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School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of school or special client bus drivers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of School or Special Client Bus Drivers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,810
25th Percentile Wage
$40,240
50th Percentile Wage
$52,130
75th Percentile Wage
$61,670
90th Percentile Wage
$76,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of school or special client bus drivers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$52,130
12.95% 17.57%
2016
$45,380
-2.01% -
2015
$46,290
5.66% -
2014
$43,670
7.40% -
2013
$40,440
-6.26% -
2012
$42,970
- -

Table 2. Compare School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,130, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for school or special client bus drivers in state of California, followed by Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $47,500). In comparison, the median annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 8.9 percent (8.9%) higher than that in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$52,130
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,500
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$45,380
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,770
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$43,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$42,860
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$41,660
Merced
$41,560
Stockton
$41,380
Napa
$41,320
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$40,950
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$39,610
Fresno
$39,390
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$38,730
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$38,680
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$38,080
Salinas
$37,670
Madera-Chowchilla
$36,690
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$36,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$36,470
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,310
Vallejo-Fairfield
$36,170
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$36,160
Redding
$36,150
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$36,050
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$36,010
Bakersfield-Delano
$34,920
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$34,010
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$32,970
Visalia-Porterville
$32,490
Yuba City
$32,460
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$31,730
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$31,520
El Centro
$31,380
Chico
$30,880
Hanford-Corcoran
$30,580
Modesto
$29,100
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$26,310