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Lexington County, SC: school bus driver pay side by side

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

Best starting pay

$20.47/hr

Lexington County School District One

Lowest starting pay

$18.22/hr

Lexington-Richland School District Five ($2.25/hr less)

Highest top of scale

$28.19/hr

Lexington-Richland School District Five

EmployerStart $/hrvs county best startvs BLS metro medianTop $/hrSign-on bonusPaid CDL trainingGuaranteed hoursSummer paySource / date
Lexington County School District One
District · Lexington County
$20.47county best+$2.70not statednot statednot statednot statednot statedFY2025-26 bus driver salary schedule
2025-26 · checked 2026-10-30
Lexington-Richland School District Five
District · Lexington & Richland Counties (Irmo/Chapin)
$18.22−$2.25+$0.45$28.19not statedYesnot stated
180 days
not statedDistrict Five job board
2026-27 · checked 2026-10-30

Context: the BLS median for school bus drivers in the Columbia, SC metro area is $17.77/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.

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