First Student Compensation Employee Reviews | Comparably
We Transport Growing Minds At First Student, we believe that education offers students and their families the foundation for productive and successful lives. We take great pride in our ability to support education by making sure children have safe, friendly and reliable transportation to and from school. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
262
TOTAL
RATINGS
2286

First Student Compensation Employee Reviews

What is the best part about your compensation package?

Medical, Dental, 401K Plan that can be rolled over to an IRA

Fairness in the benefits is key

yes i am very glad of the benefits

401K dental paid holidays summer off

Competitive benefits package for full time employees.

Perscripton coverage good benefits .....

Company doesn't offer any insurance

Benefits and paid time off

No compensation package over there

Review from Customer Support Dept

Getting paid on a weekly base

Review from Operations Dept

No answer. I have no concerns or benefits

Review from Operations Dept

The health care benefits, and potential 401K.

Review from Customer Support Dept

There is not one available for part time

Review from Operations Dept

Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?

Non contributory retirement.. This a life and death job,you can be ruined.

They need more help and need to be on top of things

If the location manager treated his employees right It would be a good place to work.

Changing managment and take care of their employee as human .

Very little knowledge of management opportunities and compenstation

Review from Operations Dept

Everything the pay and the hours and the work place

pay is great health benefits are terrible

I think we should get paid at least $2 higher per hour.

Higher pay and fair work and more consistency

When you have employees with An entrepreneurial bent it's a sin to waste such talent and resource right under your noses.

Explain what is expected of us as drivers

Boss makes us feel this way

I feel that the people in my region who work the hardest get paid the least and the 2 people that do nothing but sit behind a desk and deligate their work get paid triple the pay!

care less about your family your values what you have to bring to the table all they want to do is use you

Better pay. Benefits offered to part time employees

Review from Customer Support Dept

I feel like we should be paid the same for all work. One hourly rate for everything.

Review from Customer Support Dept

The few benefits offered are over-priced

Review from Customer Support Dept

There is no 401k or IRA

Review from Operations Dept

Review Sentiment at First Student

68
68%
32
32%

About First Student's Compensation

D
48/100

Where This Score Ranks First Student's Compensation

BOTTOM
15%

In the Bottom 15% of 1310 similar size companies on Comparably

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Not enough ratings to compare against companies in metro

2nd

2nd place versus 1 competitors rated on Comparably

116 employees at First Student score their wages and compensation a D on average. As a testament to this, when employees are asked “Do you believe you're paid fairly?”, 51% say Yes. The Operations department is the most satisfied with their compensation, ranking it 58/100, a full 8 pts above the Customer Support department. If you want detailed data about First Student's wages, see the <a href="https://www.comparably.com/companies/first-student/salaries">wage breakdown by department, job titles, locations, and more.</a>

Rate Compensation the Highest

  • Experience - Entry Level
    +41%
  • Experience - 1 to 3 Years
    +26%
  • Ethnicity - Other
    +22%

Rate Compensation the Lowest

  • Experience - 3 to 6 Years
    -24%
  • Experience - 6 to 10 Years
    -20%
  • Gender - Male
    -4%

How First Student's Compensation Score is Calculated

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Results from 116 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
Yes51%
No49%
Do you believe you're paid fairly?
AnswerPercent
Yes32%
No68%
Are you satisfied with your Benefits?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Does your company give annual bonuses?
AnswerPercent
Every 6 months or less0%
Every year100%
Every 2 years0%
Every 3 years or more0%
Never0%
How often do you get a raise?
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