The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of school or special client bus drivers in Winston-Salem 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 | $16,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,590.
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 | $22,860 | -21.26% | 1.92% |
| 2017 | $27,720 | 4.22% | - |
| 2016 | $26,550 | 0.87% | - |
| 2015 | $26,320 | 13.72% | - |
| 2014 | $22,710 | 0.84% | - |
| 2013 | $22,520 | 0.44% | - |
| 2012 | $22,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,860, Winston-Salem is the lowest paying city for school or special client bus drivers in state of North Carolina, following city of Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton (median annual salary of $29,470). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Winston-Salem is about 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that of the highest paying city Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton.