The annual salary statistics of school bus drivers in Jonesboro, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of school bus drivers in Jonesboro is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school bus drivers in Jonesboro, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of school bus drivers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,220 | 38.15% | 38.15% |
| 2021 | $23,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,220 in Jonesboro is in the middle of salary range for school bus drivers in state of Arkansas. In comparison, the annual salary of school bus drivers in Jonesboro is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hot Springs and 40.1 percent (40.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hot Springs | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| Jonesboro | |
| Pine Bluff | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area |