Wage growth for school bus drivers has accelerated in the last year: Year-over-year wage growth for elementary and secondary school bus drivers, 2011–2025
| Date | Year-over-year wage growth |
|---|---|
| 2011-01-01 | 1.4% |
| 2011-02-01 | 1.8% |
| 2011-03-01 | 1.6% |
| 2011-04-01 | 1.0% |
| 2011-05-01 | 0.7% |
| 2011-06-01 | 0.3% |
| 2011-07-01 | 0.0% |
| 2011-08-01 | 0.3% |
| 2011-09-01 | 0.9% |
| 2011-10-01 | 1.2% |
| 2011-11-01 | 1.3% |
| 2011-12-01 | 1.3% |
| 2012-01-01 | 1.8% |
| 2012-02-01 | 1.7% |
| 2012-03-01 | 2.2% |
| 2012-04-01 | 1.8% |
| 2012-05-01 | 1.8% |
| 2012-06-01 | 1.8% |
| 2012-07-01 | 1.7% |
| 2012-08-01 | 1.4% |
| 2012-09-01 | 0.6% |
| 2012-10-01 | 0.1% |
| 2012-11-01 | -0.2% |
| 2012-12-01 | -0.3% |
| 2013-01-01 | -1.0% |
| 2013-02-01 | -1.2% |
| 2013-03-01 | -1.2% |
| 2013-04-01 | -1.3% |
| 2013-05-01 | -1.0% |
| 2013-06-01 | -1.6% |
| 2013-07-01 | -1.0% |
| 2013-08-01 | -1.1% |
| 2013-09-01 | -0.9% |
| 2013-10-01 | -0.9% |
| 2013-11-01 | -0.8% |
| 2013-12-01 | -1.2% |
| 2014-01-01 | -1.0% |
| 2014-02-01 | -1.0% |
| 2014-03-01 | -0.9% |
| 2014-04-01 | -0.5% |
| 2014-05-01 | -1.4% |
| 2014-06-01 | -0.9% |
| 2014-07-01 | -1.2% |
| 2014-08-01 | -1.3% |
| 2014-09-01 | -1.9% |
| 2014-10-01 | -1.8% |
| 2014-11-01 | -2.4% |
| 2014-12-01 | -2.2% |
| 2015-01-01 | -1.5% |
| 2015-02-01 | -1.6% |
| 2015-03-01 | -1.5% |
| 2015-04-01 | -0.9% |
| 2015-05-01 | -0.4% |
| 2015-06-01 | -0.3% |
| 2015-07-01 | 0.4% |
| 2015-08-01 | 0.6% |
| 2015-09-01 | 1.2% |
| 2015-10-01 | 1.2% |
| 2015-11-01 | 1.5% |
| 2015-12-01 | 1.3% |
| 2016-01-01 | 1.3% |
| 2016-02-01 | 2.0% |
| 2016-03-01 | 1.7% |
| 2016-04-01 | 1.3% |
| 2016-05-01 | 1.2% |
| 2016-06-01 | 1.5% |
| 2016-07-01 | 1.2% |
| 2016-08-01 | 1.3% |
| 2016-09-01 | 1.5% |
| 2016-10-01 | 1.4% |
| 2016-11-01 | 1.5% |
| 2016-12-01 | 1.8% |
| 2017-01-01 | 1.4% |
| 2017-02-01 | 1.3% |
| 2017-03-01 | 1.5% |
| 2017-04-01 | 1.1% |
| 2017-05-01 | 1.9% |
| 2017-06-01 | 1.8% |
| 2017-07-01 | 1.3% |
| 2017-08-01 | 0.8% |
| 2017-09-01 | 0.7% |
| 2017-10-01 | 0.7% |
| 2017-11-01 | 1.6% |
| 2017-12-01 | 1.0% |
| 2018-01-01 | 0.3% |
| 2018-02-01 | 0.6% |
| 2018-03-01 | 0.5% |
| 2018-04-01 | 0.9% |
| 2018-05-01 | 0.6% |
| 2018-06-01 | 0.0% |
| 2018-07-01 | -0.1% |
| 2018-08-01 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-01 | 0.1% |
| 2018-10-01 | 0.2% |
| 2018-11-01 | -0.5% |
| 2018-12-01 | 0.2% |
| 2019-01-01 | 0.4% |
| 2019-02-01 | 0.2% |
| 2019-03-01 | 0.5% |
| 2019-04-01 | 0.8% |
| 2019-05-01 | 0.2% |
| 2019-06-01 | 0.3% |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.6% |
| 2019-08-01 | 0.4% |
| 2019-09-01 | -0.2% |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.1% |
| 2019-11-01 | 0.7% |
| 2019-12-01 | 0.3% |
| 2020-01-01 | 0.8% |
| 2020-02-01 | 0.7% |
| 2020-03-01 | 1.4% |
| 2020-04-01 | 1.4% |
| 2020-05-01 | 2.2% |
| 2020-06-01 | 2.3% |
| 2020-07-01 | 3.3% |
| 2020-08-01 | 3.7% |
| 2020-09-01 | 4.6% |
| 2020-10-01 | 4.2% |
| 2020-11-01 | 3.5% |
| 2020-12-01 | 3.9% |
| 2021-01-01 | 3.8% |
| 2021-02-01 | 4.3% |
| 2021-03-01 | 3.2% |
| 2021-04-01 | 2.4% |
| 2021-05-01 | 1.9% |
| 2021-06-01 | 2.2% |
| 2021-07-01 | 1.0% |
| 2021-08-01 | 1.1% |
| 2021-09-01 | 0.6% |
| 2021-10-01 | 1.1% |
| 2021-11-01 | 1.4% |
| 2021-12-01 | 1.2% |
| 2022-01-01 | 1.2% |
| 2022-02-01 | 0.5% |
| 2022-03-01 | 0.4% |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.5% |
| 2022-05-01 | 0.9% |
| 2022-06-01 | 1.4% |
| 2022-07-01 | 1.9% |
| 2022-08-01 | 2.0% |
| 2022-09-01 | 2.7% |
| 2022-10-01 | 2.5% |
| 2022-11-01 | 2.1% |
| 2022-12-01 | 2.4% |
| 2023-01-01 | 2.2% |
| 2023-02-01 | 2.6% |
| 2023-03-01 | 1.8% |
| 2023-04-01 | 1.5% |
| 2023-05-01 | 0.8% |
| 2023-06-01 | 0.6% |
| 2023-07-01 | 0.7% |
| 2023-08-01 | 0.9% |
| 2023-09-01 | 0.1% |
| 2023-10-01 | 0.1% |
| 2023-11-01 | 0.3% |
| 2023-12-01 | 0.0% |
| 2024-01-01 | 0.6% |
| 2024-02-01 | 0.3% |
| 2024-03-01 | 1.2% |
| 2024-04-01 | 1.9% |
| 2024-05-01 | 2.4% |
| 2024-06-01 | 2.4% |
| 2024-07-01 | 2.1% |
| 2024-08-01 | 2.2% |
| 2024-09-01 | 2.5% |
| 2024-10-01 | 3.0% |
| 2024-11-01 | 3.3% |
| 2024-12-01 | 3.7% |
| 2025-01-01 | 3.9% |
| 2025-02-01 | 4.6% |
| 2025-03-01 | 5.0% |
| 2025-04-01 | 4.7% |
| 2025-05-01 | 4.8% |
| 2025-06-01 | 4.2% |
| 2025-07-01 | 4.5% |
| 2025-08-01 | 4.2% |
Notes: 36-month rolling averages of monthly CPS wage data. Does not include school bus drivers who are self-employed or unpaid family workers. Does not include school bus drivers employed in other industries.
Source: Author’s analysis of Current Population Survey (CPS) Outgoing Rotation Group data accessed via the EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, https://microdata.epi.org.