How much moneny does a bus driver earn?

Answer 1

In Canada and the US we make a set amount per route run. For example, if you do a morning run of a bus load of elementary school children and another with say, High School kids you might make as much as $40 for the run. It all depends on how long it takes, distance and how many kids you take.

During the rest of the day a school bus driver can make more money doing charters (school trips, company outings etc) or doing kindergarden take homes or take in's.

Generally speaking a driver can make as little as $200/week to as much as $400 to $500/week!

Unless it's a union shop, there are usually no benefits.

We also don't get paid for PD days, or the school breaks, (Winter, Spring and Summer). We do get paid if a snow day is called. We get all paid holiday's except for those that fall in the summer off season.

Answer 2

Not enough if you are speaking about transit buses.

Driver wages are determined through negotiations (if the operation is unionized) or set by Municipalities (if City run). In either case, the qualifications/skills/licensing/certification required to operate a bus in Ontario far exceed the wages a driver receives no matter what an 'average rate of pay' is.

(Just the opinion of a former transit bus driver)