Average Bus Drivers, Transit And Intercity Salary in New Haven, CT

BLS tracks 320 bus drivers, transit and intercity in New Haven, CT but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for New Haven, CT (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for bus drivers, transit and intercity in New Haven, CT. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 320
How common this job is here: 1.18×; Similar to the national average.

Where bus drivers, transit and intercity earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for bus drivers, transit and intercity this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

New York: $39.63/hr
Washington: $33.83/hr
Illinois: $33.63/hr
Maryland: $33.38/hr
Hawaii: $33.21/hr
Oregon: $30.24/hr
Massachusetts: $30.22/hr
California: $30.02/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: $39.13/hr
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA: $38.88/hr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $38.19/hr
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA: $37.61/hr
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD: $37.08/hr
Columbus, OH: $34.85/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $33.99/hr
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ: $33.99/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for bus drivers, transit and intercity from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +4.3%; 6,800 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 20,900; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.