School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Punta Gorda, Florida

The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Punta Gorda, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,610
25th Percentile Wage
$26,660
50th Percentile Wage
$28,910
75th Percentile Wage
$31,410
90th Percentile Wage
$33,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Punta Gorda, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,610.

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
$28,910
-0.52% 8.37%
2017
$29,060
3.89% -
2016
$27,930
-1.18% -
2015
$28,260
2.83% -
2014
$27,460
2.15% -
2013
$26,870
1.41% -
2012
$26,490
- -

Table 2. Compare School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Punta Gorda with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,910 in Punta Gorda is in the middle of salary range for school or special client bus drivers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Punta Gorda is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Sebastian-Vero Beach and 32.5 percent (32.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying The Villages.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Punta Gorda, Florida.