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School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of school or special client bus drivers in Bloomington-Normal 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 Bloomington-Normal, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,830
25th Percentile Wage
$22,650
50th Percentile Wage
$27,600
75th Percentile Wage
$32,540
90th Percentile Wage
$37,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,830.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$27,600
-2.72% -3.51%
2013
$28,350
-0.78% -
2012
$28,570
- -

Table 2. Compare School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Bloomington-Normal with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,600 in Bloomington-Normal is in the middle of salary range for school or special client bus drivers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Bloomington-Normal is 33.9 percent (33.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 7.1 percent (7.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$41,760
Danville
$37,420
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$36,730
Springfield
$36,300
Peoria
$35,610
Carbondale-Marion
$35,070
Decatur
$33,910
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$33,630
Rockford
$32,500
Champaign-Urbana
$31,130
Bloomington
$30,060
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,590
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$29,560
Kankakee-Bradley
$28,790
Bloomington-Normal
$27,600
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$25,650