The annual salary statistics of transit and intercity bus drivers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of transit and intercity bus drivers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $31,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transit and intercity bus drivers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,500.
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 | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $41,590 | -4.11% | 8.70% |
| 2017 | $43,300 | 5.13% | - |
| 2016 | $41,080 | 0.05% | - |
| 2015 | $41,060 | 1.32% | - |
| 2014 | $40,520 | 0.67% | - |
| 2013 | $40,250 | 5.66% | - |
| 2012 | $37,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,590, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for transit and intercity bus drivers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city San Antonio-New Braunfels (median annual salary of $42,800). Compared with San Antonio-New Braunfels, the median annual salary of transit and intercity bus drivers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower.