Driver at Unknown Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $15,280.

Demetrice Adams

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$8,883
Base pay
$8,867
Overtime
$16
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,883

Source-specific fields

Record ID
247,882
Total Pay
$8,883

Demetrice Adams is a Bus Driver at Unknown Department. 2024 total compensation came to $8,883.

Antranette Matthews

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$6,874
Base pay
$6,730
Overtime
$145
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,874

Source-specific fields

Record ID
247,864
Total Pay
$6,874

Antranette Matthews holds the role of Bus Driver at Unknown Department. In 2024, their total compensation was $6,874.

Latoya Jones

Bus Driver/Unknown Department

2024 total comp
$2,349
Base pay
$2,349
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$2,349

Source-specific fields

Record ID
247,817
Total Pay
$2,349

Latoya Jones works as a Bus Driver for Unknown Department. Latoya earned $2,349 in 2024.