How much do School Bus Monitors make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA?

Percentile spread

For School Bus Monitors, the published 10th percentile is $37,110 and the 90th percentile is $47,280. The difference is $10,170, which is 26.1% 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 $37,650 to the 75th at $42,460, covers $4,810.

The mean annual wage is $40,620, which sits above the median of $38,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA median is 10.9% higher than the national median of $35,100 for School Bus Monitors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,785, which is 0.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% higher than the California median of $38,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111.887, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts School Bus Monitors at $34,785 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for School Bus Monitors. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $38,360 and employment of 270. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,778, against $34,785 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $36,540 and employment of 280. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,329, against $34,785 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 196 miles away, with a median of $38,220 and employment of 110. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,884, against $34,785 here.