Last updated · Sources: District news: Now Hiring Bus Drivers, $21.46/Hour, BLS OEWS May 2025
Douglas County School System school bus driver pay
Douglas County School System pays school bus drivers from $21.46/hr (source: District news: Now Hiring Bus Drivers, $21.46/Hour; updated Oct 30, 2026). The top rate isn't published.
Douglas County (Douglasville), Georgia. Everything below comes from the linked source, checked 2026-10-30. A blank means the source doesn't say.
Starting pay
current
✓ Official source District news: Now Hiring Bus Drivers, $21.46/Ho · Updated Oct 30, 2026
Top of scale
Sign-on bonus
Paid CDL training
Details
| Employer type | District |
|---|---|
| Area | Douglas County (Douglasville) |
| Pay year | current |
| Guaranteed hours | 5 hours/day |
| Hours / days | not stated |
| Summer pay | not stated |
| Training payback | not stated |
| Notes | At least 5 hours/day guaranteed. A FY2027 schedule reportedly lists $22.20-$28.30 (not verified). Subs $13.00/hr. (Page renders with JavaScript; figure from search snapshot and title.) |
Sources
- ✓ Official District news: Now Hiring Bus Drivers, $21.46/Hour · checked 2026-10-30
How it compares
The starting rate is $0.15 below the Georgia median for school bus drivers ($21.61/hr, BLS OEWS May 2025). The BLS median covers drivers at every experience level, so a new driver's rate is often below it.
| Douglas County employer | Start $/hr | Top $/hr | Sign-on bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County School System (this page) | $21.46 | not stated | not stated |
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Starting pay is $21.46/hr (current), per District news: Now Hiring Bus Drivers, $21.46/Hour.
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