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Transit and Intercity Bus Driver Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of transit and intercity bus drivers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of transit and intercity bus drivers in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,440
25th Percentile Wage
$26,560
50th Percentile Wage
$29,700
75th Percentile Wage
$37,920
90th Percentile Wage
$45,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transit and intercity bus drivers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,440.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transit and intercity bus drivers from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$29,700
-1.52% -7.24%
2014
$30,150
-3.38% -
2013
$31,170
-2.18% -
2012
$31,850
- -

Table 2. Compare Transit and Intercity Bus Driver Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,700 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for transit and intercity bus drivers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of transit and intercity bus drivers in Fort Worth-Arlington is 30.6 percent (30.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 34.7 percent (34.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$42,800
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$41,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$40,150
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$37,880
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$37,800
Abilene
$36,430
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$35,890
Corpus Christi
$34,410
El Paso
$31,510
Fort Worth-Arlington
$29,700
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$28,720
Brownsville-Harlingen
$27,950
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$27,590
Waco
$26,040
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$25,970
College Station-Bryan
$25,750
Amarillo
$25,390
Longview
$22,770
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$19,380