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School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,330
25th Percentile Wage
$22,780
50th Percentile Wage
$31,130
75th Percentile Wage
$36,580
90th Percentile Wage
$41,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,330.

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
$31,130
21.43% 15.07%
2017
$24,460
-1.10% -
2016
$24,730
0.00% -
2015
$24,730
-11.56% -
2014
$27,590
1.49% -
2013
$27,180
2.72% -
2012
$26,440
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,130 in Champaign-Urbana 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 Champaign-Urbana is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 17.6 percent (17.6%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.