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Passenger Vehicle Driver, Except Bus Driver, Transit and Intercity Salary in Lake Charles, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity in Lake Charles, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity in Lake Charles 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 Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$17,590
25th Percentile Wage	$19,710
50th Percentile Wage	$22,740
75th Percentile Wage	$26,530
90th Percentile Wage	$34,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,590.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	1-Year Growth
2020	$22,740	7.48%	7.48%
2019	$21,040	-	-

Table 2. Compare Passenger Vehicle Driver, Except Bus Driver, Transit and Intercity Salary in Lake Charles with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,740, Lake Charles is the lowest paying city for passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity in state of Louisiana, following city of New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $33,210). Compared with the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of passenger vehicle drivers, except bus drivers, transit and intercity in Lake Charles is 31.5 percent (31.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	$33,210
Baton Rouge	$28,530
Hammond	$26,810
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area	$26,380
Shreveport-Bossier City	$25,870
Lafayette	$25,250
Monroe	$23,780
Alexandria	$23,730
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	$23,610
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area	$23,340
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$22,930
Lake Charles	$22,740