What are the bus driver wages? In this article you will get an, actually international, comparison of what some of the bus driver wages can be. As far as I know, driving a bus is at least SEEN as a low wage job. We will see if that is true or if it's just a rumor (or, possibly, if bus driver wages being low are just a figment of my imagination; or possibly only a truth here in sweden).

First let us go int what a busdriver actually does. A bus driver's mission is to drive a bus - which he/she does on a route that is decided beforehand. He drives a bus that includes passengers who get off at different stations on the way. He checks for defects in the bus. Before driving, he makes sure that it is actually suitable for doing so - checking fuel, water, brakes, lights and oil. The bus driver takes care of issuing tickets and takes care of collecting fares. The bus driver starts and stops bus when a driver pushes a certain stop button. In an emergency, it's the bus driver's objective to assist a passenger.

So let us go into some average bus driver wages. The following are from 2005. First some info about how these numbers were found out and what they are based upon: Unless there is another indication made, these numbers are taken from data that was given by International Labour Organizations; by their government agencies. Deductions, on the gross numbers, include things as municipal tax, compulsory additional insurance, provincial/state income tax, social security and more. 


The absolute lowest of the bus driver wages is the Peru one. In Peru, for a month of driving a bus as a bus driver, you get $325. The absolute highest average bus driver monthly salary is in australia - where the income is $2,338.

Canady and USA share the same average monthly salary, for bus drivers, at $1594. If you plan to go to Asia - or already live in asia - and want to be a bus driver, Korea might be your bet. In Korea the average monthly salary for a bus driver is fourth highest in the world - with $1845.

You have asia a little lower down, too - with singapore with a average montly salary for bus drivers at $659, and the Philippines with a monthly average bus driver salary at $657.

I hope this little article on bus driver wages gave you value.