Last updated · School-system scope: 53 operating public school districts · NCES — Table 2. Number of operating public elementary and secondary schools and districts, by state or jurisdiction: School year 2024–25

Alaska school bus driver pay by employer

Compare official employer pay disclosures in Alaska. Each listing identifies the employer type and keeps the source's stated rate, pay period, and caveats intact.

Coverage: Initial source-backed sample only: 2 of 53 operating public school districts. This is not complete statewide coverage. Pay listings are a sourced sample, not a ranking of every employer in the state.

No statewide benchmark shown

No complete official Alaska benchmark in the required employment, annual mean wage, and annual median wage format was verified for this record. No substitute estimate is used. See Alaska Statewide Wages 2025.

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Employer pay sources

The first listed pay sources for Alaska are not a complete statewide census. Each employer row keeps the pay wording and period from its own source; check the source before applying.

Employer-stated school bus driver pay in Alaska
EmployerPay as stated by sourceLocality and periodSource
Anchorage School District$28.00 per hour
Listed hourly rate
Anchorage Municipality Municipality
Date posted: 6/9/2026; posting current as of 10/31/2026. No separate effective date stated.
OPEN RECRUITMENT: Bus Driver — Anchorage School District Frontline Recruitment
Northwest Arctic Borough School DistrictRange 12 / Step 01. $28.77 per hour
Hourly rate, Range 12 / Step 01
Northwest Arctic Borough Borough
Date posted: 5/9/2026; available immediately; open until filled as of 10/31/2026. No separate effective date stated.
Kivalina School Bus Driver — Northwest Arctic Borough School District Frontline Recruitment

How the figures are collected

Employer sourcesOfficial employer salary schedules or recruiting pages, including public-school contractors identified by employer type; social recruitment posts are labeled and their exact post date is shown as unavailable when not exposed.
Pay periodShown as the employer states it. “Not stated” means the cited source did not provide an effective date or year.
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Sources

Common questions

Is the Alaska sample complete statewide coverage?

Initial source-backed sample only: 2 of 53 operating public school districts. This is not complete statewide coverage.

Are employer hourly rates and BLS annual wages directly comparable?

No. Employer rates are shown as the cited source states them. Statewide OEWS annual estimates are context and are not a promised district route schedule.

Why might a source have no pay year?

Some recruiting pages display a rate without an effective date. The page labels that limitation and shows when the source was checked.