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Transit and Intercity Bus Driver Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of transit and intercity bus drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of transit and intercity bus drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,690
25th Percentile Wage
$32,210
50th Percentile Wage
$42,900
75th Percentile Wage
$55,740
90th Percentile Wage
$60,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transit and intercity bus drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,690.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transit and intercity bus drivers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$42,900
6.83% 4.50%
2016
$39,970
2.73% -
2015
$38,880
-2.31% -
2014
$39,780
-0.10% -
2013
$39,820
-2.89% -
2012
$40,970
- -

Table 2. Compare Transit and Intercity Bus Driver Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,900 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for transit and intercity bus drivers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of transit and intercity bus drivers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 36.8 percent (36.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 47.4 percent (47.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Napa.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$67,850
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$63,840
Salinas
$59,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$57,940
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$54,260
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$51,490
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$51,480
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$50,780
Fresno
$48,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$47,150
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$47,070
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$47,050
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$46,570
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$45,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$42,900
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$42,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$40,770
Stockton
$40,060
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,720
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,480
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$38,540
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,380
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$38,160
Bakersfield-Delano
$36,330
Modesto
$33,070
Vallejo-Fairfield
$32,320
Madera-Chowchilla
$30,750
Chico
$30,330
El Centro
$29,230
Visalia-Porterville
$29,160
Redding
$23,480
Napa
$22,570