School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of school or special client bus drivers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,260
25th Percentile Wage
$23,300
50th Percentile Wage
$28,350
75th Percentile Wage
$33,020
90th Percentile Wage
$40,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,260.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$28,350
3.84% -45.96%
2016
$27,260
-0.40% -
2015
$27,370
-26.09% -
2014
$34,510
-5.01% -
2013
$36,240
-14.18% -
2012
$41,380
- -

Table 2. Compare School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,350 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for school or special client bus drivers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Philadelphia is 23.8 percent (23.8%) lower than that in the highest paying East Stroudsburg and 34.2 percent (34.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
East Stroudsburg
$37,200
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$35,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$35,060
Reading
$34,080
Newark-Union
$33,450
Lancaster
$32,570
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$30,950
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$30,730
State College
$30,230
York-Hanover
$30,020
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$29,950
Gettysburg
$29,510
Pittsburgh
$28,520
Philadelphia
$28,350
Williamsport
$28,280
Erie
$27,520
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$26,630
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$26,360
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$24,880
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$24,790
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$23,360
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$23,030
Altoona
$21,690
Lebanon
$19,070
Johnstown
$18,650