Bus Driver

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

69 employees hold this title in Polk School District. Median total compensation for the role is $22,850, below the department median of $49,015.

Employees: 69
Total payroll: $1.6M
Role median: $22,850
Agency median: $49,015
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$523$44,688+

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How total compensation varies among the 69 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 Georgia

Bus Driver is held in 178 Georgia departments. In Polk School District, the median of $22,850 ranks #68 of 178.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education

$48,700 · 186

City of Decatur Board of Education

$47,479 · 19

Atlanta Independent School System

$46,198 · 427

Dekalb County Board of Education

$45,117 · 701

Clayton County Board of Education

$44,906 · 378

Cobb County School District

$43,515 · 939

Fulton County Board of Education

$37,737 · 471

Gwinnett County Board of Education

$36,186 · 1,668

City of Dalton Board of Education

$36,180 · 1

City of Marietta Board of Education

$36,145 · 107

City of Gainesville Board of Education

$35,230 · 50

Webster County Board of Education

$35,154 · 1

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

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Bus Driver beyond Georgia

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 →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$56,153 · 18

Davis School District, Utah

$37,686 · 97

New Jersey

$36,930 · 23

Metro Nashville

$23,567 · 76

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