The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of school or special client bus drivers in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $26,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,320.
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 | $36,160 | 2.82% | 11.23% |
| 2017 | $35,140 | 0.17% | - |
| 2016 | $35,080 | 0.63% | - |
| 2015 | $34,860 | 4.68% | - |
| 2014 | $33,230 | 2.35% | - |
| 2013 | $32,450 | 1.08% | - |
| 2012 | $32,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,160, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for school or special client bus drivers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $39,130). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Lexington-Fayette is 7.6 percent (7.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro |