Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
United States. Estimated employment 159,240, with pages for 12 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 53-3052
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$59,050 · 50th
$40,03010th
$47,53025th
$59,05050th
$70,70075th
$84,70090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $78,900 | 5,540 |
| New York, NY | $78,130 | 19,770 |
| Salinas, CA | $71,290 | 180 |
| Sacramento, CA | $70,680 | 810 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $68,020 | 10,140 |
| Rochester, NY | $62,420 | 460 |
| San Diego, CA | $61,290 | 1,720 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $60,320 | 180 |
| Napa, CA | $59,560 | 170 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $58,490 | 340 |
| Albany, NY | $52,000 | 170 |
| Buffalo, NY | $50,220 | 150 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 159,240 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 53-3052, Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. Mapped to our taxonomy as bus-drivers-transit-and-intercity.
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