How much do School Bus Monitors make in Utica-Rome, NY?

Percentile spread

For School Bus Monitors, the published 10th percentile is $32,240 and the 90th percentile is $37,510. The difference is $5,270, which is 15.6% 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 $32,240 to the 75th at $35,300, covers $3,060.

The mean annual wage is $34,880, which sits above the median of $33,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Utica-Rome, NY median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $35,100 for School Bus Monitors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,470, which is 3.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.4% lower than the New York median of $36,910.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Utica-Rome, NY is 92.678, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $33,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts School Bus Monitors at $36,470 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for School Bus Monitors. Utica-Rome, NY ranks 16th of 21 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).).

• Syracuse, NY is 56 miles away, with a median of $35,950 and employment of 600. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,549, against $36,470 here.
• Watertown-Fort Drum, NY is 64 miles away, with a median of $33,290 and employment of 50. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,963, against $36,470 here.
• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 73 miles away, with a median of $34,780 and employment of 690. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,932, against $36,470 here.