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School Bus Driver pay range

State of Maine · class code 8000

Published per hour range, State of Maine

Class code: 8000
Salary spec-grade: 12-10
Pay unit: Hour
State: Maine

The State of Maine published pay range for School Bus Driver is $15.78 to $20.82 per hour.
That works out to about $32,822 to $43,306 a year at full time.
Maine Bureau of Human Resources keys this classification as class code 8000.
This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.

The same range, converted

Basis	Minimum	Maximum
Per hour	$15.78	$20.82
Per week at 40 hours	$631.20	$832.80
Per year at 2080 hours	$32,822	$43,306

Conversions are arithmetic on the published rate at a standard full-time basis. The plan publishes only the per hour figure.

Where this comes from

Maine Bureau of Human Resources publishes this figure in BHR Salary Schedule Center job list and standard salary schedules (units 03, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 17, 18, 48, 54, 55, 80 effective August 30, 2026; units 10, 19, 47, 81 effective August 9, 2026; units 06, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 effective June 28, 2026; read 2026-10-11). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.

Nearby classes in Maine

Building Custodian $15.78 to $20.82 Engineering Aide $15.78 to $20.82 Ferry Ordinary Seaman $15.78 to $20.82 Lifeguard Supervisor $15.78 to $20.82 Inventory & Property Asst $15.78 to $20.92 Bax Pk Gatehouse Attendant $15.78 to $21.39 Bridge Operator $15.78 to $21.39 Corr Building Custodian $15.78 to $21.39

School Bus Driver in other states

State	Minimum	Maximum	Per year at full time
California	$3,736	$4,680	$44,832 to $56,160

Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.

All Maine classifications