Pay by state · 52 states
Bus Driver, Transit and Intercity Salary by State (2026)
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity earn the most in New York at $84,480 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $32,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $59,050. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $84,480New York
- National median
- $59,050BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $32,230Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Bus Driver, Transit and Intercity salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of bus drivers, transit and intercity OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
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| 1 | NYNew York | $84,480 | $64,590 | $84,700 | 16,770 | $78,279 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $72,280 | $61,770 | $93,180 | 6,960 | $67,543 |
| 3 | HIHawaii | $68,500 | $57,190 | $68,500 | 2,190 | $62,300 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $67,130 | $55,540 | $76,920 | 24,380 | $60,630 |
| 5 | OROregon | $65,510 | $57,600 | $80,170 | 2,620 | $63,380 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $65,460 | $58,650 | $93,500 | 3,970 | $61,897 |
| 7 | MDMaryland | $65,220 | $54,780 | $81,480 | 4,890 | $62,139 |
| 8 | ILIllinois | $65,200 | $57,430 | $85,990 | 8,650 | $65,227 |
| 9 | AKAlaska | $64,150 | $63,450 | $67,050 | 250 | $62,672 |
| 10 | COColorado | $63,010 | $55,610 | $66,840 | 3,540 | $61,144 |
| 11 | OHOhio | $62,760 | $47,840 | $70,000 | 4,000 | $67,648 |
| 12 | NVNevada | $61,700 | $44,720 | $90,530 | 2,540 | $61,713 |
| 13 | NJNew Jersey | $61,140 | $53,020 | $70,700 | 6,420 | $56,192 |
| 14 | MOMissouri | $60,660 | $46,870 | $61,140 | 1,860 | $66,794 |
| 15 | DEDelaware | $60,510 | $45,640 | $65,710 | 380 | $60,626 |
| 16 | CTConnecticut | $60,100 | $49,120 | $75,040 | 1,830 | $58,006 |
| 17 | INIndiana | $58,410 | $47,700 | $61,480 | 2,130 | $62,585 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $57,870 | $47,670 | $63,360 | 470 | $59,629 |
| 19 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $55,580 | $55,580 | $57,650 | 150 | $50,573 |
| 20 | NHNew Hampshire | $54,830 | $47,860 | $64,780 | 300 | $52,638 |
| 21 | KYKentucky | $54,550 | $38,310 | $61,100 | 2,570 | $60,504 |
| 22 | AZArizona | $53,870 | $45,620 | $59,230 | 3,240 | $53,508 |
| 23 | VTVermont | $53,830 | $47,310 | $62,630 | 440 | $54,952 |
| 24 | VAVirginia | $52,940 | $46,330 | $62,400 | 3,800 | $52,362 |
| 25 | WIWisconsin | $52,660 | $46,310 | $61,360 | 2,220 | $55,965 |
| 26 | PAPennsylvania | $51,360 | $43,520 | $63,670 | 4,710 | $52,638 |
| 27 | UTUtah | $50,730 | $46,730 | $58,620 | 1,230 | $51,313 |
| 28 | OKOklahoma | $50,300 | $44,760 | $57,710 | 1,760 | $57,261 |
| 29 | MNMinnesota | $50,200 | $46,010 | $58,460 | 2,610 | $50,902 |
| 30 | IDIdaho | $49,000 | $44,500 | $55,440 | 520 | $51,312 |
| 31 | NDNorth Dakota | $48,890 | $47,320 | $53,950 | 250 | $54,958 |
| 32 | LALouisiana | $48,860 | $37,090 | $63,440 | 1,490 | $55,392 |
| 33 | TXTexas | $48,740 | $42,610 | $56,120 | 11,600 | $50,218 |
| 34 | RIRhode Island | $48,610 | $45,810 | $57,980 | 70 | $47,526 |
| 35 | FLFlorida | $48,300 | $44,060 | $61,350 | 9,130 | $46,705 |
| 36 | TNTennessee | $47,770 | $45,480 | $58,900 | 1,970 | $51,997 |
| 37 | MIMichigan | $47,660 | $40,600 | $52,310 | 3,620 | $49,534 |
| 38 | IAIowa | $45,890 | $36,720 | $54,450 | 1,560 | $52,289 |
| 39 | MTMontana | $45,640 | $39,480 | $55,870 | 450 | $48,222 |
| 40 | WYWyoming | $45,630 | $44,600 | $62,710 | 130 | $49,228 |
| 41 | NMNew Mexico | $45,610 | $38,420 | $46,510 | 580 | $49,462 |
| 42 | GAGeorgia | $45,500 | $42,100 | $57,940 | 3,700 | $47,252 |
| 43 | NENebraska | $45,120 | $39,470 | $52,950 | 460 | $50,076 |
| 44 | NCNorth Carolina | $44,060 | $39,960 | $46,840 | 2,900 | $46,710 |
| 45 | SCSouth Carolina | $43,330 | $37,230 | $47,060 | 630 | $46,219 |
| 46 | SDSouth Dakota | $41,590 | $37,960 | $46,170 | 410 | $46,949 |
| 47 | KSKansas | $41,340 | $36,110 | $49,970 | 430 | $45,899 |
| 48 | WVWest Virginia | $39,260 | $37,960 | $46,560 | 520 | $43,867 |
| 49 | MSMississippi | $38,570 | $35,790 | $43,980 | 400 | $44,357 |
| 50 | ALAlabama | $37,700 | $35,990 | $45,950 | 960 | $42,444 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $37,520 | $34,230 | $43,090 | 570 | $43,158 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $32,230 | $24,970 | $32,230 | 510 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $84,480, while New York leads once prices are taken into account at $78,279.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Bus Driver, Transit and Intercity pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity the most?
New York reports the highest median wage for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity at $84,480 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($72,280) and Hawaii ($68,500).
Which state pays Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity at $32,230 a year, $52,250 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New York first at $78,279 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $84,480. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.