How much do Bus Drivers, School make in Jefferson City, MO?

Percentile spread

For Bus Drivers, School, the published 10th percentile is $35,830 and the 90th percentile is $57,100. The difference is $21,270, which is 45.2% 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 $39,220 to the 75th at $48,560, covers $9,340.

The mean annual wage is $45,920, which sits below the median of $47,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jefferson City, MO median is 1.8% lower than the national median of $47,920 for Bus Drivers, School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,470, which is 11.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the Missouri median of $46,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jefferson City, MO is 87.975, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus Drivers, School at $53,470 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus Drivers, School. Jefferson City, MO ranks 5th of 11 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).).

• Columbia, MO is 36 miles away, with a median of $44,090 and employment of 580. That median is 6.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,297, against $53,470 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 94 miles away, with a median of $48,100 and employment of 4,470. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,585, against $53,470 here.
• Springfield, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $45,970 and employment of 280. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,894, against $53,470 here.

Employment share

Bus Drivers, School accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Jefferson City, MO (130 of 80,220). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (402,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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.