The annual salary statistics of school bus drivers in Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska is shown in Table 1. The wage data of school bus drivers in Omaha-Council Bluffs 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 | $33,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school bus drivers in Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of school bus drivers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,720 | 13.91% | 13.91% |
| 2021 | $38,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,720 in Omaha-Council Bluffs is in the middle of salary range for school bus drivers in state of Nebraska. In comparison, the annual salary of school bus drivers in Omaha-Council Bluffs is 1.5 percent (1.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area and 14.0 percent (14.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Grand Island.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs | |
| Lincoln | |
| Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | |
| Grand Island |