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First Bus is a bus operator. Their routes can be found across the UK.

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Do First Bus pay minimum wage?

Yes. Most people are paid above the minimum wage at First Bus.

Public Transport Providers who pay minimum wage include MTR, Transport for London and Transport for Wales.

Here’s how First Bus pay different age groups.

Age group First Bus pay per hour
16-17 Not enough data yet
18-20 £10.44-15.05 per hour
21-22 £11.11-14.29 per hour
23 and over £11.62-17.41 per hour

Last updated 28 March 2024

What is the Real Living Wage?

The Real Living Wage is a voluntary rate employers can sign up to that is based on the real cost of living.

Location Real Living Wage
London £13.15
Rest of the UK £12.00

What is the legal minimum wage?

The minimum wage is the legal minimum you must be paid per hour.

Age group Legal minimum wage
23 or older £10.42
21-22 £10.18
18-20 £7.49
Under 18 £5.28
Apprentices £5.28

How we know this

Based on data from 129 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between April 2023 and March 2024.

98% of people say they are paid at or above the legal minimum wage.

Which public transport providers pay the best?

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What people are saying about pay at First Bus

  • Best thing

    The other drivers and the adoption pay

    Worst thing

    Maintenance of the older vehicles

    3.4

    First Bus Driver, October 2023

  • Best thing

    Easiest driving job you'll ever do, and it's a job for life anywhere you go. Everyone gets on and you get to go home everyday. Loads of benefits and really good pay.

    Worst thing

    Passengers who are as sharp as a marble and as lazy as a rock, whing and moan if they don't get their way, take all their grievences with the company out on you and find every conceivable way to delay you no matter how many times we tell em to be ready, read the timetable and be on time. Cyclists are always trying to ruin your day by risking your license and their lives without a care for theirs, yours or your passengers' safety. And the usual communication gap between you and the corporation who decide to just change all the fares and times without telling anyone (...twice.)

    5.5

    First Bus Bus driver, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Pay, other workers

    Worst thing

    Wage reliability, stress

    3.3

    First Bus Technician, January 2023

  • Best thing

    I get to drive around
    Meet some nice people
    Good colleagues
    Plenty of hours
    Nice bonus for working overtime
    Weekly pay

    Worst thing

    Its stressful
    Understaffed
    Long hours
    Short breaks
    Staggered shifts every week
    Allocated holiday and its hard to change
    Most buses don't have air con
    Abuse from passengers
    Not much time to complete routes
    Telematics make driving hard
    Days off are not ideal sometimes

    6.4

    First Bus PCV driver, August 2022

  • Best thing

    Easy
    Family atmosphere
    Pays well
    Job safety

    Worst thing

    Bad home work balance
    Set holidays

    6.4

    First Bus Bus driver, April 2021

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