Transit Bus Driver Salary in Colorado

How much does a Transit Bus Driver make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Transit Bus Driver in Colorado is $49,436 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,407
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,906 to $53,609
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,872

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Transit Bus Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,609	$4,467	$1,031	$26
Average	$49,436	$4,120	$951	$24
25th Percentile	$43,906	$3,659	$844	$21

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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:

Glen Haven: $48,468
Hygiene: $50,153
Johnstown: $48,576

Glen Haven, CO $48,468 Hygiene, CO $50,153 Johnstown, CO $48,576 Laporte, CO $48,038 Livermore, CO $47,882 Loveland, CO $48,424 Lyons, CO $50,065 Masonville, CO $48,068

Mead, CO $49,128 Milliken, CO $48,509 Niwot, CO $50,546 Red Feather Lakes, CO $48,014 Severance, CO $48,107 Timnath, CO $48,045 Wellington, CO $47,776 Windsor, CO $48,114

Brighton, CO $49,306 Ault, CO $48,022 Briggsdale, CO $48,035 Carr, CO $47,209 Eastlake, CO $49,435 Eaton, CO $48,174 Evans, CO $48,419 Fort Lupton, CO $49,166

Galeton, CO $48,179 Gilcrest, CO $48,684 Gill, CO $48,258 Greeley, CO $48,300 Henderson, CO $49,383 Hudson, CO $49,004 Keenesburg, CO $48,768 Kersey, CO $48,264

La Salle, CO $48,600 Lucerne, CO $48,248 Nunn, CO $47,870 Orchard, CO $48,030 Pierce, CO $48,053 Ohio City, CO $48,547 Parlin, CO $48,319 Penrose, CO $47,897

Pitkin, CO $48,487 Poncha Springs, CO $48,158 Powderhorn, CO $48,218 Rockvale, CO $47,679 Sargents, CO $48,077 Twin Lakes, CO $49,665 Westcliffe, CO $47,706 Wetmore, CO $47,399

Durango, CO $48,353 Cahone, CO $48,234 Cortez, CO $48,198 Dolores, CO $48,313 Dove Creek, CO $48,186 Egnar, CO $48,213 Hesperus, CO $47,931 Lewis, CO $48,319

Mancos, CO $48,197 Marvel, CO $47,929 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $47,947 Pleasant View, CO $48,096 Rico, CO $48,324 Towaoc, CO $47,997 Yellow Jacket, CO $48,262 Montrose, CO $48,505

Austin, CO $48,568 Bedrock, CO $48,201 Cedaredge, CO $48,617 Cory, CO $48,556 Crawford, CO $48,419 Delta, CO $48,504 Eckert, CO $48,580 Hotchkiss, CO $48,550

Lazear, CO $48,514 Naturita, CO $48,299 Norwood, CO $48,317 Nucla, CO $48,373 Olathe, CO $48,451 Ophir, CO $48,370 Ouray, CO $48,362 Paonia, CO $48,773

Paradox, CO $48,227 Placerville, CO $48,325 Redvale, CO $48,340 Ridgway, CO $48,355 Silverton, CO $48,274 Somerset, CO $48,921 Telluride, CO $48,379 Grand Junction, CO $48,803

Platteville, CO $48,792 Roggen, CO $48,288 Weldona, CO $47,916 Wiggins, CO $48,172 Fort Morgan, CO $47,935 Log Lane Village, CO $48,092 Akron, CO $47,588 Amherst, CO $47,435

Atwood, CO $47,754 Brush, CO $47,751 Crook, CO $47,619 Eckley, CO $47,469 Fleming, CO $47,710 Grover, CO $47,672 Haxtun, CO $47,700 Hereford, CO $47,368

Hillrose, CO $47,798 Holyoke, CO $47,556 Idalia, CO $47,317 Iliff, CO $47,744 Julesburg, CO $47,551 Lindon, CO $47,384 Merino, CO $47,796 New Raymer, CO $47,785

Otis, CO $47,630 Ovid, CO $47,568 Padroni, CO $47,623 Paoli, CO $47,701 Peetz, CO $47,610 Sedgwick, CO $47,585 Snyder, CO $47,760 Sterling, CO $47,836

Stoneham, CO $47,788 Vernon, CO $47,362 Woodrow, CO $47,483 Wray, CO $47,457 Yuma, CO $47,616 Anton, CO $47,396 Arapahoe, CO $47,022 Arriba, CO $47,193

Bethune, CO $47,263 Burlington, CO $47,219 Calhan, CO $47,966 Cascade, CO $48,360 Cheyenne Wells, CO $47,091 Cope, CO $47,374 Cripple Creek, CO $48,269 Divide, CO $48,295

Flagler, CO $47,241 Florissant, CO $48,255 Fountain, CO $47,961 Genoa, CO $47,225 Green Mountain Falls, CO $48,348 Guffey, CO $48,204 Hugo, CO $46,936 Joes, CO $47,421

Karval, CO $46,663 Kirk, CO $47,381 Kit Carson, CO $47,032 Limon, CO $47,510 Lake George, CO $48,328 Manitou Springs, CO $48,360 Matheson, CO $47,475 Peyton, CO $48,192

Ramah, CO $47,168 Rush, CO $47,281 Seibert, CO $47,221 Simla, CO $47,691 Stratton, CO $47,268 U S A F Academy, CO $48,357 Victor, CO $48,247 Vona, CO $47,249

Wild Horse, CO $46,941 Woodland Park, CO $48,320 Yoder, CO $47,463 Colorado Springs, CO $48,361 Clifton, CO $48,773 Fruita, CO $48,652 Gateway, CO $48,309 Glade Park, CO $48,476

Loma, CO $48,669 Mack, CO $48,540 Palisade, CO $48,685 Whitewater, CO $48,473 Glenwood Springs, CO $49,274 Dinosaur, CO $48,460 Aspen, CO $50,197 Snowmass Village, CO $50,195

Avon, CO $49,744 Basalt, CO $50,037 Carbondale, CO $49,851 Collbran, CO $48,637 Craig, CO $48,994 De Beque, CO $48,631 Eagle, CO $49,541 Edwards, CO $49,647

Parachute, CO $48,884 Battlement Mesa, CO $48,839 Gypsum, CO $49,294 Hamilton, CO $49,203 Hayden, CO $49,064 Maybell, CO $48,520 Meeker, CO $49,207 Meredith, CO $49,873

Mesa, CO $48,613 Minturn, CO $49,593 Molina, CO $48,584 New Castle, CO $49,104 Rangely, CO $48,657 Red Cliff, CO $49,586 Rifle, CO $48,982 Silt, CO $48,962

Slater, CO $48,761 Snowmass, CO $50,094 Wolcott, CO $49,570 Woody Creek, CO $50,194 Vail, CO $49,805 Pueblo, CO $46,892 Colorado City, CO $47,213 Aguilar, CO $47,419

Arlington, CO $46,584 Avondale, CO $47,018 Beulah, CO $47,216 Boncarbo, CO $47,442 Boone, CO $47,170 Branson, CO $47,054 Campo, CO $46,880 Cheraw, CO $46,970

Crowley, CO $47,070 Eads, CO $47,003 Fort Lyon, CO $46,952 Fowler, CO $47,086 Gardner, CO $47,547 Granada, CO $47,109 Hartman, CO $47,199 Hasty, CO $47,055

Haswell, CO $46,777 Hoehne, CO $47,366 Holly, CO $47,050 Kim, CO $47,006 La Junta, CO $47,036 Lamar, CO $47,180 Las Animas, CO $47,010 La Veta, CO $47,630

Mc Clave, CO $47,062 Manzanola, CO $47,000 Model, CO $47,072 Olney Springs, CO $46,920 Ordway, CO $46,686 Pritchett, CO $47,008 Rocky Ford, CO $46,932 Rye, CO $47,285

Sheridan Lake, CO $47,022 Springfield, CO $47,105 Sugar City, CO $46,561 Swink, CO $46,989 Trinchera, CO $47,163 Trinidad, CO $47,367 Two Buttes, CO $47,102 Vilas, CO $47,095

Walsenburg, CO $47,379 Walsh, CO $47,046 Weston, CO $47,532 Wiley, CO $47,019 Alamosa, CO $47,992 Antonito, CO $47,961 Arboles, CO $48,058 Arvada, CO $49,437

Aurora, CO $49,403 Bayfield, CO $48,193 Broomfield, CO $49,654 Commerce City, CO $49,320 Dupont, CO $49,415 Eldorado Springs, CO $50,591 Lafayette, CO $50,143 Louisville, CO $50,205

Westminster, CO $49,414 Wheat Ridge, CO $49,411 Agate, CO $47,661 Bennett, CO $48,900 Byers, CO $48,316 Castle Rock, CO $48,530 Deer Trail, CO $47,997 Elbert, CO $48,223

Elizabeth, CO $48,630 Englewood, CO $49,403 Franktown, CO $48,498 Kiowa, CO $48,280 Larkspur, CO $48,373 Littleton, CO $49,354 Lone Tree, CO $49,223 Louviers, CO $49,155

Monument, CO $48,325 Palmer Lake, CO $48,330 Parker, CO $49,043 Sedalia, CO $48,555 Strasburg, CO $48,744 Watkins, CO $49,110 Denver, CO $49,397 Thornton, CO $49,436

Boulder, CO $50,835 Golden, CO $49,408 Alma, CO $49,129 Bailey, CO $49,018 Black Hawk, CO $49,901 Bond, CO $49,566 Breckenridge, CO $49,235 Buffalo Creek, CO $48,848

Burns, CO $49,247 Central City, CO $49,621 Clark, CO $48,781 Climax, CO $49,291 Coalmont, CO $48,696 Como, CO $48,530 Conifer, CO $49,145 Cowdrey, CO $48,500

Dillon, CO $49,205 Dumont, CO $49,444 Evergreen, CO $49,322 Empire, CO $49,218 Fairplay, CO $48,575 Fraser, CO $49,274 Frisco, CO $49,509 Georgetown, CO $49,181

Granby, CO $49,143 Grand Lake, CO $49,115 Grant, CO $48,766 Hartsel, CO $48,316 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $49,077 Idaho Springs, CO $49,360 Idledale, CO $49,357 Indian Hills, CO $49,332

Jamestown, CO $50,754 Jefferson, CO $48,664 Kittredge, CO $49,336 Kremmling, CO $49,072 Leadville, CO $49,231 Mc Coy, CO $49,239 Morrison, CO $49,321 Nederland, CO $50,292

Oak Creek, CO $49,152 Parshall, CO $49,363 Phippsburg, CO $49,200 Pine, CO $48,908 Pinecliffe, CO $50,528 Rand, CO $48,700 Rollinsville, CO $50,057 Shawnee, CO $48,896

Silver Plume, CO $48,973 Steamboat Springs, CO $49,060 Tabernash, CO $49,389 Toponas, CO $49,182 Walden, CO $48,627 Ward, CO $50,160 Winter Park, CO $49,452 Yampa, CO $49,249

Silverthorne, CO $49,467 Longmont, CO $49,957 Allenspark, CO $49,730 Estes Park, CO $48,984 Bellvue, CO $48,357 Berthoud, CO $48,949 Dacono, CO $49,520 Drake, CO $48,374

Erie, CO $49,742 Firestone, CO $49,397 Fort Collins, CO $48,012 Frederick, CO $49,399 Blanca, CO $47,822 Capulin, CO $48,067 Center, CO $48,028 Chama, CO $47,658

Chimney Rock, CO $48,079 Chromo, CO $47,756 Conejos, CO $47,932 Creede, CO $48,183 Crestone, CO $47,844 Del Norte, CO $48,079 Fort Garland, CO $47,714 San Luis, CO $47,520

Homelake, CO $48,033 Hooper, CO $47,874 Ignacio, CO $47,986 Jaroso, CO $47,625 La Jara, CO $48,009 Manassa, CO $47,960 Moffat, CO $47,907 Monte Vista, CO $48,062

Mosca, CO $47,814 Pagosa Springs, CO $48,075 Romeo, CO $48,101 Saguache, CO $48,072 Sanford, CO $47,832 San Pablo, CO $47,586 South Fork, CO $48,127 Villa Grove, CO $47,971

Salida, CO $48,160 Almont, CO $49,400 Buena Vista, CO $49,324 Canon City, CO $47,945 Cimarron, CO $48,269 Coal Creek, CO $47,661 Coaldale, CO $48,042 Cotopaxi, CO $47,908

Crested Butte, CO $49,660 Florence, CO $47,586 Monarch, CO $48,261 Granite, CO $48,985 Gunnison, CO $48,306 Hillside, CO $47,890 Howard, CO $48,129 Lake City, CO $48,266

Nathrop, CO $48,305

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	$63,278	$30.0	28%
Internet	$61,795	$30.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$56,852	$27.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$55,369	$27.0	12%
Insurance	$54,380	$26.0	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

$43,906

Average $49,436/year

$53,609

$3,659

Average $4,120/month

$4,467

$844

Average $951/week

$1,031

$21

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,609	$4,467	$1,031	$26
Average	$49,436	$4,120	$951	$24
25th Percentile	$43,906	$3,659	$844	$21

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