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School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of school or special client bus drivers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,620
25th Percentile Wage
$24,740
50th Percentile Wage
$27,860
75th Percentile Wage
$30,890
90th Percentile Wage
$39,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,620.

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
$27,860
3.84% -3.59%
2017
$26,790
6.91% -
2016
$24,940
-9.02% -
2015
$27,190
-2.39% -
2014
$27,840
-1.80% -
2013
$28,340
-1.83% -
2012
$28,860
- -

Table 2. Compare School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,860 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for school or special client bus drivers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Winston-Salem.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$29,470
Raleigh-Cary
$29,110
Greenville
$28,580
Greensboro-High Point
$28,560
Goldsboro
$28,510
Asheville
$28,220
Fayetteville
$28,100
Durham-Chapel Hill
$27,860
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$26,770
Burlington
$26,610
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$26,420
Wilmington
$26,400
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$26,050
New Bern
$25,640
Jacksonville
$25,620
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$23,750
Rocky Mount
$23,590
Winston-Salem
$22,860

See also: Top paying jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina.