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Transit and Intercity Bus Driver Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

The annual salary statistics of transit and intercity bus drivers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of transit and intercity bus drivers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,640
25th Percentile Wage
$26,030
50th Percentile Wage
$37,540
75th Percentile Wage
$45,940
90th Percentile Wage
$49,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transit and intercity bus drivers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,640.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transit and intercity bus drivers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$37,540
0.56% 41.16%
2017
$37,330
-7.42% -
2016
$40,100
19.03% -
2015
$32,470
24.51% -
2014
$24,510
4.24% -
2013
$23,470
5.88% -
2012
$22,090
- -

Table 2. Compare Transit and Intercity Bus Driver Salary in Buffalo-Niagara Falls with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,540 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for transit and intercity bus drivers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of transit and intercity bus drivers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 37.2 percent (37.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 43.6 percent (43.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Syracuse.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$59,780
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$54,550
Rochester
$54,160
Nassau-Suffolk
$50,430
Binghamton
$43,610
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$41,040
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$37,540
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$36,580
Kingston
$31,350
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,320
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,890
Ithaca
$30,390
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,860
Elmira
$24,720
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$21,650
Syracuse
$21,160

See also: Top paying jobs in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York.