School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary Information in Florida

The average annual salaries for school or special client bus drivers in the state of Florida are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers amongst Florida cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of School or Special Client Bus Drivers in Florida (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,470
25th Percentile Wage
$22,460
50th Percentile Wage
$28,150
75th Percentile Wage
$34,010
90th Percentile Wage
$39,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $19,470.

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 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$28,150
-0.36% 9.24%
2017
$28,250
2.44% -
2016
$27,560
-0.65% -
2015
$27,740
3.50% -
2014
$26,770
4.48% -
2013
$25,570
0.08% -
2012
$25,550
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of School or Special Client Bus Drivers in Florida Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in some Florida cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in state of Florida ranges from $19,510 to $36,430. The highest paying area for school or special client bus drivers in Florida is Sebastian-Vero Beach with a median annual salary of $36,430. The second highest paying city/area in Florida State is Port St Lucie (mean annual salary $35,560). The lowest paying area is The Villages with a median annual salary of $19,510.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$36,430
Port St Lucie
$35,560
Naples-Marco Island
$34,720
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$33,930
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$33,680
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$32,370
Jacksonville
$30,720
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$30,400
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$29,930
Tallahassee
$29,650
Punta Gorda
$28,910
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$28,900
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$28,880
Gainesville
$28,410
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$28,200
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$27,500
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$26,900
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$25,530
Ocala
$25,420
Palm Coast
$24,930
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$24,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$23,610
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$23,350
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$22,520
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$22,440
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$20,640
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$20,200
The Villages
$19,510