SOC 53-3052 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$59,050

U.S. median hourly wage$28.39

U.S. employment159,240

Nationally, bus drivers, transit and intercity earned a median of $59,050 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 159,240 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity: pay and employment by state
State
New York	$84,480	$40.61	16,770	1.7
Washington	$72,280	$34.75	6,960	2.0
Hawaii	$68,500	$32.93	2,190	3.5
California	$67,130	$32.27	24,380	1.3
Oregon	$65,510	$31.50	2,620	1.3
Massachusetts	$65,460	$31.47	3,970	1.1
Maryland	$65,220	$31.35	4,890	1.8
Illinois	$65,200	$31.35	8,650	1.4
Alaska	$64,150	$30.84	250	0.8
Colorado	$63,010	$30.29	3,540	1.2
Ohio	$62,760	$30.17	4,000	0.7
Nevada	$61,700	$29.66	2,540	1.6
New Jersey	$61,140	$29.40	6,420	1.5
Missouri	$60,660	$29.16	1,860	0.6
Delaware	$60,510	$29.09	380	0.8
Connecticut	$60,100	$28.89	1,830	1.1
Indiana	$58,410	$28.08	2,130	0.7
Maine	$57,870	$27.82	470	0.7
District of Columbia	$55,580	$26.72	150	0.2
New Hampshire	$54,830	$26.36	300	0.4
Kentucky	$54,550	$26.22	2,570	1.3
Arizona	$53,870	$25.90	3,240	1.0
Vermont	$53,830	$25.88	440	1.5
Virginia	$52,940	$25.45	3,800	0.9
Wisconsin	$52,660	$25.32	2,220	0.8
Pennsylvania	$51,360	$24.69	4,710	0.8
Utah	$50,730	$24.39	1,230	0.7
Oklahoma	$50,300	$24.18	1,760	1.0
Minnesota	$50,200	$24.13	2,610	0.9
Idaho	$49,000	$23.56	520	0.6
North Dakota	$48,890	$23.50	250	0.6
Louisiana	$48,860	$23.49	1,490	0.8
Texas	$48,740	$23.43	11,600	0.8
Rhode Island	$48,610	$23.37	70	0.1
Florida	$48,300	$23.22	9,130	0.9
Tennessee	$47,770	$22.97	1,970	0.6
Michigan	$47,660	$22.91	3,620	0.8
Iowa	$45,890	$22.06	1,560	1.0
Montana	$45,640	$21.94	450	0.9
Wyoming	$45,630	$21.94	130	0.4
New Mexico	$45,610	$21.93	580	0.7
Georgia	$45,500	$21.87	3,700	0.8
Nebraska	$45,120	$21.69	460	0.4
North Carolina	$44,060	$21.18	2,900	0.6
South Carolina	$43,330	$20.83	630	0.3
South Dakota	$41,590	$19.99	410	0.9
Kansas	$41,340	$19.87	430	0.3
West Virginia	$39,260	$18.87	520	0.7
Mississippi	$38,570	$18.54	400	0.3
Alabama	$37,700	$18.13	960	0.5
Arkansas	$37,520	$18.04	570	0.4
Puerto Rico	$32,230	$15.50	510	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 173 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$90,460	$43.49	2,180	1.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$83,430	$40.11	4,430	2.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$80,170	$38.55	2,130	1.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$78,900	$37.93	5,540	2.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$78,130	$37.56	19,770	2.1
Columbus, OH	$73,790	$35.47	700	0.6
Salinas, CA	$71,290	$34.27	180	1.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$70,700	$33.99	300	1.8
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$70,680	$33.98	810	0.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$70,120	$33.71	3,270	1.2
Akron, OH	$70,000	$33.66	360	1.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$68,500	$32.93	1,810	4.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$68,020	$32.70	10,140	1.6
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$67,420	$32.41	270	0.7
Boulder, CO	$66,840	$32.13	Not published	Not published
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$66,590	$32.02	2,140	1.3
Springfield, MA	$65,770	$31.62	290	1.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$65,510	$31.50	290	1.8
Ann Arbor, MI	$65,370	$31.43	280	1.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$65,360	$31.42	250	2.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$65,220	$31.35	4,070	1.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$65,200	$31.35	7,080	1.6
Anchorage, AK	$63,450	$30.50	150	0.8
Portland-South Portland, ME	$63,360	$30.46	240	0.8
Colorado Springs, CO	$63,010	$30.29	380	1.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$62,630	$30.11	180	1.5
Rochester, NY	$62,420	$30.01	460	0.9
Fresno, CA	$62,170	$29.89	Not published	Not published
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$61,470	$29.55	960	0.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$61,360	$29.50	980	1.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$61,290	$29.47	1,720	1.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$61,250	$29.45	420	1.7
Lincoln, NE	$61,120	$29.39	140	0.8
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$61,100	$29.37	1,130	1.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$61,080	$29.37	1,110	0.8
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$61,030	$29.34	130	1.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$60,750	$29.21	350	0.9
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$60,620	$29.15	70	1.7
Worcester, MA	$60,470	$29.07	180	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$60,320	$29.00	180	0.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$60,100	$28.89	840	1.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$59,720	$28.71	1,410	1.3
Eau Claire, WI	$59,660	$28.68	40	0.5
Napa, CA	$59,560	$28.64	170	2.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$59,360	$28.54	680	0.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$59,120	$28.42	410	1.0
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$58,930	$28.33	290	0.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$58,870	$28.30	200	0.6
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$58,490	$28.12	340	1.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$57,980	$27.88	280	0.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$57,800	$27.79	2,420	1.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$57,780	$27.78	370	3.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$57,500	$27.64	70	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$57,400	$27.60	670	1.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$57,050	$27.43	1,500	0.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$57,020	$27.41	2,180	0.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$56,940	$27.37	1,550	0.9
Missoula, MT	$56,570	$27.20	70	1.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$56,120	$26.98	2,280	0.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$56,110	$26.97	1,060	1.0
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$54,740	$26.32	250	0.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$54,140	$26.03	100	0.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$53,560	$25.75	190	0.6
Boise City, ID	$53,050	$25.51	170	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$53,020	$25.49	1,830	0.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$53,020	$25.49	460	1.9
Cedar Rapids, IA	$52,950	$25.46	130	1.0
Cleveland, OH	$52,610	$25.29	1,510	1.5
Sheboygan, WI	$52,540	$25.26	Not published	Not published
Johnstown, PA	$52,440	$25.21	120	2.4
Flagstaff, AZ	$52,360	$25.17	160	2.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$52,100	$25.05	1,160	1.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$52,000	$25.00	170	0.4
Ogden, UT	$51,990	$24.99	190	0.7
Midland, TX	$51,950	$24.98	70	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$51,790	$24.90	1,820	1.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$51,480	$24.75	90	0.7
Syracuse, NY	$51,210	$24.62	50	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$51,070	$24.56	30	0.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$51,010	$24.53	390	3.7
Peoria, IL	$50,930	$24.49	210	1.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$50,900	$24.47	510	0.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$50,880	$24.46	1,270	1.1
Topeka, KS	$50,800	$24.43	60	0.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$50,730	$24.39	550	0.7
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$50,430	$24.24	3,400	1.0
Richmond, VA	$50,270	$24.17	470	0.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$50,220	$24.14	150	0.3
Iowa City, IA	$49,590	$23.84	160	1.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$49,500	$23.80	170	1.1
Tulsa, OK	$49,440	$23.77	370	0.8
Evansville, IN	$49,430	$23.77	70	0.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$49,430	$23.76	60	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,310	$23.71	260	1.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$49,000	$23.56	330	1.0
Fargo, ND-MN	$48,890	$23.50	130	0.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$48,860	$23.49	930	2.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$48,300	$23.22	3,620	1.3
Pittsfield, MA	$48,200	$23.17	70	1.3
Rockford, IL	$48,200	$23.17	190	1.4
Jacksonville, FL	$48,120	$23.13	590	0.8
Reno, NV	$48,080	$23.12	330	1.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$48,030	$23.09	60	0.3
Charlottesville, VA	$47,950	$23.05	240	2.1
Bozeman, MT	$47,920	$23.04	60	0.8
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$47,910	$23.04	70	0.7
Flint, MI	$47,660	$22.91	260	2.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$47,580	$22.88	290	0.5
Columbus, GA-AL	$47,570	$22.87	80	0.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,460	$22.82	980	0.5
Midland, MI	$47,050	$22.62	110	2.8
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$46,910	$22.55	30	0.7
Santa Fe, NM	$46,900	$22.55	90	1.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$46,860	$22.53	1,700	1.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$46,830	$22.52	1,180	0.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$46,810	$22.50	690	0.9
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$46,800	$22.50	410	0.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$46,790	$22.50	210	1.0
York-Hanover, PA	$46,760	$22.48	320	1.7
Omaha, NE-IA	$46,740	$22.47	90	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$46,510	$22.36	200	0.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$46,460	$22.34	560	1.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$46,430	$22.32	2,590	0.9
Las Cruces, NM	$46,430	$22.32	100	1.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	$46,190	$22.21	70	0.7
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$46,140	$22.18	60	0.8
Roanoke, VA	$45,760	$22.00	130	0.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$45,700	$21.97	120	0.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$45,620	$21.93	130	0.8
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$45,450	$21.85	130	0.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$45,330	$21.79	260	0.8
Bismarck, ND	$45,130	$21.70	70	0.9
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$44,810	$21.54	100	1.0
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$44,760	$21.52	240	0.8
Columbia, SC	$44,750	$21.51	130	0.3
Mankato, MN	$44,730	$21.50	30	0.6
Wausau, WI	$44,440	$21.36	60	0.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$44,060	$21.18	350	1.0
Jefferson City, MO	$43,980	$21.14	50	0.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$43,740	$21.03	180	2.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$43,720	$21.02	70	1.0
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$43,330	$20.83	170	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$42,830	$20.59	800	0.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$42,360	$20.37	190	0.6
Huntsville, AL	$41,910	$20.15	110	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$41,350	$19.88	250	0.7
Wichita, KS	$41,340	$19.87	80	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$41,030	$19.73	90	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$40,580	$19.51	50	0.1
Springfield, MO	$39,600	$19.04	Not published	Not published
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$39,120	$18.81	50	0.9
Corpus Christi, TX	$39,110	$18.80	90	0.5
Longview, TX	$38,990	$18.74	40	0.3
Tyler, TX	$38,990	$18.75	40	0.3
Killeen-Temple, TX	$38,800	$18.65	Not published	Not published
El Paso, TX	$38,730	$18.62	440	1.3
Jackson, MS	$38,570	$18.54	120	0.4
Bowling Green, KY	$38,310	$18.42	140	1.7
Birmingham, AL	$37,890	$18.22	270	0.5
Tuscaloosa, AL	$37,780	$18.16	40	0.4
Lawton, OK	$37,640	$18.10	120	2.9
Texarkana, TX-AR	$37,280	$17.92	40	0.7
Abilene, TX	$37,010	$17.79	50	0.7
Monroe, LA	$36,950	$17.76	210	2.4
Dothan, AL	$36,920	$17.75	30	0.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$36,920	$17.75	90	0.3
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$35,250	$16.95	110	0.7
Hot Springs, AR	$32,720	$15.73	40	0.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$32,230	$15.50	420	0.6
Ponce, PR	$23,030	$11.07	80	1.3
Enid, OK	$22,520	$10.83	50	2.2
Duluth, MN-WI	Not published	Not published	180	1.5
Montgomery, AL	Not published	Not published	110	0.7

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.