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Bus Driver of School Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of school bus drivers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of school bus drivers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Bus Drivers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,890
25th Percentile Wage
$36,880
50th Percentile Wage
$45,270
75th Percentile Wage
$49,720
90th Percentile Wage
$57,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school bus drivers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,890.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$45,270
17.87% 17.87%
2021
$37,180
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Table 2. Compare Bus Driver of School Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,270, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the highest paying city for school bus drivers in state of Texas, followed by Victoria (median annual salary $42,340). In comparison, the median annual salary of school bus drivers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 6.5 percent (6.5%) higher than that in Victoria.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$45,270
Victoria
$42,340
Longview
$41,600
Sherman-Denison
$41,180
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$40,530
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$40,510
Waco
$40,120
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,720
Corpus Christi
$39,600
Tyler
$39,110
Amarillo
$39,080
Abilene
$39,060
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$38,490
Lubbock
$38,470
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$38,210
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,930
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,790
College Station-Bryan
$37,760
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,550
San Angelo
$37,520
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,440
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$37,120
El Paso
$36,260
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$35,730
Wichita Falls
$31,710
Midland
$30,410
Texarkana-Texarkana
$29,000
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$28,600
Brownsville-Harlingen
$26,500

See also: Top paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas.