How much do Bus Drivers, School make in Dothan, AL?

Percentile spread

For Bus Drivers, School, the published 10th percentile is $16,520 and the 90th percentile is $17,520. The difference is $1,000, which is 5.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $16,640 to the 75th at $17,300, covers $660.

The mean annual wage is $17,170, which sits above the median of $16,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dothan, AL median is 64.6% lower than the national median of $47,920 for Bus Drivers, School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $20,243, which is 57.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% lower than the Alabama median of $17,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dothan, AL is 83.833, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $16,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus Drivers, School at $20,243 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus Drivers, School. Dothan, AL ranks 16th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 68 miles away, with a median of $33,850 and employment of 150. That median is 99.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,791, against $20,243 here.
• Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 69 miles away, with a median of $46,630 and employment of 190. That median is 174.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,057, against $20,243 here.
• Albany, GA is 85 miles away, with a median of $46,640. That median is 174.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,200, against $20,243 here.

Employment share

Bus Drivers, School accounts for 0.51% of wage-and-salary employment in Dothan, AL (310 of 60,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (402,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.97 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.