How much do Bus Drivers, School make in Joplin, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Bus Drivers, School, the published 10th percentile is $28,720 and the 90th percentile is $59,480. The difference is $30,760, which is 66.4% 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 $37,090 to the 75th at $47,730, covers $10,640.

The mean annual wage is $44,190, which sits below the median of $46,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Joplin, MO-KS median is 3.3% lower than the national median of $47,920 for Bus Drivers, School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,049, which is 12.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% lower than the Missouri median of $46,880.

Joplin, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Joplin, MO-KS is 85.718, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus Drivers, School at $54,049 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus Drivers, School. Joplin, MO-KS ranks 4th of 16 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).).

• Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 71 miles away, with a median of $47,120 and employment of 590. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,580, against $54,049 here.
• Springfield, MO is 75 miles away, with a median of $45,970 and employment of 280. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,894, against $54,049 here.
• Tulsa, OK is 109 miles away, with a median of $38,940 and employment of 900. That median is 16% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,648, against $54,049 here.

Employment share

Bus Drivers, School accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Joplin, MO-KS (220 of 87,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (402,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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.