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School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of school or special client bus drivers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,760
25th Percentile Wage
$35,480
50th Percentile Wage
$43,850
75th Percentile Wage
$48,600
90th Percentile Wage
$51,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,760.

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
$43,850
2.92% 11.36%
2016
$42,570
3.27% -
2015
$41,180
7.07% -
2014
$38,270
-1.59% -
2013
$38,880
0.03% -
2012
$38,870
- -

Table 2. Compare School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,850 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for school or special client bus drivers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 19.0 percent (19.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Spokane.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$45,370
Bremerton-Silverdale
$45,220
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$43,850
Bellingham
$42,870
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$42,140
Longview
$41,790
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$40,560
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$40,340
Yakima
$40,170
Tacoma
$39,930
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$39,720
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$38,470
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$38,460
Walla Walla
$38,330
Olympia
$37,210
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$37,100
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$36,880
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$36,590
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$36,030
Lewiston
$35,920
Spokane
$35,530