Wake County, NC: school bus driver pay side by side

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

EmployerStart $/hrvs county best startvs BLS metro medianTop $/hrSign-on bonusPaid CDL trainingGuaranteed hoursSummer paySource / date
Wake County Public Schools
District · Wake County (Raleigh)
$20.00county best+$1.48not stated$1,200 sign-on + up to $4,000/yr attendance & retention bonusesYesnot stated
Up to 4 hrs AM + 4 hrs PM; must be available 30 hrs/week
not statedWCPSS bus driver careers page
2026-27 · checked 2026-10-30

Context: the BLS median for school bus drivers in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area is $18.52/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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