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Tomball ISD Raises Bus Driver Pay to $25 per Hour, Citing Challenges with Shortages
Tomball ISD increased full-time bus driver wages to $25 per hour to improve recruitment and retention amid a national shortage with 21,200 fewer drivers than in 2019, Economic Policy Institute data shows.
- On Nov. 11, Tomball Independent School District trustees approved raising full-time bus drivers' pay to at least $25 per hour.
- Facing persistent vacancies, Superintendent Martha Salazar‑Zamora said Tomball ISD has struggled to fill bus driver vacancies and approved the raise outside the normal budget cycle.
- The district raised starting pay for multiple driver categories, including driver trainees from $18 to $20, substitutes from $19.10 to $22, and non‑commercial drivers from $14.04 to $17, according to district officials.
- Effective Nov. 15, district officials said the pay increase aims to recruit and retain bus drivers, Martha Salazar‑Zamora, Superintendent, said.
- National data show bus drivers fell 15% from September 2019 to September 2023, while private school bus contractors now handle 38% of pupil transportation, impacting students with disabilities.
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Tomball ISD raises bus driver pay to $25 per hour, citing challenges with shortages
Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora said during trustees’ Nov. 10 workshop meeting that the district has had challenges with bus driver shortages and filling driver positions.
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