Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity · SOC 53-3052
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Salary in the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $37,560 per year ($18.06 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $28,480 at the 10th percentile to $45,050 at the 90th. BLS estimates 150 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in the East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earn more than $37,560 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $30,460 and $38,290.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $28,480 | $30,460 | $37,560 | $38,290 | $45,050 |
| Hourly | $13.69 | $14.64 | $18.06 | $18.41 | $21.66 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$37,560 median for East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $30,460 to $38,290
- Kentuckystate$54,550 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $38,310 to $61,100
- United Statesnational$59,050 median for United States; middle half earns $47,530 to $70,700
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −31% vs Kentucky overall and −36% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Kentucky
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for bus drivers, transit and intercity, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- East Kentucky nonmetropolitan areathis page$37,560 median for East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $30,460 to $38,290
- $61,100 median for Louisville/Jefferson County metro area; middle half earns $61,070 to $61,590
- $54,740 median for Lexington metro area; middle half earns $43,370 to $54,740
- $38,310 median for Bowling Green metro area; middle half earns $38,010 to $46,950
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for bus drivers, transit and intercitys · Highest-paying occupations in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.