Bus Drivers, School · SOC 53-3051
Bus Drivers, School Salary in the Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Bus Drivers, School in the Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $23,990 per year ($11.53 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $18,380 at the 10th percentile to $41,600 at the 90th. BLS estimates 540 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Bus Drivers, School in the Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area earn more than $23,990 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $20,520 and $34,870.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $18,380 | $20,520 | $23,990 | $34,870 | $41,600 |
| Hourly | $8.84 | $9.87 | $11.53 | $16.77 | $20.00 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$23,990 median for Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $20,520 to $34,870
- Mississippistate$30,640 median for Mississippi; middle half earns $22,350 to $39,320
- United Statesnational$47,920 median for United States; middle half earns $38,650 to $58,430
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −22% vs Mississippi overall and −50% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Mississippi
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for bus drivers, school, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan areathis page$23,990 median for Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $20,520 to $34,870
- $37,130 median for Gulfport metro area; middle half earns $24,950 to $38,580
- $36,310 median for Jackson metro area; middle half earns $24,220 to $41,860
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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Highest-paying metro areas for bus drivers, schools · Highest-paying occupations in Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.