Average Salary for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
SOC 53-3052 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in the United States is $57,440 ($27.61/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $38,250 at the 10th percentile to $82,640 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 148,980 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 33.5% since 2019.
Median Annual
$57,440
Mean Annual
$58,390
10th Pct
$38,250
75th Pct
$69,090
Employment
148,980
Salary Distribution
$38k
10th
$46k
25th
$57k
Median
$69k
75th
$83k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $81,400 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $80,870 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $79,440 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $78,220 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $77,130 |
| Columbus, OH | $72,480 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $70,700 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $70,700 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $69,990 |
| Salinas, CA | $69,560 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $69,090 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $65,780 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $65,310 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $65,160 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $65,100 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| New York | $82,420 |
| Washington | $70,360 |
| Illinois | $69,950 |
| Maryland | $69,440 |
| Hawaii | $69,090 |
| Oregon | $62,900 |
| Massachusetts | $62,870 |
| California | $62,430 |
| Alaska | $62,300 |
| New Jersey | $62,200 |
| Colorado | $61,310 |
| Connecticut | $56,870 |
| Ohio | $54,360 |
| Missouri | $54,090 |
| New Hampshire | $53,990 |
| Maine | $53,180 |
| Delaware | $52,770 |
| Vermont | $52,520 |
| Minnesota | $52,290 |
| Virginia | $51,140 |
| Wisconsin | $51,100 |
| District of Columbia | $50,470 |
| Indiana | $50,400 |
| Kentucky | $50,360 |
| Rhode Island | $49,920 |
| Utah | $49,500 |
| Texas | $49,070 |
| Arizona | $48,660 |
| Tennessee | $48,140 |
| Pennsylvania | $48,010 |
| Louisiana | $48,000 |
| Montana | $46,760 |
| Florida | $46,640 |
| Michigan | $46,590 |
| Georgia | $45,750 |
| West Virginia | $45,440 |
| Kansas | $44,480 |
| Wyoming | $43,910 |
| Oklahoma | $43,660 |
| Idaho | $43,490 |
| New Mexico | $43,450 |
| Nebraska | $43,160 |
| Nevada | $42,800 |
| North Carolina | $41,790 |
| South Dakota | $40,470 |
| Iowa | $40,110 |
| North Dakota | $39,220 |
| South Carolina | $38,580 |
| Mississippi | $37,610 |
| Alabama | $37,300 |
| Arkansas | $36,940 |
| Puerto Rico | $28,800 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $57,440 |
| 2023 | $60,170 |
| 2022 | $50,890 |
| 2021 | $48,620 |
| 2020 | $45,900 |
| 2019 | $43,030 |