The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of school or special client bus drivers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $36,730 | 6.70% | 19.09% |
| 2017 | $34,270 | 3.27% | - |
| 2016 | $33,150 | 6.88% | - |
| 2015 | $30,870 | 0.06% | - |
| 2014 | $30,850 | 4.76% | - |
| 2013 | $29,380 | -1.16% | - |
| 2012 | $29,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,730 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 30.2 percent (30.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Peoria | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Decatur | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |