Last updated · Sources: 2025-26 classified salary schedule (bus driver, grades 51-52), District 2025-26 salary schedules page, BLS OEWS May 2025
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools school bus driver pay
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools pays school bus drivers from $16.69/hr for 2025-26 (source: 2025-26 classified salary schedule (bus driver, grades 51-52); updated Oct 30, 2026). The top rate isn't published.
Forsyth County (Winston Salem), North Carolina. Everything below comes from the linked sources, checked 2026-10-30. A blank means the source doesn't say.
Starting pay
2025-26
Top of scale
Sign-on bonus
Paid CDL training
Details
| Employer type | District |
|---|---|
| Area | Forsyth County (Winston Salem) |
| Pay year | 2025-26 |
| Guaranteed hours | not stated |
| Hours / days | not stated |
| Summer pay | not stated |
| Training payback | not stated |
| Notes | Bus driver grades 51-52: $16.686/hr ($2,892.18/month) on the district's revised 2025-26 classified schedule. Top rate not shown. |
Sources
- ✓ Official 2025-26 classified salary schedule (bus driver, grades 51-52) · checked 2026-10-30
- ✓ Official District 2025-26 salary schedules page · checked 2026-10-30
How it compares
The starting rate is $1.32 below the North Carolina median for school bus drivers ($18.01/hr, BLS OEWS May 2025) and $6.06 below the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro median ($22.75/hr). The BLS median covers drivers at every experience level, so a new driver's rate is often below it.
| Forsyth County employer | Start $/hr | Top $/hr | Sign-on bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (this page) | $16.69 | not stated | not stated |
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Starting pay is $16.69/hr (2025-26), per 2025-26 classified salary schedule (bus driver, grades 51-52).
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