School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Memphis, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of school or special client bus drivers in Memphis, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of school or special client bus drivers in Memphis 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 Memphis, Tennessee

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,640
25th Percentile Wage
$20,230
50th Percentile Wage
$25,260
75th Percentile Wage
$30,590
90th Percentile Wage
$36,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school or special client bus drivers in Memphis, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,640.

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 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$25,260
7.96% 17.26%
2015
$23,250
7.14% -
2014
$21,590
3.20% -
2012
$20,900
- -

Table 2. Compare School or Special Client Bus Driver Salary in Memphis with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,260 in Memphis is in the middle of salary range for school or special client bus drivers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of school or special client bus drivers in Memphis is 25.6 percent (25.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin and 27.4 percent (27.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnson City.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$33,960
Clarksville
$32,120
Chattanooga
$28,060
Knoxville
$26,450
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$25,270
Memphis
$25,260
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$24,630
Morristown
$23,010
Jackson
$22,830
Cleveland
$21,200
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$19,330
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$18,840
Johnson City
$18,340

See also: Top paying jobs in Memphis, Tennessee.