The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of school or special client bus drivers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $31,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of school or special client bus drivers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $45,370 | 5.00% | 15.41% |
| 2017 | $43,100 | 2.95% | - |
| 2016 | $41,830 | 3.30% | - |
| 2015 | $40,450 | 5.76% | - |
| 2014 | $38,120 | -0.92% | - |
| 2013 | $38,470 | 0.23% | - |
| 2012 | $38,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,370, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for school or special client bus drivers in state of Washington, followed by Bremerton-Silverdale (median annual salary $45,220). In comparison, the median annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in Bremerton-Silverdale.