The highest-paying states for transit and intercity bus drivers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of transit and intercity bus drivers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $67,040, New York is the highest paying state for transit and intercity bus drivers. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $60,520). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of transit and intercity bus drivers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $67,040 |
$35,330 | 19,630 |
| 2 | Illinois | $60,520 |
$33,880 | 6,600 |
| 3 | Washington | $58,980 |
$39,750 | 5,290 |
| 4 | Alaska | $55,590 |
$29,380 | 370 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $51,680 |
$33,110 | 4,730 |
| 6 | Oregon | $50,870 |
$31,880 | 2,950 |
| 7 | California | $50,760 |
$28,650 | 27,730 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $50,550 |
$33,510 | 1,620 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $49,670 |
$33,850 | 7,300 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $47,790 |
$27,590 | 2,220 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $46,010 |
$24,090 | 2,450 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $41,870 |
$24,170 | 390 |
| 13 | Vermont | $41,250 |
$29,290 | 520 |
| 14 | Virginia | $40,930 |
$26,240 | 5,080 |
| 15 | Nebraska | $40,440 |
$25,910 | 680 |
| 16 | Delaware | $39,600 |
$26,640 | 490 |
| 17 | Arizona | $39,110 |
$26,860 | 3,550 |
| 18 | Indiana | $39,060 |
$23,430 | 1,900 |
| 19 | Texas | $39,030 |
$26,060 | 11,240 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $38,920 |
$30,070 | 3,980 |
| 21 | Colorado | $38,560 |
$29,670 | 3,600 |
| 22 | Ohio | $38,380 |
$23,570 | 5,200 |
| 23 | Maryland | $38,340 |
$26,800 | 5,200 |
| 24 | Rhode Island | $37,610 |
$32,300 | 90 |
| 25 | Maine | $37,160 |
$27,340 | 380 |
| 26 | Missouri | $37,070 |
$21,320 | 2,670 |
| 27 | District of Columbia | $37,040 |
$28,020 | 390 |
| 28 | Nevada | $36,370 |
$25,400 | 2,650 |
| 29 | Montana | $36,300 |
$27,010 | 530 |
| 30 | Wyoming | $36,270 |
$23,890 | 260 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $36,170 |
$27,900 | 150 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $36,020 |
$19,860 | 3,070 |
| 33 | Utah | $35,850 |
$26,910 | 940 |
| 34 | Louisiana | $35,260 |
$21,580 | 1,350 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $33,880 |
$21,010 | 880 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $33,720 |
$26,470 | 570 |
| 37 | Michigan | $33,620 |
$24,150 | 4,950 |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | $33,440 |
$21,090 | 5,150 |
| 39 | South Dakota | $32,830 |
$24,420 | 410 |
| 40 | Iowa | $31,770 |
$24,360 | 1,640 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $31,690 |
$21,630 | 1,760 |
| 42 | Kansas | $31,230 |
$20,610 | 610 |
| 43 | Florida | $30,550 |
$22,700 | 11,800 |
| 44 | Idaho | $30,280 |
$18,040 | 590 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $29,710 |
$20,810 | 3,590 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $28,790 |
$24,490 | 620 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $28,680 |
$21,360 | 710 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $28,490 |
$20,810 | 350 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $27,990 |
$17,480 | 830 |
| 50 | Georgia | $27,760 |
$21,340 | 2,670 |
| 51 | Alabama | $27,160 |
$18,540 | 1,600 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | $26,110 |
$16,900 | 780 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $25,670 |
$19,040 | 80 |
| 54 | Guam | $19,750 |
$18,120 | 140 |