How much do Bus Drivers, School make in Eau Claire, WI?

Percentile spread

For Bus Drivers, School, the published 10th percentile is $39,080 and the 90th percentile is $66,600. The difference is $27,520, which is 59.9% 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 $44,980 to the 75th at $48,640, covers $3,660.

The mean annual wage is $49,250, which sits above the median of $45,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 4.1% lower than the national median of $47,920 for Bus Drivers, School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,517, which is 3.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% lower than the Wisconsin median of $47,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus Drivers, School at $49,517 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus Drivers, School. Eau Claire, WI ranks 15th of 15 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).).

• Wausau, WI is 75 miles away, with a median of $46,200 and employment of 240. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,865, against $49,517 here.
• Rochester, MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $48,660 and employment of 510. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,578, against $49,517 here.
• La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $52,670 and employment of 190. That median is 14.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,394, against $49,517 here.

Employment share

Bus Drivers, School accounts for 0.37% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (320 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (402,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.43 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.