33 Series · SOC 33-9094
School Bus Monitors Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $35,100
- Median / year
- $43,250
- Top 10% earn
- -2.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 78,420
- US workers
School Bus Monitors earn a median of $35,100 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $35,100, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $28,130 (10th percentile) to $43,250 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 78,420 US workers. Washington pays the most ($42,330), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
School Bus Monitors earn a median of $35,100, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 2% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Protective Service, it ranks #23 of 24 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 2.7% by 2033.
- $35,100
- Median annual wage
- Top 98%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #23 of 24
- in Protective Service
- 1.5×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $42,330. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
School Bus Monitors (SOC 33-9094) pays a national median of $35,100 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $28,130 at the 10th percentile to $43,250 at the 90th, with a mean of $35,150 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 78,420 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 223 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -2.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 12,600 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 7.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 2.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $42,330, which is +21% above the national figure. The top metro is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA at $47,170 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$35,100
per year
Median Hourly
$16.88/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$35,150
average
Employment
78,420
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where School Bus Monitors pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$35,100 Bottom 2% higher than 2% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 33-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is School Bus Monitors; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 33-series occupations with growth data, School Bus Monitors sits on the slower-growing side at -2.7% growth and $35,100 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-2.7%
Declining
Annual Openings
12,600
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
7.3/100K
Injury Rate
2.5/100
Danger Index
13.7/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for School Bus Monitors roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Key Tasks
- ▸ Announce routes or stops.
- ▸ Assist children with disabilities or children with psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues with boarding and exiting the school bus.
- ▸ Buckle seatbelts or fasten wheelchair tie-down straps to secure passengers for transportation.
- ▸ Clean school bus interiors by picking up waste, wiping down windows, or vacuuming.
- ▸ Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus.
- ▸ Direct students evacuating the bus during safety drills.
- ▸ Escort young children across roads or highways.
- ▸ Evacuate students from the school bus in emergency situations.
- ▸ Guide the driver when the bus is moving in reverse gear.
- ▸ Monitor for trains at railroad crossings and signal the bus driver when it is safe to proceed.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$28,130
25th Percentile
$31,760
Median
$35,100
75th Percentile
$37,760
90th Percentile
$43,250
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $42,330 | +21% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $41,720 | +19% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $40,900 | +17% above national |
| 4 | Hawaii | $40,250 | +15% above national |
| 5 | Vermont | $39,020 | +11% above national |
| 6 | Maryland | $38,750 | +10% above national |
| 7 | Minnesota | $38,590 | +10% above national |
| 8 | North Dakota | $38,480 | +10% above national |
| 9 | California | $38,360 | +9% above national |
| 10 | Maine | $38,060 | +8% above national |
| 11 | Utah | $38,020 | +8% above national |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $37,620 | +7% above national |
| 13 | New York | $36,910 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Wyoming | $36,810 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $36,640 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Delaware | $36,560 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Virginia | $36,510 | +4% above national |
| 18 | New Mexico | $36,250 | +3% above national |
| 19 | New Jersey | $36,100 | +3% above national |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $36,020 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $35,910 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Connecticut | $35,350 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $35,290 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Nebraska | $34,750 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Montana | $34,740 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Arizona | $34,560 | 2% below national |
| 27 | South Dakota | $34,380 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Missouri | $34,220 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Florida | $34,110 | 3% below national |
| 30 | Alaska | $33,990 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Illinois | $33,840 | 4% below national |
| 32 | Indiana | $33,590 | 4% below national |
| 33 | Colorado | $33,540 | 4% below national |
| 34 | North Carolina | $32,970 | 6% below national |
| 35 | Iowa | $32,740 | 7% below national |
| 36 | Michigan | $32,480 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Idaho | $32,230 | 8% below national |
| 38 | Georgia | $30,130 | 14% below national |
| 39 | Kansas | $29,420 | 16% below national |
| 40 | Texas | $29,300 | 17% below national |
| 41 | Nevada | $29,230 | 17% below national |
| 42 | Arkansas | $28,260 | 19% below national |
| 43 | Kentucky | $28,220 | 20% below national |
| 44 | Alabama | $28,210 | 20% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $28,130 | 20% below national |
| 46 | Ohio | $28,110 | 20% below national |
| 47 | Tennessee | $27,250 | 22% below national |
| 48 | South Carolina | $26,240 | 25% below national |
| 49 | Louisiana | $25,250 | 28% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $23,500 | 33% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $47,170 | +34% above national |
| 2 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $46,090 | +31% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $43,250 | +23% above national |
| 4 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $43,110 | +23% above national |
| 5 | Rochester, MN | $41,720 | +19% above national |
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $41,720 | +19% above national |
| 7 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $41,660 | +19% above national |
| 8 | Lexington Park, MD | $41,490 | +18% above national |
| 9 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $41,490 | +18% above national |
| 10 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $41,050 | +17% above national |
| 11 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $40,710 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $40,540 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $40,170 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Barnstable Town, MA | $40,160 | +14% above national |
| 15 | Worcester, MA | $40,130 | +14% above national |
| 16 | Green Bay, WI | $39,880 | +14% above national |
| 17 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $39,520 | +13% above national |
| 18 | Rocky Mount, NC | $39,080 | +11% above national |
| 19 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $39,020 | +11% above national |
| 20 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $38,920 | +11% above national |
| 21 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $38,820 | +11% above national |
| 22 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $38,740 | +10% above national |
| 23 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $38,670 | +10% above national |
| 24 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $38,590 | +10% above national |
| 25 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $38,470 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $38,410 | +9% above national |
| 27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $38,360 | +9% above national |
| 28 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $38,240 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $38,220 | +9% above national |
| 30 | Harrisonburg, VA | $37,660 | +7% above national |
| 31 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $37,630 | +7% above national |
| 32 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $37,510 | +7% above national |
| 33 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $37,410 | +7% above national |
| 34 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $37,340 | +6% above national |
| 35 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,340 | +6% above national |
| 36 | Bangor, ME | $37,300 | +6% above national |
| 37 | Fargo, ND-MN | $37,150 | +6% above national |
| 38 | Peoria, IL | $37,140 | +6% above national |
| 39 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $37,130 | +6% above national |
| 40 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $36,930 | +5% above national |
| 41 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,880 | +5% above national |
| 42 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $36,830 | +5% above national |
| 43 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $36,640 | +4% above national |
| 44 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $36,610 | +4% above national |
| 45 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $36,540 | +4% above national |
| 46 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $36,490 | +4% above national |
| 47 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $36,460 | +4% above national |
| 48 | Dover, DE | $36,410 | +4% above national |
| 49 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,280 | +3% above national |
| 50 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $36,270 | +3% above national |
| 51 | Farmington, NM | $36,250 | +3% above national |
| 52 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $36,240 | +3% above national |
| 53 | Reading, PA | $36,140 | +3% above national |
| 54 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $36,130 | +3% above national |
| 55 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $35,980 | +3% above national |
| 56 | Syracuse, NY | $35,950 | +2% above national |
| 57 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $35,910 | +2% above national |
| 58 | Glens Falls, NY | $35,750 | +2% above national |
| 59 | Evansville, IN | $35,620 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $35,520 | +1% above national |
| 61 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $35,520 | +1% above national |
| 62 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $35,450 | +1% above national |
| 63 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $35,120 | same as national |
| 64 | Albuquerque, NM | $35,110 | same as national |
| 65 | Gainesville, FL | $35,060 | same as national |
| 66 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $35,060 | same as national |
| 67 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $35,040 | same as national |
| 68 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $35,040 | same as national |
| 69 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $35,010 | same as national |
| 70 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $35,010 | same as national |
| 71 | Rapid City, SD | $35,000 | same as national |
| 72 | Pittsburgh, PA | $34,970 | same as national |
| 73 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $34,880 | 1% below national |
| 74 | New Haven, CT | $34,790 | 1% below national |
| 75 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $34,780 | 1% below national |
| 76 | Kingston, NY | $34,770 | 1% below national |
| 77 | Rochester, NY | $34,710 | 1% below national |
| 78 | Tucson, AZ | $34,650 | 1% below national |
| 79 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $34,620 | 1% below national |
| 80 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $34,590 | 1% below national |
| 81 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $34,460 | 2% below national |
| 82 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $34,440 | 2% below national |
| 83 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $34,440 | 2% below national |
| 84 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $34,430 | 2% below national |
| 85 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $34,350 | 2% below national |
| 86 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $34,340 | 2% below national |
| 87 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $34,120 | 3% below national |
| 88 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $34,010 | 3% below national |
| 89 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $34,010 | 3% below national |
| 90 | Anchorage, AK | $33,990 | 3% below national |
| 91 | Omaha, NE-IA | $33,930 | 3% below national |
| 92 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $33,900 | 3% below national |
| 93 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $33,890 | 3% below national |
| 94 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $33,880 | 3% below national |
| 95 | Utica-Rome, NY | $33,800 | 4% below national |
| 96 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $33,770 | 4% below national |
| 97 | Bloomington, IL | $33,750 | 4% below national |
| 98 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $33,750 | 4% below national |
| 99 | Elmira, NY | $33,700 | 4% below national |
| 100 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $33,680 | 4% below national |
| 101 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $33,680 | 4% below national |
| 102 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $33,590 | 4% below national |
| 103 | Topeka, KS | $33,560 | 4% below national |
| 104 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $33,540 | 4% below national |
| 105 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $33,430 | 5% below national |
| 106 | Winston-Salem, NC | $33,380 | 5% below national |
| 107 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $33,350 | 5% below national |
| 108 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,340 | 5% below national |
| 109 | Pittsfield, MA | $33,330 | 5% below national |
| 110 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $33,290 | 5% below national |
| 111 | St. George, UT | $33,270 | 5% below national |
| 112 | Lancaster, PA | $33,210 | 5% below national |
| 113 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $33,120 | 6% below national |
| 114 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $33,100 | 6% below national |
| 115 | Roanoke, VA | $33,080 | 6% below national |
| 116 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $33,030 | 6% below national |
| 117 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $32,850 | 6% below national |
| 118 | Columbus, OH | $32,830 | 6% below national |
| 119 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $32,780 | 7% below national |
| 120 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $32,720 | 7% below national |
| 121 | Joplin, MO-KS | $32,470 | 7% below national |
| 122 | Binghamton, NY | $32,370 | 8% below national |
| 123 | Fort Wayne, IN | $32,340 | 8% below national |
| 124 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $32,330 | 8% below national |
| 125 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $32,330 | 8% below national |
| 126 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $32,290 | 8% below national |
| 127 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $32,220 | 8% below national |
| 128 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $32,220 | 8% below national |
| 129 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $32,160 | 8% below national |
| 130 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $32,160 | 8% below national |
| 131 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $32,110 | 9% below national |
| 132 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $32,030 | 9% below national |
| 133 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $31,950 | 9% below national |
| 134 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $31,910 | 9% below national |
| 135 | Flint, MI | $31,860 | 9% below national |
| 136 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $31,860 | 9% below national |
| 137 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $31,630 | 10% below national |
| 138 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $31,570 | 10% below national |
| 139 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $31,500 | 10% below national |
| 140 | Lake Charles, LA | $31,410 | 11% below national |
| 141 | Kankakee, IL | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 142 | Rockford, IL | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 143 | Springfield, IL | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 144 | Warner Robins, GA | $31,180 | 11% below national |
| 145 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $31,100 | 11% below national |
| 146 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $31,090 | 11% below national |
| 147 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $30,990 | 12% below national |
| 148 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $30,830 | 12% below national |
| 149 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $30,830 | 12% below national |
| 150 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $30,670 | 13% below national |
| 151 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $30,640 | 13% below national |
| 152 | Richmond, VA | $30,420 | 13% below national |
| 153 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,390 | 13% below national |
| 154 | Lynchburg, VA | $30,240 | 14% below national |
| 155 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $30,180 | 14% below national |
| 156 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $30,170 | 14% below national |
| 157 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $30,170 | 14% below national |
| 158 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $30,130 | 14% below national |
| 159 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $30,070 | 14% below national |
| 160 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $29,910 | 15% below national |
| 161 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $29,780 | 15% below national |
| 162 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $29,700 | 15% below national |
| 163 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,700 | 15% below national |
| 164 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $29,660 | 15% below national |
| 165 | Boise City, ID | $29,600 | 16% below national |
| 166 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $29,570 | 16% below national |
| 167 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $29,540 | 16% below national |
| 168 | El Paso, TX | $29,520 | 16% below national |
| 169 | Jacksonville, FL | $29,390 | 16% below national |
| 170 | Baton Rouge, LA | $29,300 | 17% below national |
| 171 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $29,290 | 17% below national |
| 172 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $29,240 | 17% below national |
| 173 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $29,080 | 17% below national |
| 174 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $29,070 | 17% below national |
| 175 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $28,910 | 18% below national |
| 176 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $28,850 | 18% below national |
| 177 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $28,840 | 18% below national |
| 178 | Tulsa, OK | $28,770 | 18% below national |
| 179 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $28,640 | 18% below national |
| 180 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $28,200 | 20% below national |
| 181 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $28,180 | 20% below national |
| 182 | Jonesboro, AR | $27,990 | 20% below national |
| 183 | Wichita, KS | $27,790 | 21% below national |
| 184 | Columbia, SC | $27,780 | 21% below national |
| 185 | Spartanburg, SC | $27,770 | 21% below national |
| 186 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $27,680 | 21% below national |
| 187 | Columbus, GA-AL | $27,560 | 21% below national |
| 188 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $27,450 | 22% below national |
| 189 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $27,430 | 22% below national |
| 190 | Cleveland, OH | $27,320 | 22% below national |
| 191 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $27,260 | 22% below national |
| 192 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $27,250 | 22% below national |
| 193 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $26,970 | 23% below national |
| 194 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $26,920 | 23% below national |
| 195 | Oklahoma City, OK | $26,910 | 23% below national |
| 196 | Knoxville, TN | $26,680 | 24% below national |
| 197 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $26,640 | 24% below national |
| 198 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $26,520 | 24% below national |
| 199 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $26,250 | 25% below national |
| 200 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $26,240 | 25% below national |
| 201 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $26,110 | 26% below national |
| 202 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $25,990 | 26% below national |
| 203 | Twin Falls, ID | $25,250 | 28% below national |
| 204 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $25,070 | 29% below national |
| 205 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $25,030 | 29% below national |
| 206 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $24,960 | 29% below national |
| 207 | Jackson, MS | $24,750 | 29% below national |
| 208 | Kokomo, IN | $24,150 | 31% below national |
| 209 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $23,540 | 33% below national |
| 210 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $23,540 | 33% below national |
| 211 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $21,620 | 38% below national |
| 212 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $20,970 | 40% below national |
| 213 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $20,800 | 41% below national |
| 214 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $20,570 | 41% below national |
| 215 | Savannah, GA | $20,370 | 42% below national |
| 216 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $20,270 | 42% below national |
| 217 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $20,190 | 42% below national |
| 218 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $20,070 | 43% below national |
| 219 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $19,860 | 43% below national |
| 220 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $19,440 | 45% below national |
| 221 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $18,760 | 47% below national |
| 222 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $17,490 | 50% below national |
| 223 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $17,050 | 51% below national |
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