Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Salary in the US
A bus drivers, transit and intercity earns a national median of $59,050 a year (mean $60,280) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #441 of 825.
How much does a bus drivers, transit and intercity earn in the US?
A bus drivers, transit and intercity in the United States earns a median of $59,050 a year (mean $60,280), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 159,240 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-3052), ranked #441 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$59,050
per year
Mean
$60,280
per year
Employment
159,240
US workers
National rank
#441
of 825 by median
What a bus drivers, transit and intercity earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a bus drivers, transit and intercity (SOC 53-3052) earns a median annual wage of $59,050 and a mean (average) of $60,280. The median is the midpoint — half of bus drivers, transit and intercity earn more and half earn less — and is 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a bus drivers, transit and intercity in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for bus drivers, transit and intercity is $59,050, and the mean (average) is $60,280. The median is the midpoint — half of bus drivers, transit and intercity earn more and half earn less.
- How does bus drivers, transit and intercity pay compare to the US average?
- At $59,050, a bus drivers, transit and intercity earns 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many bus drivers, transit and intercity are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 159,240 bus drivers, transit and intercity employed nationally (SOC 53-3052), across all industries.
- Where does this bus drivers, transit and intercity salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-3052. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-3052 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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