The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of school or special client bus drivers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $20,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,620.
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 | $39,130 | 3.09% | 12.80% |
| 2017 | $37,920 | -0.26% | - |
| 2016 | $38,020 | -0.76% | - |
| 2015 | $38,310 | 4.33% | - |
| 2014 | $36,650 | 3.55% | - |
| 2013 | $35,350 | 3.48% | - |
| 2012 | $34,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,130, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for school or special client bus drivers in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $36,160). In comparison, the median annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 7.6 percent (7.6%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| 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 |