How much do School Bus Monitors make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For School Bus Monitors, the published 10th percentile is $25,000 and the 90th percentile is $37,810. The difference is $12,810, which is 43.2% 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 $28,130 to the 75th at $33,840, covers $5,710.

The mean annual wage is $30,960, which sits above the median of $29,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 15.5% lower than the national median of $35,100 for School Bus Monitors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,072, which is 14.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% higher than the Texas median of $29,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts School Bus Monitors at $30,072 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for School Bus Monitors. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 4th of 6 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).).

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 71 miles away, with a median of $30,070 and employment of 60. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,394, against $30,072 here.
• Lake Charles, LA is 130 miles away, with a median of $31,410 and employment of 110. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,586, against $30,072 here.
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $33,100 and employment of 160. That median is 11.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,753, against $30,072 here.

Employment share

School Bus Monitors accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (900 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (78,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.54 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.