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DismissFirst Bus is a bus operator. Their routes can be found across the UK.
firstgroup.comDo 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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23 or older | £10.42 |
21-22 | £10.18 |
18-20 | £7.49 |
Under 18 | £5.28 |
Apprentices | £5.28 |
Which public transport providers pay the best?
- MTR - pay £24.3k-72.5k per year
- Transport for London - pay £31.1k-65.2k per year
- Transport for Wales - pay £22.4k-63.5k per year
- Northern Rail - pay £22.1k-54.6k per year
- Thameslink - pay £25.6k-63.0k per year
- Govia Thameslink Railway - pay £24.2k-63.4k per year
- Great Western Railway - pay £25.5k-60.2k per year
- Hitachi - pay £29.8k-61.8k per year
- Wightlink - pay £12.56-27.48 per hour
- Network Rail - pay £23.6k-59.3k per year
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About this pay estimate
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What people are saying about pay at First Bus
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Best thing
The other drivers and the adoption pay
Worst thing
Maintenance of the older vehicles
First Bus Driver, October 2023
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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.)
First Bus Bus driver, July 2023
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Best thing
Pay, other workers
Worst thing
Wage reliability, stress
First Bus Technician, January 2023
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Best thing
I get to drive around
Meet some nice people
Good colleagues
Plenty of hours
Nice bonus for working overtime
Weekly payWorst 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 sometimesFirst Bus PCV driver, August 2022
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Best thing
Easy
Family atmosphere
Pays well
Job safetyWorst thing
Bad home work balance
Set holidaysFirst Bus Bus driver, April 2021