Georgia / Atlanta Independent School System / Bus Driver
Job-title file
Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
427 employees hold this title in Atlanta Independent School System. Median total compensation for the role is $46,198, below the department median of $66,865.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 427 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 Georgia, the median wage for Bus Drivers, School — about 16,880 people — is $44,950. Atlanta Independent School System pays a median base salary of $52,939 for this role, 18% above that figure — about the 78th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Bus Drivers, School across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Atlanta Independent School System’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. Atlanta Independent School System’s median base salary is 10% above that national figure, about the 62nd 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 Georgia range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 333 of 427 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 Atlanta Independent School System is $46,198, 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
Bus Driver is held in 178 Georgia departments. In Atlanta Independent School System, the median of $46,198 ranks #3 of 178.
Median total compensation for the Bus Driver role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $27,822 ranks #4 of 6. See Bus Driver across all of Georgia →
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
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Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Janice Birt is a Bus Driver at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $105,223.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
At Atlanta Independent School System, Alethra Manns serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,304.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Marilyn Bell holds the role of Bus Driver at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,591.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Doris Jones holds the role of Bus Driver at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,148.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Rufus Roberson works as a Bus Driver for Atlanta Independent School System. Rufus earned $98,432 in 2025.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
At Atlanta Independent School System, Alvin Malone serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $95,928.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Pamela Jennings works as a Bus Driver for Atlanta Independent School System. Pamela earned $95,637 in 2025.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Marcus Leffall works as a Bus Driver for Atlanta Independent School System. Marcus earned $94,900 in 2025.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Londa Berhanu holds the role of Bus Driver at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,662.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Sharon White works as a Bus Driver for Atlanta Independent School System. Sharon earned $91,123 in 2025.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Quinnell Thomas holds the role of Bus Driver at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,935.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Rhonda Bynum is a Bus Driver at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $90,639.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Hayward Mcdaniel is a Bus Driver at Atlanta Independent School System. 2025 total compensation came to $90,325.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
At Atlanta Independent School System, Trenton Dale serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $89,105.
Bus Driver/Atlanta Independent School System
Einger Worthy holds the role of Bus Driver at Atlanta Independent School System. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,102.