SOC 33-9094 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do School Bus Monitors make in Harrisonburg, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for School Bus Monitors in Harrisonburg, VA is $37,660. The 10th percentile is $25,810 and the 90th percentile is $37,660. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$37,660

10th percentile
$25,810
25th percentile
$25,810
Median
$37,660
75th percentile
$37,660
90th percentile
$37,660
Mean
$32,710

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For School Bus Monitors, the published 10th percentile is $25,810 and the 90th percentile is $37,660. The difference is $11,850, which is 31.5% 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 $25,810 to the 75th at $37,660, covers $11,850.

The mean annual wage is $32,710, which sits below the median of $37,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Harrisonburg, VA median is 7.3% higher than the national median of $35,100 for School Bus Monitors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,687, which is 13.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% higher than the Virginia median of $36,510.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Harrisonburg, VA is 94.892, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts School Bus Monitors at $39,687 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 School Bus Monitors. Harrisonburg, VA ranks 5th 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).).

  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 78 miles away, with a median of $41,720 and employment of 2,220. That median is 10.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,316, against $39,687 here.
  • Lynchburg, VA is 81 miles away, with a median of $30,240 and employment of 70. That median is 19.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,840, against $39,687 here.
  • Roanoke, VA is 102 miles away, with a median of $33,080 and employment of 140. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,335, against $39,687 here.

Employment share

School Bus Monitors accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Harrisonburg, VA (30 of 65,460). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (78,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Harrisonburg, VA · School Bus Monitors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do School Bus Monitors make in Harrisonburg, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for School Bus Monitors in Harrisonburg, VA is $37,660. The 10th percentile is $25,810 and the 90th percentile is $37,660. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for School Bus Monitors?

The local median is 7.3% higher than the national median of $35,100.

What is School Bus Monitors pay in Harrisonburg, VA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Harrisonburg, VA is 94.892, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,660 is $39,687. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Harrisonburg, VA compare with nearby metros for School Bus Monitors?

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 78 miles away, at $41,720. Harrisonburg, VA ranks 5th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.