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SOC 33-9094 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

School Bus Monitors — Crestview

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · 9 metro areas compared

$35,120 /year
$16.89per hour
80jobs in area
+0.1%vs US median

At $35,120, median pay for School Bus Monitors in Crestview, FL tracks the national median of $35,100 closely.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $35,100MEDIAN$35,12075TH$39,55090TH$40,480

The next ten years

Projected to decline

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
-2.7%
Openings per year
12,600
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

At $35,120, median pay for School Bus Monitors in Crestview, FL tracks the national median of $35,100 closely. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $35,120 and $39,550. The lowest tenth earn under $35,120, while the highest tenth earn more than $40,480.

The area has 80 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 1.21 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Lakeland leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $36,270. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 302nd of 330 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$35,120+0.1%
25th$35,120+0.1%
Median (50th)$35,120+0.1%
75th$39,550+12.7%
90th$40,480+15.3%
Mean$36,520+4.0%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Florida

Median annual wage for School Bus Monitors, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Lakeland$36,270220
2Gainesville$35,06070
3Miami$34,440830
4Port St. Lucie$34,440170
5Orlando$34,430510
6Pensacola$32,780100
7Tampa$32,330340
8North Port$30,670160
9Jacksonville$29,390600

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Crestview run 3.0% below the national average, so the median of $35,120 goes as far as $36,206 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 3.2% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$35,120as reported by BLS

Local price level

97.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$36,206US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $35,120 a year, 0.1% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $35,120 to $40,480 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Lakeland, at $36,270.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for School Bus Monitors in Crestview, FL?

The median annual wage is $35,120, or $16.89 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $35,100, so pay in Crestview, FL is 0.1% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Crestview, FL earns more than $40,480 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $35,120 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Lakeland, at $36,270 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Crestview, FL. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.