Occupation is in demand.
Pay varies with route, the service area, and the type of employer. In general, the larger the city, the more bus drivers are paid. Wages also change with the number of hours worked and miles driven.
Benefits vary by the type of route driven. Most intercity and local bus drivers receive health and life insurance, sick leave, and free bus rides. Full-time drivers may receive paid vacations. Local bus drivers may also receive a retirement plan and dental insurance.
Bus drivers, transit and intercity (SOC 53-3052)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $28.68 | $34.45 | $41.59 |
| Yearly | $59,666 | $71,650 | $86,493 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $24.51 | $32.09 | $39.00 |
| Yearly | $50,982 | $66,745 | $81,101 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $17.89 | $28.18 | $30.47 |
| Yearly | $37,219 | $58,611 | $63,381 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $31.53 | $34.47 | $41.59 |
| Yearly | $65,581 | $71,693 | $86,498 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $24.84 | $29.07 | $34.40 |
| Yearly | $51,670 | $60,466 | $71,544 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $17.45 | $24.68 | $35.02 |
| Yearly | $36,304 | $51,324 | $72,846 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $23.93 | $29.17 | $34.38 |
| Yearly | $49,780 | $60,678 | $71,498 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $18.65 | $23.00 | $25.43 |
| Yearly | $38,808 | $47,823 | $52,906 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $20.16 | $23.25 | $24.21 |
| Yearly | $41,932 | $48,374 | $50,373 | |
| United States | Hourly | $22.14 | $27.61 | $33.21 |
| Yearly | $46,050 | $57,440 | $69,090 | |