How does Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity pay in Topeka, KS compare to the national average?

Topeka, KS Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity salaries are 13% below the US national median of $57,440 per year.

What is the salary range for a Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in Topeka, KS?

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity salaries in Topeka, KS range from $24,500 (10th percentile) to $49,890 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Salary in Topeka, KS

SOC 53-3052 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in Topeka, KS is $49,890 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.99 per hour. This is 13% below the national median of $57,440. Wages have grown 10% since 2020, when the median was $45,220.

Median Annual Salary

$49,890

Mean Annual

$47,660

Median Hourly

$23.99

Total Employed

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Salary Distribution

$25k

10th

$50k

25th

$50k

Median

$50k

75th

$50k

90th

How This Compares

Topeka, KS

$49,890

this metro

Kansas

$44,480

you earn +12% vs state

United States

$57,440

you earn -13% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$49,890	$47,660	—
2020	$45,220	$44,290	60

Related Transportation and Material Moving Occupations Jobs in Topeka, KS

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First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,490
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$57,050
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,560
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$48,250
Bus Drivers, School	$42,420
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$40,800

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