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Average Bus Drivers, Transit And Intercity Salary in Maryland

Bus Drivers, Transit And Intercity in Maryland earn a median annual salary of $65,220, which is +10.4% compared to the national median. There are 4,890 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Maryland (state).

$65,220
Maryland median annual wage
$31/hour median
+10.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $59,050
4,890
Local employment
1.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.73
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$46,770
25th
$54,780
Median
$65,220
75th
$81,480
90th
$92,320

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Maryland, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
105.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$62,139
Goods: 102.5%
Services: 110.9%
Rents: 121.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
New York $84,480 Compare 16,770
Washington $72,280 Compare 6,960
Hawaii $68,500 Compare 2,190
California $67,130 Compare 24,380
Oregon $65,510 Compare 2,620
Massachusetts $65,460 Compare 3,970

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Maryland

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $581,510 N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians $451,620 0.95
Dermatologists $442,210 0.60
Anesthesiologists $418,010 N/A
Orthodontists $361,030 N/A
Cardiologists $337,230 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $328,700 1.16
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $306,310 0.43

Maryland has salary data for 737 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Bus Drivers, Transit And Intercity in Maryland

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Bus Drivers, Transit And Intercity are projected to change by +4.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 20,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.