School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,740
25th Percentile Wage
$24,820
50th Percentile Wage
$30,430
75th Percentile Wage
$39,770
90th Percentile Wage
$46,100

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,740.

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
$30,430
-11.96% -9.23%
2017
$34,070
2.44% -
2016
$33,240
10.23% -
2015
$29,840
-11.39% -
2012
$33,240
- -

Table 2. Compare School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Portsmouth with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,430 in Portsmouth is in the middle of salary range for school or special client bus drivers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Portsmouth is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Lawrence-Methuen-Salem and 39.0 percent (39.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$40,450
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$39,920
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$37,690
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$35,780
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$32,160
Nashua
$32,080
Manchester
$31,210
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$30,940
Portsmouth
$30,430
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$30,160
Rochester-Dover
$27,700
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$18,550

See also: Top paying jobs in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.