Last updated · Sources: FY25-26 transportation salary schedule, BLS OEWS May 2025

Fairfield County School District school bus driver pay

Fairfield County School District pays school bus drivers $19.28–$29.29/hr for 2025-26 (source: FY25-26 transportation salary schedule; updated Oct 30, 2026).

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Fairfield County (Winnsboro), South Carolina. Everything below comes from the linked source, checked 2026-10-30. A blank means the source doesn't say.

Starting pay

$19.28/hr

2025-26

✓ Official source FY25-26 transportation salary schedule · Updated Oct 30, 2026

Top of scale

$29.29/hr

✓ Official source FY25-26 transportation salary schedule · Updated Oct 30, 2026

Sign-on bonus

not stated

Paid CDL training

not stated

Details

Employer typeDistrict
AreaFairfield County (Winnsboro)
Pay year2025-26
Guaranteed hoursnot stated
Hours / daysnot stated
Summer paynot stated
Training paybacknot stated
Notes185-day calendar. Substitute drivers $18.44/hr.

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How it compares

The starting rate is $0.10 above the South Carolina median for school bus drivers ($19.18/hr, BLS OEWS May 2025). The BLS median covers drivers at every experience level, so a new driver's rate is often below it.

Fairfield County employerStart $/hrTop $/hrSign-on bonus
Fairfield County School District (this page)$19.28$29.29not stated

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Starting pay is $19.28/hr and the schedule tops out at $29.29/hr (2025-26), per FY25-26 transportation salary schedule.

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