How much do Bus Drivers, School make in Rome, GA?

Percentile spread

For Bus Drivers, School, the published 10th percentile is $16,620 and the 90th percentile is $54,540. The difference is $37,920, which is 80.9% 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 $38,800 to the 75th at $47,040, covers $8,240.

The mean annual wage is $40,890, which sits below the median of $46,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Rome, GA median is 2.1% lower than the national median of $47,920 for Bus Drivers, School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,007, which is 8.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% higher than the Georgia median of $44,950.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Rome, GA is 90.161, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus Drivers, School at $52,007 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus Drivers, School. Rome, GA ranks 4th of 22 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).).

• Anniston-Oxford, AL is 49 miles away, with a median of $16,570 and employment of 260. That median is 64.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $19,279, against $52,007 here.
• Chattanooga, TN-GA is 55 miles away, with a median of $42,460 and employment of 870. That median is 9.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,423, against $52,007 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 60 miles away, with a median of $47,310 and employment of 11,190. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,283, against $52,007 here.