SOC 33-9094 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

School Bus Monitors Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for school bus monitors in Crestview, Florida is $36,520 a year ($17.56 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,120: half of the 80 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($35,150).

$36,520average per year

$17.56 / hourMedian $35,120Take-home ≈ $31,524

  • $35K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $40K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

80people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#1 of 10Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
Advertisement

School Bus Monitors pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $40,480 or more. The middle half of school bus monitors in Crestview earn between $35,120 and $39,550.

  • $35K10th
  • $35K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $40K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,520$3,043$17.56
Median$35,120$2,927$16.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,120$2,927$16.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$39,550$3,296$19.01

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

School Bus Monitors pay in Crestview vs. Florida and the U.S.

School bus monitors in Crestview earn 7% more than the Florida average ($34,290) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($35,150). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $35,100.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Crestview$36,520$35,120$35,120$40,48080
Florida$34,290$34,110$28,220$39,6504,080
United States$35,150$35,100$28,130$43,25078,420

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

School Bus Monitors salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $36,520, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $31,524 a year, or $2,627 a month and $1,212 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Florida paycheck calculator: try your own salary

Advertisement

Is Crestview a good place for school bus monitors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Crestview area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $36,520 buys what about $37,637 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 12.1 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $36,520 is worth in another city

School Bus Monitors salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 1st of 10 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All School Bus Monitors salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for school bus monitors

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($49,210).

School Bus Monitors salary by city

Advertisement

Does this match what you are paid?

Anonymous, no account. Results update as visitors answer.

Share your pay anonymously

Reviewed before it counts. School Bus Monitors in Crestview, FL.

School Bus Monitors salary in Crestview: questions

How much do school bus monitors make an hour in Crestview?

$17.56 an hour on average, and $16.89 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level school bus monitors salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,120, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the school bus monitors take-home pay in Crestview?

About $31,524 a year ($2,627 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,520. Florida has no state income tax.

Do school bus monitors earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($35,150).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 33-9094; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

Read the full methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us.