Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Salary

Median Salary
$59,050
per year
Hourly Rate
$28.39
per hour
Employment
159,240
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$40,030
25th percentile
$47,530
Median
$59,050
75th percentile
$70,700
90th percentile
$84,700

💰 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
New York$84,480+43.1%
Washington$72,280+22.4%
Hawaii$68,500+16.0%
California$67,130+13.7%
Oregon$65,510+10.9%
Massachusetts$65,460+10.9%
Maryland$65,220+10.4%
Illinois$65,200+10.4%
Alaska$64,150+8.6%
Colorado$63,010+6.7%
Ohio$62,760+6.3%
Nevada$61,700+4.5%
New Jersey$61,140+3.5%
Missouri$60,660+2.7%
Delaware$60,510+2.5%
Connecticut$60,100+1.8%
Indiana$58,410-1.1%
Maine$57,870-2.0%
District of Columbia$55,580-5.9%
New Hampshire$54,830-7.1%
Kentucky$54,550-7.6%
Arizona$53,870-8.8%
Vermont$53,830-8.8%
Virginia$52,940-10.3%
Wisconsin$52,660-10.8%
Pennsylvania$51,360-13.0%
Utah$50,730-14.1%
Oklahoma$50,300-14.8%
Minnesota$50,200-15.0%
Idaho$49,000-17.0%
North Dakota$48,890-17.2%
Louisiana$48,860-17.3%
Texas$48,740-17.5%
Rhode Island$48,610-17.7%
Florida$48,300-18.2%
Tennessee$47,770-19.1%
Michigan$47,660-19.3%
Iowa$45,890-22.3%
Montana$45,640-22.7%
Wyoming$45,630-22.7%
New Mexico$45,610-22.8%
Georgia$45,500-22.9%
Nebraska$45,120-23.6%
North Carolina$44,060-25.4%
South Carolina$43,330-26.6%
South Dakota$41,590-29.6%
Kansas$41,340-30.0%
West Virginia$39,260-33.5%
Mississippi$38,570-34.7%
Alabama$37,700-36.2%
Arkansas$37,520-36.5%

🏙️ Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$90,460+53.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$83,430+41.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$80,170+35.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$78,900+33.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$78,130+32.3%
Columbus, OH$73,790+25.0%
Salinas, CA$71,290+20.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$70,700+19.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$70,680+19.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$70,120+18.7%
Akron, OH$70,000+18.5%
Urban Honolulu, HI$68,500+16.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$68,020+15.2%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$67,420+14.2%
Boulder, CO$66,840+13.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$66,590+12.8%
Springfield, MA$65,770+11.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$65,510+10.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$65,370+10.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$65,360+10.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$65,220+10.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$65,200+10.4%
Anchorage, AK$63,450+7.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$63,360+7.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$63,010+6.7%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$62,630+6.1%
Rochester, NY$62,420+5.7%
Fresno, CA$62,170+5.3%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$61,470+4.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$61,360+3.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$61,290+3.8%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$61,250+3.7%
Lincoln, NE$61,120+3.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$61,100+3.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,080+3.4%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$61,030+3.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$60,750+2.9%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$60,620+2.7%
Worcester, MA$60,470+2.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$60,320+2.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$60,100+1.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$59,720+1.1%
Eau Claire, WI$59,660+1.0%
Napa, CA$59,560+0.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$59,360+0.5%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$59,120+0.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$58,930-0.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$58,870-0.3%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$58,490-0.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$57,980-1.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$57,800-2.1%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$57,780-2.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$57,500-2.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$57,400-2.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$57,050-3.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$57,020-3.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$56,940-3.6%
Missoula, MT$56,570-4.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$56,120-5.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$56,110-5.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$54,740-7.3%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$54,140-8.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$53,560-9.3%
Boise City, ID$53,050-10.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$53,020-10.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$53,020-10.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$52,950-10.3%
Cleveland, OH$52,610-10.9%
Sheboygan, WI$52,540-11.0%
Johnstown, PA$52,440-11.2%
Flagstaff, AZ$52,360-11.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$52,100-11.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$52,000-11.9%
Ogden, UT$51,990-12.0%
Midland, TX$51,950-12.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$51,790-12.3%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$51,480-12.8%
Syracuse, NY$51,210-13.3%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$51,070-13.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$51,010-13.6%
Peoria, IL$50,930-13.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$50,900-13.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$50,880-13.8%
Topeka, KS$50,800-14.0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$50,730-14.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$50,430-14.6%
Richmond, VA$50,270-14.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$50,220-15.0%
Iowa City, IA$49,590-16.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$49,500-16.2%
Tulsa, OK$49,440-16.3%
Evansville, IN$49,430-16.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$49,430-16.3%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$49,310-16.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$49,000-17.0%
Fargo, ND-MN$48,890-17.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$48,860-17.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$48,300-18.2%
Pittsfield, MA$48,200-18.4%
Rockford, IL$48,200-18.4%
Jacksonville, FL$48,120-18.5%
Reno, NV$48,080-18.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$48,030-18.7%
Charlottesville, VA$47,950-18.8%
Bozeman, MT$47,920-18.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$47,910-18.9%
Flint, MI$47,660-19.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$47,580-19.4%
Columbus, GA-AL$47,570-19.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$47,460-19.6%
Midland, MI$47,050-20.3%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$46,910-20.6%
Santa Fe, NM$46,900-20.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$46,860-20.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$46,830-20.7%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$46,810-20.7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$46,800-20.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,790-20.8%
York-Hanover, PA$46,760-20.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$46,740-20.8%
Albuquerque, NM$46,510-21.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$46,460-21.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$46,430-21.4%
Las Cruces, NM$46,430-21.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$46,190-21.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$46,140-21.9%
Roanoke, VA$45,760-22.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$45,700-22.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$45,620-22.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$45,450-23.0%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,330-23.2%
Bismarck, ND$45,130-23.6%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$44,810-24.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$44,760-24.2%
Columbia, SC$44,750-24.2%
Mankato, MN$44,730-24.3%
Wausau, WI$44,440-24.7%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$44,060-25.4%
Jefferson City, MO$43,980-25.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$43,740-25.9%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$43,720-26.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$43,330-26.6%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$42,830-27.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$42,360-28.3%
Huntsville, AL$41,910-29.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$41,350-30.0%
Wichita, KS$41,340-30.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$41,030-30.5%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$40,580-31.3%
Springfield, MO$39,600-32.9%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$39,120-33.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$39,110-33.8%
Longview, TX$38,990-34.0%
Tyler, TX$38,990-34.0%
Killeen-Temple, TX$38,800-34.3%
El Paso, TX$38,730-34.4%
Jackson, MS$38,570-34.7%
Bowling Green, KY$38,310-35.1%
Birmingham, AL$37,890-35.8%
Tuscaloosa, AL$37,780-36.0%
Lawton, OK$37,640-36.3%
Texarkana, TX-AR$37,280-36.9%
Abilene, TX$37,010-37.3%
Monroe, LA$36,950-37.4%
Dothan, AL$36,920-37.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$36,920-37.5%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$35,250-40.3%
Hot Springs, AR$32,720-44.6%
Puerto Rico$32,230-45.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$32,230-45.4%
Ponce, PR$23,030-61.0%
Enid, OK$22,520-61.9%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.