Is Memphis a strong pay market for Bus Drivers?

At a $47,580 median, Memphis is $11,470 (19%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $59,050. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Bus Driver in Memphis?

Target employers paying toward the $56,400 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Bus Driver openings in Memphis and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Bus Drivers work in Memphis?

BLS estimates roughly 290 bus driver jobs across Memphis, TN-MS-AR (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Bus Driver Salary in Memphis, TN (2026)

Median in Memphis: $22.88/hour ($47,580/year) — $11,470 (19%) below the national median. Typical range: $43,980–$56,400.

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BLS OEWS May 2025 · Memphis, TN metro · refreshed 2026-08-25 · Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · U.S. Bus Driver salary overview

The median Bus Driver salary in Memphis, TN is $22.88/hour ($47,580/year) ($11,470 (19%) below the national median), with a typical range of $43,980–$56,400. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$22.88/hour ($47,580/year)	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$43,980–$56,400	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~290	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Bus Driver pay in Memphis, TN BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Bus Drivers in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro. - Median Bus Driver pay in Memphis, TN: $22.88/hour ($47,580/year) (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $11,470 (19%) below the national median (U.S. median $59,050). - 25th-75th percentile band: $43,980–$56,400. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~290 jobs.

Bus Driver pay distribution in Memphis, TN

25th Pct (Memphis) $43,980 $21.14/hr

Median (Memphis) $47,580 $22.88/hr

75th Pct (Memphis) $56,400 $27.12/hr

National median: $59,050/yr. Memphis is $11,470 (19%) below the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (SOC 53-3052, Bus Driver).

What bus driver pay in Memphis really looks like

Bus Driver pay in Memphis runs well below the national benchmark. The local median of about $22.88 an hour ($47,580 a year) lands $11,470 (19%) under the U.S. median of $59,050 — a gap wide enough that it should shape how you job-hunt here. Over a full year that is real money left on the table, and the spread between a bottom-of-market and a top-of-market bus driver role in Memphis can be larger than the gap to the national number itself, so comparing employers matters more than chasing the average.

The local range is moderate — $43,980 at the 25th percentile to $56,400 at the 75th (BLS). Half of Memphis Bus Drivers earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $56,400 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $43,980 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 290 bus driver jobs across the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open bus driver jobs in Memphis against the BLS $47,580 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Memphis is concrete: a metro median of $47,580 with most bus drivers landing between $43,980 and $56,400. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local bus driver openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $56,400, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Memphis median, not the ones that sit under it.

Bus Driver pay by hour, week, month & year in Memphis

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$22.88
Per week (40 hrs)	$915
Per month	$3,965
Per year	$47,580

How we know this — Memphis sources

Wage figures for Bus Driver in Memphis, TN are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (MSA code 32820) (SOC 53-3052), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · Jobeezy Compensation Data

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Bus Driver pay in Memphis, TN — common questions

How much does a Bus Driver make in Memphis, TN?: The median Bus Driver salary in Memphis, TN is $22.88/hour ($47,580/year) ($11,470 (19%) below the national median), with a typical range of $43,980–$56,400 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Memphis a strong pay market for Bus Drivers?: At a $47,580 median, Memphis is $11,470 (19%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $59,050. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.
How can I earn more as a Bus Driver in Memphis?: Target employers paying toward the $56,400 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Bus Driver openings in Memphis and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Bus Drivers work in Memphis?: BLS estimates roughly 290 bus driver jobs across Memphis, TN-MS-AR (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).