The annual salary statistics of transit and intercity bus drivers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of transit and intercity bus drivers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $47,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transit and intercity bus drivers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transit and intercity bus drivers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $67,850 | -0.21% | 7.09% |
| 2017 | $67,990 | 5.15% | - |
| 2016 | $64,490 | 12.98% | - |
| 2015 | $56,120 | -12.40% | - |
| 2014 | $63,080 | 0.06% | - |
| 2013 | $63,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,850, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for transit and intercity bus drivers in state of California, followed by Santa Cruz-Watsonville (median annual salary $63,840). In comparison, the median annual salary of transit and intercity bus drivers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in Santa Cruz-Watsonville.