Last updated · School-system scope: 937 school districts (CDE fiscal year 2024–25 count) · List of School Districts - California Department of Education
California school bus driver pay by employer
Compare official employer pay disclosures in California. Each listing identifies the employer type and keeps the source's stated rate, pay period, and caveats intact.
No statewide benchmark shown
No complete official statewide school-bus-driver pay benchmark verified.
Employer pay sources
The first listed pay sources for California 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Unified School District | Schedule dated 7/1/25: BUS columns A–E show $26.23, $27.64, $29.33, $30.65, and $32.03; a second row shows $4,546.53, $4,790.93, $5,083.87, $5,312.67, and $5,551.87. Units and row/column definitions are not stated. Published schedule values; units not stated | Imperial County Schedule identified as 2025–26; PDF dated July 1, 2025. | Salary Schedules - Imperial Unified School District Office |
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. |
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| Pay period | Shown as the employer states it. “Not stated” means the cited source did not provide an effective date or year. |
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Sources
- ✓ Official source List of School Districts - California Department of Education · checked Nov 1, 2026
- ✓ Official source Salary Schedules - Imperial Unified School District Office · checked Nov 1, 2026
- ✓ Official source 2025-26 Bus Driver salary schedule (PDF) · checked Nov 1, 2026
Common questions
Is the California sample complete statewide coverage?
Initial source-backed sample only: 1 of 937 school districts. The official 2025–26 Bus Driver schedule is dated July 1, 2025 but does not label the units or explain its rows and columns; values are shown as published and are not treated as hourly pay.
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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