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Cobb County, GA: school bus driver pay side by side

2 employers that hire school bus drivers in Cobb County. Click a column to sort. A blank cell means the source doesn't say, and we don't guess.

Best starting pay

$29.09/hr

Marietta City Schools

Lowest starting pay

$28.69/hr

Cobb County School District ($0.40/hr less)

Highest top of scale

$41.80/hr

Marietta City Schools

EmployerStart $/hrvs county best startvs BLS metro medianTop $/hrSign-on bonusPaid CDL trainingGuaranteed hoursSummer paySource / date
Marietta City Schools
District · Cobb County (City of Marietta)
$29.09county best+$6.34$41.80not statednot statednot statednot statedFY27 transportation salary schedule
2026-27 · checked 2026-10-30
Cobb County School District
District · Cobb County (Marietta)
$28.69−$0.40+$5.94$38.24not statedYesnot stated
~6 hrs/day split shift; 177 days
Yes — 15% of each check held back and paid over summer2026-27 transportation salary schedule
Become a School Bus Driver page
2026-27 · checked 2026-10-30

Context: the BLS median for school bus drivers in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area is $22.75/hr (OEWS May 2025, SOC 53-3051). It covers the whole metro, not just this county. BLS source.

Rates come from different school years and postings (see each source), so treat small gaps with care. Third-party figures, such as news reports and salary sites, are labeled in the source name.

Other Georgia counties

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