How much do Bus Drivers, School make in Niles, MI?

Percentile spread

For Bus Drivers, School, the published 10th percentile is $39,400 and the 90th percentile is $48,060. The difference is $8,660, which is 18.3% 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 $39,400 to the 75th at $47,210, covers $7,810.

The mean annual wage is $45,470, which sits below the median of $47,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Niles, MI median is 1.5% lower than the national median of $47,920 for Bus Drivers, School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,110, which is 6.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% higher than the Michigan median of $46,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Niles, MI is 92.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus Drivers, School at $51,110 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

39 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus Drivers, School. Niles, MI ranks 16th of 40 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).).

• Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 17 miles away, with a median of $49,760 and employment of 170. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,275, against $51,110 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 32 miles away, with a median of $47,150 and employment of 440. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,776, against $51,110 here.
• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 47 miles away, with a median of $49,470 and employment of 410. That median is 4.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,769, against $51,110 here.

Employment share

Bus Drivers, School accounts for 0.97% of wage-and-salary employment in Niles, MI (580 of 59,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (402,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.73 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.