Transit Bus Driver Salary in Alaska

How much does a Transit Bus Driver make in Alaska?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Transit Bus Driver in Alaska is $52,450 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a Transit Bus Driver's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,907
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,583 to $56,877
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $41,241

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Transit Bus Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,877	$4,740	$1,094	$27
Average	$52,450	$4,371	$1,009	$25
25th Percentile	$46,583	$3,882	$896	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Transit Bus Driver Salaries

A Transit Bus Driver's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Transit Bus Driver Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Transit Bus Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,647.
California: $53,443.
Massachusetts: $52,731.

District of Columbia $53,647 California $53,443 Massachusetts $52,731 Washington $52,537 New Jersey $52,518 Alaska $52,450 Connecticut $51,781 New York $51,510

Hawaii $50,643 Rhode Island $50,236 Maryland $49,959 Minnesota $49,582 Colorado $49,436 Illinois $49,388 Oregon $49,204 Delaware $49,068

New Hampshire $48,983 Virginia $48,792 Pennsylvania $48,235 Nevada $47,954 North Dakota $47,861 Michigan $47,716 Wisconsin $47,663 Vermont $47,556

Texas $47,261 Maine $47,241 Arizona $47,212 Ohio $47,178 Georgia $46,733 Indiana $46,510 Wyoming $46,466 Utah $46,398

Iowa $46,369 Kansas $46,137 Louisiana $46,069 North Carolina $46,045 Missouri $46,035 Florida $45,846 Montana $45,744 Nebraska $45,647

Kentucky $45,594 South Carolina $45,400 Tennessee $45,279 Idaho $45,231 New Mexico $44,877 Oklahoma $44,799 Alabama $44,513 South Dakota $44,034

Arkansas $43,772 West Virginia $43,632 Mississippi $43,210

Top Paying Cities for Transit Bus Drivers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Anchorage: $52,973
Jber: $52,972
Indian: $52,715

Anchorage, AK $52,973 Jber, AK $52,972 Indian, AK $52,715 Kongiganak, AK $52,152 Adak, AK $52,063 Atka, AK $52,070 Chignik Lake, AK $52,057 Port Heiden, AK $52,039

Port Lions, AK $52,114 Akiachak, AK $52,142 Akiak, AK $52,163 Akutan, AK $52,119 Alakanuk, AK $52,104 Aleknagik, AK $52,070 Anchor Point, AK $52,091 Aniak, AK $51,937

Anvik, AK $52,072 Bethel, AK $52,152 Chefornak, AK $52,142 Chevak, AK $52,036 Chignik, AK $52,077 Chignik Lagoon, AK $52,064 Chitina, AK $51,920 Chugiak, AK $52,620

Clam Gulch, AK $51,994 Clarks Point, AK $52,078 Cold Bay, AK $52,031 Cooper Landing, AK $52,033 Copper Center, AK $51,980 Cordova, AK $52,013 Crooked Creek, AK $52,015 Dillingham, AK $51,978

Eagle River, AK $52,778 Eek, AK $52,192 Egegik, AK $52,026 Ekwok, AK $52,070 Emmonak, AK $52,090 False Pass, AK $52,112 Marshall, AK $52,148 Gakona, AK $51,981

Girdwood, AK $52,025 Glennallen, AK $51,978 Goodnews Bay, AK $52,020 Grayling, AK $52,098 Saint George Island, AK $52,036 Holy Cross, AK $52,068 Homer, AK $52,081 Hooper Bay, AK $52,159

Hope, AK $52,643 Iliamna, AK $52,070 Kalskag, AK $52,129 Karluk, AK $51,998 Kasigluk, AK $52,125 Kasilof, AK $52,106 Kenai, AK $52,071 King Cove, AK $52,111

King Salmon, AK $51,986 Kipnuk, AK $52,114 Kodiak, AK $52,049 Kotlik, AK $52,164 Kwethluk, AK $52,136 Kwigillingok, AK $52,093 Wasilla, AK $52,851 Larsen Bay, AK $52,036

Levelock, AK $52,057 Lower Kalskag, AK $52,164 Mc Grath, AK $51,934 Manokotak, AK $52,068 Mekoryuk, AK $52,109 Moose Pass, AK $51,969 Mountain Village, AK $52,105 Naknek, AK $52,066

Napakiak, AK $52,134 Nikiski, AK $51,873 New Stuyahok, AK $52,092 Toksook Bay, AK $52,103 Nikolski, AK $51,985 Ninilchik, AK $52,048 Nondalton, AK $51,934 Nunapitchuk, AK $52,138

Old Harbor, AK $52,089 Ouzinkie, AK $52,073 Palmer, AK $52,087 Pedro Bay, AK $51,968 Perryville, AK $52,074 Pilot Point, AK $52,009 Pilot Station, AK $52,179 Platinum, AK $52,023

Big Lake, AK $52,755 Port Alsworth, AK $52,075 Quinhagak, AK $52,166 Red Devil, AK $51,955 Russian Mission, AK $52,005 Saint Marys, AK $52,094 Saint Michael, AK $52,104 Saint Paul Island, AK $52,080

Sand Point, AK $52,051 Scammon Bay, AK $52,211 Seldovia, AK $52,056 Seward, AK $52,036 Shageluk, AK $52,080 Nunam Iqua, AK $52,044 Skwentna, AK $51,905 Sleetmute, AK $52,018

Soldotna, AK $52,130 South Naknek, AK $52,011 Stebbins, AK $52,099 Sterling, AK $52,114 Sutton, AK $52,015 Takotna, AK $52,042 Talkeetna, AK $52,030 Tatitlek, AK $52,087

Togiak, AK $52,023 Tuluksak, AK $52,154 Tuntutuliak, AK $52,166 Tununak, AK $52,070 Tyonek, AK $52,000 Trapper Creek, AK $51,991 Unalakleet, AK $51,996 Unalaska, AK $52,130

Valdez, AK $52,048 Willow, AK $52,009 Yakutat, AK $52,049 Nightmute, AK $52,049 Nikolai, AK $51,916 Dutch Harbor, AK $52,225 Whittier, AK $52,061 Houston, AK $52,632

Fairbanks, AK $52,113 Eielson Afb, AK $53,264 Fort Wainwright, AK $53,264 Clear, AK $52,000 North Pole, AK $53,264 Salcha, AK $53,264 Two Rivers, AK $53,264 Allakaket, AK $52,057

Anaktuvuk Pass, AK $52,137 Arctic Village, AK $52,042 Barrow, AK $52,168 Beaver, AK $51,959 Ester, AK $53,264 Bettles Field, AK $51,961 Buckland, AK $52,206 Cantwell, AK $51,946

Central, AK $51,904 Fort Greely, AK $51,990 Chicken, AK $51,934 Circle, AK $52,014 Prudhoe Bay, AK $52,059 Deering, AK $52,115 Delta Junction, AK $52,015 Eagle, AK $51,907

Elim, AK $51,962 Fort Yukon, AK $51,938 Galena, AK $52,107 Gambell, AK $52,129 Healy, AK $51,985 Anderson, AK $52,068 Hughes, AK $52,108 Huslia, AK $52,098

Kaktovik, AK $52,122 Kaltag, AK $52,072 Kiana, AK $52,181 Kivalina, AK $52,169 Kobuk, AK $52,087 Kotzebue, AK $52,013 Koyuk, AK $52,129 Koyukuk, AK $52,095

Denali National Park, AK $52,023 Manley Hot Springs, AK $51,957 Lake Minchumina, AK $51,942 Minto, AK $52,124 Point Lay, AK $52,088 Nenana, AK $51,969 Noatak, AK $52,115 Nome, AK $52,042

Noorvik, AK $52,200 Northway, AK $51,974 Nulato, AK $52,110 Point Hope, AK $52,047 Rampart, AK $52,077 Ruby, AK $51,909 Savoonga, AK $52,152 Selawik, AK $52,134

Shaktoolik, AK $52,162 Shishmaref, AK $51,966 Shungnak, AK $52,113 Stevens Village, AK $52,051 Tanacross, AK $52,035 Tanana, AK $52,109 Teller, AK $52,156 Tok, AK $52,035

Venetie, AK $51,951 Wainwright, AK $52,129 Wales, AK $52,134 White Mountain, AK $52,169 Brevig Mission, AK $52,158 Ambler, AK $52,107 Chalkyitsik, AK $52,070 Nuiqsut, AK $52,128

Atqasuk, AK $52,072 Juneau, AK $53,409 Angoon, AK $51,994 Auke Bay, AK $53,409 Douglas, AK $53,409 Elfin Cove, AK $51,965 Gustavus, AK $52,066 Haines, AK $52,009

Hoonah, AK $52,804 Kake, AK $52,038 Pelican, AK $52,017 Petersburg, AK $52,022 Sitka, AK $52,051 Port Alexander, AK $52,102 Skagway, AK $52,047 Tenakee Springs, AK $51,955

Ketchikan, AK $52,072 Meyers Chuck, AK $52,002 Coffman Cove, AK $52,053 Thorne Bay, AK $52,082 Craig, AK $52,010 Hydaburg, AK $52,051 Hyder, AK $52,055 Klawock, AK $52,091

Metlakatla, AK $52,085 Point Baker, AK $52,082 Ward Cove, AK $52,072 Wrangell, AK $52,014

Transit Bus Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Transit Bus Driver roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 48% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 28% above the average. In contrast, Transit Bus Driver positions in Financial Services or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Transit Bus Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Transit Bus Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$67,136	$32.0	28%
Internet	$65,562	$32.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$60,317	$29.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$58,744	$28.0	12%
Insurance	$57,695	$28.0	10%

Transit Bus Driver Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Transit Bus Driver's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$46,583

Average $52,450/year

$56,877

$3,882

Average $4,371/month

$4,740

$896

Average $1,009/week

$1,094

$22

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,877	$4,740	$1,094	$27
Average	$52,450	$4,371	$1,009	$25
25th Percentile	$46,583	$3,882	$896	$22

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