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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Salary by City
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Salary by City (2024)
165 metro areas · National average: $49,813 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity salaries across 165 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Seattle, WA $77,240
$81,400
$59,670
$86,620
San Francisco, CA $73,830
$79,440
$54,190
$92,390
Santa Cruz, CA $71,880
$80,870
$50,210
$80,870
New York, NY $71,410
$70,700
$53,020
$82,640
Chicago, IL $71,000
$69,990
$50,440
$84,440
Portland, OR $69,020
$78,220
$56,200
$79,140
Salinas, CA $67,350
$69,560
$52,060
$73,380
Baltimore, MD $66,410
$77,130
$47,370
$77,130
Washington, DC $66,080
$64,040
$47,930
$90,650
Boston, MA $65,830
$63,000
$46,640
$84,010
Los Angeles, CA $65,560
$65,100
$47,760
$83,480
Bremerton, WA $64,140
$63,770
$54,110
$75,660
Columbus, OH $63,570
$72,480
$47,390
$72,480
Urban Honolulu, HI $63,310
$69,090
$48,670
$69,090
Rochester, NY $62,410
$64,680
$36,380
$79,170
Spokane, WA $62,250
$60,160
$50,920
$72,720
Champaign, IL $61,900
$65,160
$39,450
$79,180
Atlantic City, NJ $61,690
$70,700
$46,240
$70,700
Nashville, TN $60,970
$52,330
$39,530
$79,910
Anchorage, AK $60,340
$62,300
$44,390
$73,650
Boulder, CO $59,890
$65,040
$42,600
$65,040
Pittsburgh, PA $59,800
$58,650
$37,190
$75,180
Eugene, OR $59,610
$64,330
$46,250
$64,330
Denver, CO $58,860
$60,700
$50,250
$65,260
Hartford, CT $58,830
$59,020
$43,160
$73,690
Cleveland, OH $58,650
$54,360
$39,770
$72,270
Peoria, IL $58,500
$60,300
$43,050
$69,800
Dayton, OH $58,080
$65,780
$40,680
$65,780
Portland, ME $57,610
$65,310
$40,000
$65,310
Santa Rosa, CA $57,360
$56,860
$48,760
$62,540
Sacramento, CA $57,300
$54,870
$41,840
$68,970
San Diego, CA $56,870
$59,640
$43,310
$68,820
Kiryas Joel, NY $56,850
$55,280
$47,620
$64,750
Joplin, MO $56,670
$59,740
$48,970
$63,650
Kansas City, MO $56,230
$63,340
$45,060
$65,410
Dallas, TX $55,940
$63,930
$38,760
$63,930
Trenton, NJ $55,940
$57,400
$40,920
$70,700
Bend, OR $55,840
$50,790
$43,130
$67,580
Worcester, MA $55,790
$54,100
$47,620
$65,050
Richmond, VA $55,730
$63,920
$40,290
$68,330
Burlington, VT $55,500
$56,560
$48,880
$60,600
Minneapolis, MN $55,490
$56,890
$40,720
$63,340
Providence, RI $55,080
$57,130
$45,680
$62,870
St. Louis, MO $55,020
$58,120
$43,410
$60,040
Duluth, MN $54,970
$52,990
$39,590
$59,990
Phoenix, AZ $54,840
$55,810
$45,950
$70,080
Philadelphia, PA $54,710
$53,020
$40,820
$70,700
Bridgeport, CT $54,640
$51,220
$45,540
$73,690
Kingston, NY $54,410
$52,110
$49,130
$66,120
Riverside, CA $54,180
$55,330
$45,580
$62,430
Flagstaff, AZ $54,080
$57,580
$38,130
$58,910
Milwaukee, WI $53,920
$51,300
$45,620
$62,670
Kahului, HI $53,850
$59,390
$33,170
$61,490
Cincinnati, OH $53,540
$55,100
$38,090
$64,220
Akron, OH $53,390
$47,710
$39,660
$68,120
Harrisburg, PA $53,340
$63,820
$38,080
$63,820
Iowa City, IA $53,210
$48,700
$40,160
$64,510
Davenport, IA $53,190
$60,380
$37,930
$60,940
Indianapolis, IN $52,850
$51,770
$46,770
$60,370
New Orleans, LA $52,570
$48,000
$37,300
$63,510
Allentown, PA $52,500
$54,100
$37,330
$67,170
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $52,460
$54,430
$41,860
$59,810
Albany, NY $52,420
$48,570
$48,210
$63,280
Scranton, PA $52,360
$52,240
$35,800
$67,410
Appleton, WI $52,350
$56,540
$45,760
$58,400
Lewiston, ME $52,320
$53,180
$47,030
$56,310
La Crosse, WI $52,280
$53,840
$40,990
$59,270
Missoula, MT $52,200
$55,560
$46,950
$55,560
Lincoln, NE $52,040
$56,960
$43,910
$56,960
Eau Claire, WI $52,020
$58,050
$36,630
$58,050
Fresno, CA $51,900
$50,620
$40,570
$60,230
Boise City, ID $51,590
$49,090
$42,730
$63,500
Oxnard, CA $51,580
$48,500
$46,950
$60,440
Orlando, FL $51,340
$50,400
$30,630
$63,140
Atlanta, GA $50,910
$47,410
$39,790
$59,690
Lexington, KY $50,810
$53,760
$39,000
$53,760
San Antonio, TX $50,810
$49,980
$36,950
$60,350
South Bend, IN $50,580
$50,400
$39,900
$60,010
Miami, FL $50,460
$46,640
$33,450
$64,570
Norwich, CT $50,240
$50,230
$39,590
$60,650
Green Bay, WI $50,140
$56,640
$32,040
$57,630
Salt Lake City, UT $49,980
$49,500
$43,490
$57,200
Oklahoma City, OK $49,660
$51,400
$34,760
$63,750
Jacksonville, FL $49,620
$47,000
$37,060
$58,910
Ogden, UT $49,360
$50,590
$43,810
$59,250
Reno, NV $49,240
$47,090
$44,220
$60,590
Wausau, WI $49,050
$44,950
$44,860
$57,010
Virginia Beach, VA $49,030
$45,930
$38,580
$64,100
Bakersfield, CA $49,020
$46,760
$39,110
$61,600
Houston, TX $48,830
$49,070
$39,310
$57,460
Mankato, MN $48,520
$43,930
$41,170
$53,560
Austin, TX $48,430
$47,910
$40,190
$63,610
Waterbury, CT $48,160
$48,300
$42,550
$54,850
Topeka, KS $47,660
$49,890
$24,500
$49,890
Cedar Rapids, IA $47,540
$43,840
$37,290
$59,090
Fort Collins, CO $47,430
$47,260
$39,050
$56,190
Sheboygan, WI $47,430
$49,390
$39,110
$55,030
Grand Rapids, MI $47,240
$49,670
$38,200
$49,670
Michigan City, IN $47,120
$44,510
$32,930
$57,370
Sioux City, IA $47,040
$47,240
$34,990
$60,420
Memphis, TN $46,820
$43,840
$37,310
$60,050
Bozeman, MT $46,740
$46,760
$36,360
$60,070
Buffalo, NY $46,730
$46,820
$36,350
$55,730
Des Moines, IA $46,700
$44,760
$31,230
$58,270
Detroit, MI $46,380
$48,190
$38,760
$51,390
Tampa, FL $46,260
$43,570
$35,450
$60,230
Janesville, WI $46,080
$45,300
$35,270
$60,290
North Port, FL $46,000
$50,140
$32,040
$50,860
Omaha, NE $45,910
$47,330
$38,050
$55,220
Knoxville, TN $45,880
$45,780
$28,720
$54,080
Las Vegas, NV $45,730
$42,800
$39,640
$54,080
Durham, NC $45,630
$44,720
$39,980
$58,520
Deltona, FL $45,370
$45,020
$33,680
$56,080
Tulsa, OK $44,720
$43,660
$41,180
$51,190
Huntington, WV $44,520
$48,230
$35,090
$48,230
Sioux Falls, SD $44,520
$41,190
$38,220
$47,590
Charlottesville, VA $44,210
$47,090
$29,730
$55,020
Roanoke, VA $44,050
$38,510
$35,700
$61,090
Wichita, KS $43,900
$40,450
$40,330
$52,780
Albuquerque, NM $43,810
$45,680
$37,500
$47,460
Santa Fe, NM $43,770
$46,050
$38,430
$47,050
Bowling Green, KY $43,620
$47,040
$33,790
$51,170
Bismarck, ND $43,450
$44,320
$36,730
$49,080
Hagerstown, MD $43,250
$41,260
$34,620
$51,480
Youngstown, OH $43,030
$44,370
$31,470
$48,600
Winston, NC $42,990
$42,450
$37,320
$55,520
Lakeland, FL $42,860
$40,290
$35,870
$54,520
Prescott Valley, AZ $42,710
$40,720
$29,850
$56,870
Midland, TX $42,540
$40,630
$37,040
$49,680
Las Cruces, NM $42,290
$45,590
$35,140
$45,590
Charlotte, NC $41,950
$41,790
$36,200
$46,220
Raleigh, NC $41,910
$40,750
$34,360
$45,760
Columbia, SC $41,820
$45,210
$29,170
$56,770
Columbus, GA $41,510
$46,730
$29,010
$46,730
Little Rock, AR $41,500
$40,340
$32,500
$54,770
Lake Havasu City, AZ $41,490
$38,420
$37,560
$54,980
Huntsville, AL $41,420
$40,780
$36,250
$45,430
Greensboro, NC $40,960
$39,120
$37,160
$46,640
Jefferson City, MO $40,920
$39,150
$33,920
$44,140
Fort Smith, AR $40,440
$37,850
$33,400
$51,190
Gainesville, FL $40,430
$39,570
$39,570
$47,740
Birmingham, AL $40,030
$38,050
$32,600
$45,780
Charleston, SC $39,990
$38,580
$30,700
$50,940
El Paso, TX $39,840
$38,030
$31,100
$47,510
Greenville, SC $39,350
$38,640
$29,750
$46,100
Tuscaloosa, AL $38,850
$37,480
$32,840
$44,620
Dothan, AL $38,600
$43,660
$30,430
$44,530
Longview, TX $38,480
$38,300
$33,740
$44,190
Mobile, AL $38,480
$37,790
$28,550
$45,770
Fargo, ND $38,290
$32,490
$32,050
$41,760
Killeen, TX $37,850
$37,850
$33,420
$45,350
Lawton, OK $37,500
$36,960
$36,630
$37,100
Springfield, MO $37,210
$37,800
$30,070
$42,880
Abilene, TX $36,790
$36,020
$31,230
$45,550
Tyler, TX $35,950
$38,270
$24,490
$42,950
Burlington, NC $35,280
$35,600
$33,550
$37,210
Homosassa Springs, FL $34,630
$33,990
$29,300
$46,820
Wilmington, NC $34,210
$36,170
$23,560
$37,470
Chattanooga, TN $33,970
$27,950
$24,760
$44,990
Hot Springs, AR $33,800
$34,600
$28,960
$36,960
Auburn, AL $33,010
$30,100
$25,480
$42,890
Brownsville, TX $32,700
$33,790
$22,260
$45,480
Greenville, NC $32,190
$27,320
$27,320
$38,030
San Juan, PR $29,170
$29,770
$20,460
$37,220
Ponce, PR $25,160
$22,620
$22,620
$30,600
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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