York County, SC: school bus driver pay side by side

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

Best starting pay

$22.70/hr

Fort Mill School District 4

Lowest starting pay

$18.00/hr

Clover School District ($4.70/hr less)

Highest top of scale

$39.60/hr

Fort Mill School District 4

EmployerStart $/hrvs county best startvs BLS metro medianTop $/hrSign-on bonusPaid CDL trainingGuaranteed hoursSummer paySource / date
Fort Mill School District 4
District · York County (Fort Mill)
$22.70county best+$0.58$39.60not statedYesnot stated
Shifts 6–9 AM and 1:45–4:45 PM; 180 contract days
Year-round pay advertised2026-27 salary schedule
Now hiring page
2026-27 · checked 2026-10-30
Rock Hill Schools
District · York County (Rock Hill)
$20.29−$2.41−$1.83$32.85not statedYesnot statednot statedFY2025-26 salary schedule
Drive With Us page
2025-26 · checked 2026-10-30
York School District One
District · York County (York)
$19.99−$2.71−$2.13$32.46not statednot statednot stated
182 days
not stated2025-26 salary schedule
2025-26 · checked 2026-10-30
Clover School District
District · York County (Clover)
$18.00−$4.70−$4.12$32.80not statednot statednot statednot statedBus driver salary scale (2022-23)
2022-23 (latest posted) · checked 2026-10-30

Context: the BLS median for school bus drivers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area is $22.12/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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