Last updated · School-system scope: 240 public school districts (ADE, 2026–2027; charter districts counted separately) · Arkansas K-12 Profile — ADE Data Center
Arkansas school bus driver pay by employer
Compare official employer pay disclosures in Arkansas. Each listing identifies the employer type and keeps the source's stated rate, pay period, and caveats intact.
No statewide benchmark shown
No official Arkansas state bus-driver wage benchmark was verified; no third-party estimate substituted.
Employer pay sources
The first listed pay sources for Arkansas 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 | Pay as stated by source | Locality and period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabot Public Schools | $20.57/hour (Step 0) to $26.86/hour (Step 22) Hourly pay schedule range | Lonoke County 2026-2027; effective 2026-07-01; board adopted 2026-03-17 | 2026-2027 Salary Schedule: Bus Driver |
How the figures are collected
| Employer sources | Official 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 period | Shown as the employer states it. “Not stated” means the cited source did not provide an effective date or year. |
| ZIP lookup | ZIP-to-county suggestions currently cover South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Search Arkansas by employer, county, or locality. |
Sources
- ✓ Official source Arkansas K-12 Profile — ADE Data Center · checked Nov 1, 2026
- ✓ Official source 2026-2027 Salary Schedule: Bus Driver · checked Nov 1, 2026
- ✓ Official source Accounting · checked Nov 1, 2026
Common questions
Is the Arkansas sample complete statewide coverage?
Initial source-backed sample: 1 of 240 school districts listed by ADE for 2026–2027; 25 open-enrollment charter districts are counted separately. Only Cabot’s dated 2026–2027 schedule is included. Conflicting undated Fayetteville rates and older Springdale and Jasper schedules are excluded from this lookup.
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.
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