Georgia / Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education / Bus Driver
Job-title file
Operate vehicles or heavy equipment safely to move people or materials, and perform routine checks.
186 employees hold this title in Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $48,700, below the department median of $59,600.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 186 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. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $51,269 for this role, 14% above that figure — about the 76th 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 Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education’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. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education’s median base salary is 7% above that national figure, about the 58th 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 161 of 186 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 Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education is $48,700, 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 Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, the median of $48,700 ranks #1 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/Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education
Lem Johnson holds the role of Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $66,711.
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Joyce Mallory works as a Bus Driver for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Joyce earned $66,571 in 2025.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Stephanie Johnson serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,195.
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Hazel Frazier is a Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $65,762.
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Emelyme Joseph is a Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $65,215.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Katie Mitchell serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,163.
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Sadaytria Davis is a Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $65,122.
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Pamela Toby holds the role of Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $64,402.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Peggy King serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,745.
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Shaleena Buckley is a Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $62,934.
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Veronica Mcfarlin is a Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $62,739.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Lucinda Perry serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,582.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Sonora Mcneil serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,347.
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Monica Bostick holds the role of Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,182.
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Patricia Branch works as a Bus Driver for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Patricia earned $62,033 in 2025.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Konosa Gordon serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,620.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Lebohang Mothapo serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $60,348.
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Edna Robinson works as a Bus Driver for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Edna earned $59,704 in 2025.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Daniel Williams serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,391.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Betty Brown serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $58,926.
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Earl Perkins is a Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $58,840.
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Allison Forman works as a Bus Driver for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Allison earned $58,592 in 2025.
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Monica Demery works as a Bus Driver for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Monica earned $58,245 in 2025.
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Elizabeth Driggers works as a Bus Driver for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Elizabeth earned $56,768 in 2025.
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Donna Faison works as a Bus Driver for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Donna earned $56,388 in 2025.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Ann Santos serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,998.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Olympia Thomas serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,906.
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Melissa Myers holds the role of Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,858.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Isaiah Walden serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,341.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Marion Gaston serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,292.
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Lillian Fishback works as a Bus Driver for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Lillian earned $54,533 in 2025.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Phylesteen Baxter serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,692.
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Viola Brannen is a Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $53,115.
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Latonya Smith holds the role of Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,995.
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Gloria Jackson works as a Bus Driver for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Gloria earned $52,869 in 2025.
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Shakeria Batson is a Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $52,770.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Paul Folsome serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,404.
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At Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, Tammy Banks serves as a Bus Driver. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,127.
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Tyler Reddick works as a Bus Driver for Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. Tyler earned $52,029 in 2025.
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Laretta Thomas is a Bus Driver at Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education. 2025 total compensation came to $51,465.