What are the main factors that influence an Activity Bus Driver's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Activity Bus Driver?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Activity Bus Driver roles, with salaries approximately 28% above the market median.

How does experience change An Activity Bus Driver's salary?

An Activity Bus Driver's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,460 for beginners, reaching about $45,162 at mid-level, and approach $47,228 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Activity Bus Driver?

Activity Bus Driver salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Activity Bus Driver roles are District of Columbia $57,064, California $56,848, Massachusetts $56,090. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Activity Bus Driver roles make?

Salaries for Activity Bus Driver level roles vary by specialization: Bus Driver Trainer: $51,922; Trainee Bus Driver: $51,704; Courtesy Bus Driver: $51,397; Shuttle Bus Driver: $50,903; Municipal Bus Driver: $50,902.

Activity Bus Driver Salary in South Dakota

How much does an Activity Bus Driver make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Activity Bus Driver in South Dakota is $46,839 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, an Activity Bus Driver's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,487
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,564 to $50,842
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,672

10% $38,672

50% (Median) $46,839

90% $54,487

Activity Bus Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,842	$4,237	$978	$24
Average	$46,839	$3,903	$901	$23
25th Percentile	$42,564	$3,547	$819	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Activity Bus Driver Salaries

An Activity Bus Driver's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Activity Bus Driver Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Activity Bus Driver's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,460
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,600
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,162
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $46,005
Expert (over 8 years): $47,228

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Activity Bus Driver	less than 1 year	$44,460
Early Career Level Activity Bus Driver	1-2 years	$44,600
Mid-Level Level Activity Bus Driver	2-4 years	$45,162
Senior-Level Level Activity Bus Driver	5-8 years	$46,005
Expert Level Activity Bus Driver	over 8 years	$47,228

How Do Activity Bus Driver Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Activity Bus Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,064.
California: $56,848.
Massachusetts: $56,090.

District of Columbia $57,064 California $56,848 Massachusetts $56,090 Washington $55,884 New Jersey $55,864 Alaska $55,791 Connecticut $55,080 New York $54,792

Hawaii $53,869 Rhode Island $53,436 Maryland $53,142 Minnesota $52,740 Colorado $52,586 Illinois $52,534 Oregon $52,338 Delaware $52,194

New Hampshire $52,103 Virginia $51,900 Pennsylvania $51,307 Nevada $51,009 North Dakota $50,911 Michigan $50,756 Wisconsin $50,699 Vermont $50,586

Texas $50,272 Maine $50,251 Arizona $50,220 Ohio $50,184 Georgia $49,710 Indiana $49,473 Wyoming $49,426 Utah $49,354

Iowa $49,323 Kansas $49,076 Louisiana $49,004 North Carolina $48,978 Missouri $48,968 Florida $48,767 Montana $48,658 Nebraska $48,555

Kentucky $48,499 South Carolina $48,292 Tennessee $48,164 Idaho $48,112 New Mexico $47,736 Oklahoma $47,653 Alabama $47,349 South Dakota $46,839

Arkansas $46,561 West Virginia $46,411 Mississippi $45,963

Top Paying Cities for Activity Bus Driver

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $47,327
Aurora: $47,579
Baltic: $47,067

Alcester, SD $47,327

Aurora, SD $47,579

Baltic, SD $47,067

Beresford, SD $47,206

Brandon, SD $46,970

Brookings, SD $47,666

Burbank, SD $47,159

Canistota, SD $47,229

Canton, SD $47,095

Centerville, SD $47,209

Chancellor, SD $47,089

Chester, SD $47,205

Colman, SD $47,360

Colton, SD $47,163

Crooks, SD $47,041

Davis, SD $47,151

Dell Rapids, SD $47,153

Egan, SD $47,280

Elk Point, SD $47,010

Elkton, SD $47,608

Fairview, SD $47,164

Flandreau, SD $47,433

Freeman, SD $47,382

Garretson, SD $47,076

Gayville, SD $47,461

Harrisburg, SD $47,000

Hartford, SD $47,072

Hudson, SD $47,201

Humboldt, SD $47,139

Hurley, SD $47,211

Irene, SD $47,343

Jefferson, SD $46,834

Lennox, SD $47,089

Lesterville, SD $47,426

Lyons, SD $47,085

Madison, SD $47,453

Marion, SD $47,243

Menno, SD $47,401

Mission Hill, SD $47,437

Monroe, SD $47,192

Belle Fourche, SD $47,374

Black Hawk, SD $45,925

Box Elder, SD $45,984

Buffalo, SD $47,288

Buffalo Gap, SD $46,916

Camp Crook, SD $47,333

Caputa, SD $46,206

Custer, SD $46,815

Deadwood, SD $46,527

Edgemont, SD $47,264

Enning, SD $46,895

Fairburn, SD $46,382

Fort Meade, SD $46,378

Hermosa, SD $46,197

Hill City, SD $46,510

Hot Springs, SD $47,228

Howes, SD $46,999

Interior, SD $47,075

Keystone, SD $46,151

Kyle, SD $47,175

Lead, SD $46,953

Ludlow, SD $47,474

Manderson, SD $47,251

Mud Butte, SD $47,028

Nemo, SD $46,216

Newell, SD $47,119

New Underwood, SD $46,208

Nisland, SD $47,223

Oelrichs, SD $47,131

Oglala, SD $47,213

Oral, SD $47,087

Owanka, SD $46,435

Piedmont, SD $45,959

Pine Ridge, SD $47,301

Porcupine, SD $47,159

Pringle, SD $46,961

Quinn, SD $47,007

Redig, SD $46,951

Saint Onge, SD $47,084

Scenic, SD $46,750

Smithwick, SD $47,147

Spearfish, SD $47,297

Sturgis, SD $46,230

Union Center, SD $46,927

Vale, SD $46,779

Wall, SD $46,938

Wasta, SD $46,701

White Owl, SD $47,021

Whitewood, SD $46,886

Wounded Knee, SD $47,254

Leola, SD $47,534

Long Lake, SD $47,606

Mansfield, SD $47,506

Mellette, SD $47,550

Northville, SD $47,499

Onaka, SD $47,315

Orient, SD $47,386

Pierpont, SD $47,547

Redfield, SD $47,624

Rockham, SD $47,443

Roscoe, SD $47,359

Selby, SD $47,277

Seneca, SD $47,285

Stratford, SD $47,553

Tolstoy, SD $47,288

Tulare, SD $47,558

Turton, SD $47,561

Warner, SD $47,608

Westport, SD $47,543

Pierre, SD $43,422

Agar, SD $44,552

Belvidere, SD $47,005

Blunt, SD $43,422

Burke, SD $47,373

Colome, SD $47,316

Dallas, SD $47,301

Draper, SD $45,841

Fort Pierre, SD $43,549

Gregory, SD $47,352

Hamill, SD $47,234

Harrold, SD $43,676

Hayes, SD $46,522

Herrick, SD $47,347

Holabird, SD $44,660

Ideal, SD $47,222

Kadoka, SD $47,060

Kennebec, SD $46,532

Long Valley, SD $47,058

Lower Brule, SD $46,471

Martin, SD $47,171

Midland, SD $46,905

Milesville, SD $46,935

Mission, SD $47,272

Murdo, SD $46,615

Norris, SD $47,131

Okaton, SD $47,012

Okreek, SD $47,245

Onida, SD $43,848

Parmelee, SD $47,215

Philip, SD $47,004

Presho, SD $46,184

Reliance, SD $47,261

Rosebud, SD $47,323

Saint Charles, SD $47,398

Saint Francis, SD $47,233

Tuthill, SD $47,114

Vivian, SD $45,984

Wanblee, SD $47,146

White River, SD $47,125

Winner, SD $47,272

Witten, SD $47,187

Wood, SD $47,119

Mobridge, SD $47,286

Bison, SD $47,168

Bullhead, SD $47,530

Cherry Creek, SD $47,046

Dupree, SD $47,057

Eagle Butte, SD $47,105

Faith, SD $47,042

Glencross, SD $47,082

Glenham, SD $47,303

Herreid, SD $47,484

Isabel, SD $47,073

Keldron, SD $47,300

Lantry, SD $47,128

Lemmon, SD $47,477

Little Eagle, SD $47,522

Lodgepole, SD $47,349

Mc Intosh, SD $47,371

Mc Laughlin, SD $47,330

Meadow, SD $47,060

Morristown, SD $47,420

Mound City, SD $47,399

Pollock, SD $47,578

Prairie City, SD $47,230

Ralph, SD $47,384

Reva, SD $47,232

Ridgeview, SD $47,129

Timber Lake, SD $47,152

Trail City, SD $47,137

Wakpala, SD $47,331

Walker, SD $47,406

Watauga, SD $47,299

Whitehorse, SD $47,179

Rapid City, SD $45,916

Ellsworth Afb, SD $45,916

Allen, SD $47,170

Batesland, SD $47,190

Montrose, SD $47,229

North Sioux City, SD $46,760

Nunda, SD $47,430

Oldham, SD $47,534

Olivet, SD $47,423

Parker, SD $47,166

Ramona, SD $47,450

Renner, SD $47,012

Rowena, SD $46,980

Rutland, SD $47,388

Salem, SD $47,391

Scotland, SD $47,497

Sinai, SD $47,685

Springfield, SD $47,554

Tabor, SD $47,522

Tea, SD $47,037

Trent, SD $47,216

Tyndall, SD $47,509

Utica, SD $47,427

Valley Springs, SD $47,008

Vermillion, SD $47,437

Viborg, SD $47,331

Volga, SD $47,573

Volin, SD $47,383

Wakonda, SD $47,335

Wentworth, SD $47,371

Winfred, SD $47,394

Worthing, SD $47,082

Yankton, SD $47,619

Sioux Falls, SD $46,968

Vienna, SD $47,659

Wallace, SD $47,630

Waubay, SD $47,608

Webster, SD $47,619

White, SD $47,693

Willow Lake, SD $47,713

Wilmot, SD $47,654

Mitchell, SD $47,662

Alexandria, SD $47,487

Alpena, SD $47,567

Armour, SD $47,469

Artesian, SD $47,560

Avon, SD $47,482

Bonesteel, SD $47,390

Bridgewater, SD $47,360

Canova, SD $47,423

Carpenter, SD $47,678

Carthage, SD $47,571

Cavour, SD $47,634

Chamberlain, SD $47,419

Corsica, SD $47,478

Dante, SD $47,454

Delmont, SD $47,456

Dimock, SD $47,509

Emery, SD $47,438

Ethan, SD $47,534

Fairfax, SD $47,398

Fedora, SD $47,519

Fort Thompson, SD $46,862

Fulton, SD $47,525

Gann Valley, SD $47,321

Geddes, SD $47,410

Harrison, SD $47,445

Highmore, SD $46,532

Stephan, SD $46,739

Hitchcock, SD $47,596

Howard, SD $47,543

Huron, SD $47,758

Iroquois, SD $47,645

Kaylor, SD $47,561

Kimball, SD $47,417

Lake Andes, SD $47,486

Lane, SD $47,667

Letcher, SD $47,538

Marty, SD $47,638

Miller, SD $47,461

Mount Vernon, SD $47,507

New Holland, SD $47,578

Oacoma, SD $47,377

Parkston, SD $47,528

Pickstown, SD $47,558

Plankinton, SD $47,500

Platte, SD $47,419

Pukwana, SD $47,385

Ree Heights, SD $47,149

Saint Lawrence, SD $47,463

Spencer, SD $47,417

Stickney, SD $47,469

Tripp, SD $47,482

Virgil, SD $47,527

Wagner, SD $47,491

Wessington, SD $47,491

Wessington Springs, SD $47,484

White Lake, SD $47,437

Wolsey, SD $47,585

Woonsocket, SD $47,564

Yale, SD $47,672

Aberdeen, SD $47,677

Akaska, SD $47,251

Amherst, SD $47,604

Andover, SD $47,535

Ashton, SD $47,527

Barnard, SD $47,592

Bath, SD $47,577

Bowdle, SD $47,340

Brentford, SD $47,613

Britton, SD $47,738

Claremont, SD $47,564

Columbia, SD $47,506

Conde, SD $47,557

Cresbard, SD $47,440

Doland, SD $47,659

Eureka, SD $47,508

Faulkton, SD $47,436

Ferney, SD $47,731

Frankfort, SD $47,656

Frederick, SD $47,604

Gettysburg, SD $46,991

Groton, SD $47,582

Hecla, SD $47,672

Hosmer, SD $47,432

Houghton, SD $47,471

Hoven, SD $47,302

Ipswich, SD $47,481

Java, SD $47,273

Langford, SD $47,540

Lebanon, SD $47,069

Watertown, SD $47,758

Arlington, SD $47,631

Astoria, SD $47,707

Badger, SD $47,715

Big Stone City, SD $47,784

Bradley, SD $47,615

Brandt, SD $47,675

Bristol, SD $47,577

Bruce, SD $47,623

Bryant, SD $47,691

Castlewood, SD $47,662

Claire City, SD $47,734

Clark, SD $47,697

Clear Lake, SD $47,679

Corona, SD $47,735

De Smet, SD $47,672

Eden, SD $47,588

Erwin, SD $47,643

Estelline, SD $47,654

Florence, SD $47,639

Garden City, SD $47,647

Gary, SD $47,710

Goodwin, SD $47,619

Grenville, SD $47,576

Hayti, SD $47,680

Hazel, SD $47,658

Henry, SD $47,660

Kranzburg, SD $47,837

Labolt, SD $47,623

Lake City, SD $47,667

Lake Norden, SD $47,703

Lake Preston, SD $47,657

Marvin, SD $47,572

Milbank, SD $47,776

New Effington, SD $47,836

Ortley, SD $47,583

Peever, SD $47,647

Raymond, SD $47,670

Revillo, SD $47,652

Rosholt, SD $47,824

Roslyn, SD $47,566

Sisseton, SD $47,675

South Shore, SD $47,587

Stockholm, SD $47,587

Strandburg, SD $47,582

Summit, SD $47,585

Toronto, SD $47,656

Twin Brooks, SD $47,569

Veblen, SD $47,758

Activity Bus Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Activity Bus Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 48% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 28% above the average. In contrast, Activity Bus Driver positions in Financial Services or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Activity Bus Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Activity Bus Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$59,954	$29.0	28%
Internet	$58,549	$28.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$53,865	$26.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$52,460	$25.0	12%
Insurance	$51,523	$25.0	10%

Activity Bus Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Activity Bus Driver's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$42,564

Average $46,839/year

$50,842

$3,547

Average $3,903/month

$4,237

$819

Average $901/week

$978

$20

Average $23/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$50,842	$4,237	$978	$24
Average	$46,839	$3,903	$901	$23
25th Percentile	$42,564	$3,547	$819	$20

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