How much do School Bus Monitors make in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA?

Percentile spread

For School Bus Monitors, the published 10th percentile is $23,100 and the 90th percentile is $27,260. The difference is $4,160, which is 15.3% 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 $23,100 to the 75th at $27,260, covers $4,160.

The mean annual wage is $25,630, which sits below the median of $27,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA median is 22.3% lower than the national median of $35,100 for School Bus Monitors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $29,398, which is 16.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8% higher than the Louisiana median of $25,250.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 92.726, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $27,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts School Bus Monitors at $29,398 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for School Bus Monitors. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA ranks 4th of 8 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).).

• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 57 miles away, with a median of $26,970 and employment of 110. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,965, against $29,398 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $29,300 and employment of 220. That median is 7.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,276, against $29,398 here.
• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 81 miles away, with a median of $25,070 and employment of 250. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $27,074, against $29,398 here.