How much do School Bus Monitors make in Michigan City-La Porte, IN?

Percentile spread

For School Bus Monitors, the published 10th percentile is $22,970 and the 90th percentile is $35,300. The difference is $12,330, which is 42.6% 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 $26,930 to the 75th at $28,910, covers $1,980.

The mean annual wage is $28,760, which sits below the median of $28,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Michigan City-La Porte, IN median is 17.6% lower than the national median of $35,100 for School Bus Monitors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,533, which is 10.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.9% lower than the Indiana median of $33,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 91.682, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts School Bus Monitors at $31,533 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for School Bus Monitors. Michigan City-La Porte, IN ranks 18th of 20 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).).

• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 36 miles away, with a median of $29,910 and employment of 60. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,210, against $31,533 here.
• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 46 miles away, with a median of $36,490 and employment of 80. That median is 26.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,399, against $31,533 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 58 miles away, with a median of $33,890 and employment of 5,210. That median is 17.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,714, against $31,533 here.

Employment share

School Bus Monitors accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Michigan City-La Porte, IN (30 of 40,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (78,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.46 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.