What are the main factors that influence a Shuttle Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Shuttle Operator's salary?

A Shuttle Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $38,778 for beginners, reaching about $40,620 at mid-level, and approach $41,089 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Shuttle Operator?

Shuttle Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Shuttle Operator roles are District of Columbia $43,870, California $43,703, Massachusetts $43,121. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Shuttle Operator roles make?

Salaries for Shuttle Operator level roles vary by specialization: Shuttle Bus Driver: $50,903; Airport Shuttle Driver: $50,852; Operator: $47,124; Camera Operator: $46,592; Casino Van Shuttle Driver: $42,370.

How do different companies affect a Shuttle Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Shuttle Operator roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Shuttle Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Shuttle Operator make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Shuttle Operator in the United States is $39,622 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, a Shuttle Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $47,246
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,531 to $43,613
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,716

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Shuttle Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,613	$3,634	$839	$21
Average	$39,622	$3,302	$762	$19
25th Percentile	$36,531	$3,044	$703	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Shuttle Operator Salaries

A Shuttle Operator'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Shuttle Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Shuttle Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $38,778
Early Career (1-2 years): $39,329
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $40,620
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $40,796
Expert (over 8 years): $41,089

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Shuttle Operator	$38,778
Intermediate Level Shuttle Operator	$39,329
Senior Level Shuttle Operator	$40,620
Specialist Level Shuttle Operator	$40,796
Expert Level Shuttle Operator	$41,089

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How Do Shuttle Operator 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 Shuttle Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $43,870.
California: $43,703.
Massachusetts: $43,121.

District of Columbia $43,870

California $43,703

Massachusetts $43,121

Washington $42,962

New Jersey $42,947

Alaska $42,891

Connecticut $42,344

New York $42,122

Hawaii $41,413

Rhode Island $41,080

Maryland $40,855

Minnesota $40,545

Colorado $40,427

Illinois $40,387

Oregon $40,236

Delaware $40,126

New Hampshire $40,056

Virginia $39,900

Pennsylvania $39,444

Nevada $39,214

North Dakota $39,139

Michigan $39,020

Wisconsin $38,976

Vermont $38,889

Texas $38,648

Maine $38,632

Arizona $38,608

Ohio $38,580

Georgia $38,216

Indiana $38,033

Wyoming $37,998

Utah $37,942

Iowa $37,919

Kansas $37,728

Louisiana $37,673

North Carolina $37,653

Missouri $37,645

Florida $37,491

Montana $37,407

Nebraska $37,328

Kentucky $37,285

South Carolina $37,126

Tennessee $37,027

Idaho $36,987

New Mexico $36,698

Oklahoma $36,635

Alabama $36,401

South Dakota $36,009

Arkansas $35,795

West Virginia $35,680

Mississippi $35,335

Top Paying Cities for Shuttle Operators

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:

San Jose: $49,976
San Francisco: $49,484
Oakland: $48,387

San Jose, CA $49,976

San Francisco, CA $49,484

Oakland, CA $48,387

New York, NY $45,918

Queens Village, NY $45,621

Paramus, NJ $45,304

Passaic, NJ $45,265

Bergenfield, NJ $45,225

Stamford, CT $45,165

Huntington, NY $45,126

Newark, NJ $44,868

Bridgeport, CT $44,789

New Brunswick, NJ $44,658

Vallejo, CA $44,575

Middlesex, NJ $44,551

Somerset, NJ $44,516

Petaluma, CA $44,425

Santa Cruz, CA $44,270

Boston, MA $44,191

Monterey, CA $43,993

Fairbanks, AK $43,965

Los Angeles, CA $43,890

Washington, DC $43,870

Seattle, WA $43,798

Santa Rosa, CA $43,791

Juneau, AK $43,676

Orange, CA $43,545

Anchorage, AK $43,474

Anaheim, CA $43,446

Santa Ana, CA $43,386

Nassau, NY $43,363

Long Beach, CA $43,347

Danbury, CT $43,335

Santa Maria, CA $43,200

Everett, WA $43,192

Bremerton, WA $42,998

Trenton, NJ $42,923

Sacramento, CA $42,907

San Diego, CA $42,887

Brockton, MA $42,871

Tacoma, WA $42,855

Santa Barbara, CA $42,800

Lowell, MA $42,642

New Suffolk, NY $42,626

Nashua, NH $42,578

Lompoc, CA $42,515

Ventura, CA $42,475

Stockton, CA $42,463

New Haven, CT $42,384

Atlantic City, NJ $42,281

Hartford, CT $42,194

Modesto, CA $42,174

Poughkeepsie, NY $42,087

New Britain, CT $42,067

Olympia, WA $42,012

Kennewick, WA $42,012

New London, CT $42,004

Norwich, CT $41,992

Lawrence, MA $41,972

Bakersfield, CA $41,861

Riverside, CA $41,805

New Bedford, MA $41,805

Richland, WA $41,766

Portsmouth, NH $41,734

Vineland, NJ $41,726

San Bernardino, CA $41,695

Boulder, CO $41,584

Worcester, MA $41,552

Portland, OR $41,516

Saint Paul, MN $41,469

Minneapolis, MN $41,469

Philadelphia, PA $41,413

Honolulu, HI $41,203

Springfield, MA $41,065

Providence, RI $41,061

Chicago, IL $40,946

Bellingham, WA $40,898

Baltimore, MD $40,855

Chico, CA $40,755

Wilmington, DE $40,688

Pittsfield, MA $40,649

Manchester, NH $40,573

Spokane, WA $40,399

Denver, CO $40,395

Albany, NY $40,209

Troy, NY $40,193

Schenectady, NY $40,110

Burlington, VT $40,022

Portland, ME $39,884

Salem, OR $39,852

Yakima, WA $39,844

Ann Arbor, MI $39,832

Rochester, MN $39,721

Fresno, CA $39,702

Reno, NV $39,702

Milwaukee, WI $39,666

Detroit, MI $39,626

Allentown, PA $39,614

Carson City, NV $39,610

Houston, TX $39,551

Colorado Springs, CO $39,547

Syracuse, NY $39,527

Eugene, OR $39,452

Bismarck, ND $39,404

Gary, IN $39,404

Galveston, TX $39,404

Springfield, OR $39,373

Medford, OR $39,278

Fort Collins, CO $39,262

Austin, TX $39,230

Mesa, AZ $39,147

Phoenix, AZ $39,139

Dallas, TX $39,127

Reading, PA $39,103

Saint Cloud, MN $39,087

Concord, NH $39,052

Madison, WI $39,036

Utica, NY $38,929

Raleigh, NC $38,897

Las Vegas, NV $38,893

Rochester, NY $38,866

Des Moines, IA $38,862

Atlanta, GA $38,798

Battle Creek, MI $38,786

Salt Lake City, UT $38,774

Lancaster, PA $38,715

Champaign, IL $38,707

Harrisburg, PA $38,659

Durham, NC $38,624

Kansas City, MO $38,620

Kansas City, KS $38,612

Fort Worth, TX $38,608

Boca Raton, FL $38,592

Cleveland, OH $38,588

Columbus, OH $38,580

Pittsburgh, PA $38,576

Richmond, VA $38,560

Indianapolis, IN $38,552

Cincinnati, OH $38,501

Petersburg, VA $38,442

Billings, MT $38,354

Lansing, MI $38,354

Huntsville, AL $38,354

Lebanon, PA $38,350

Dayton, OH $38,346

Pueblo, CO $38,346

Appleton, WI $38,335

Buffalo, NY $38,319

Racine, WI $38,299

Charlotte, NC $38,295

Saint Louis, MO $38,283

Springfield, IL $38,267

Elkhart, IN $38,259

York, PA $38,259

Gastonia, NC $38,255

Benton Harbor, MI $38,255

Beaumont, TX $38,232

Lorain, OH $38,224

Toledo, OH $38,208

Binghamton, NY $38,188

Rock Hill, SC $38,184

Rockford, IL $38,164

Fargo, ND $38,144

Elyria, OH $38,144

Flagstaff, AZ $38,117

Fort Lauderdale, FL $38,093

Miami, FL $38,069

Duluth, MN $38,006

Bangor, ME $37,954

Cedar Rapids, IA $37,911

Louisville, KY $37,891

Grand Rapids, MI $37,883

Hialeah, FL $37,879

Casper, WY $37,823

Scranton, PA $37,776

New Orleans, LA $37,764

Virginia Beach, VA $37,760

Akron, OH $37,740

Peoria, IL $37,689

Sarasota, FL $37,681

Green Bay, WI $37,653

Baton Rouge, LA $37,633

Charleston, SC $37,625

Nashville, TN $37,613

Jamestown, NY $37,606

Davenport, IA $37,606

Tucson, AZ $37,586

Cheyenne, WY $37,574

Saint Petersburg, FL $37,562

Tampa, FL $37,554

Omaha, NE $37,546

Port Arthur, TX $37,530

Evansville, IN $37,530

Bradenton, FL $37,514

Santa Fe, NM $37,443

Orlando, FL $37,403

Clearwater, FL $37,360

Canton, OH $37,277

La Crosse, WI $37,277

Grand Forks, ND $37,265

Albuquerque, NM $37,253

Tulsa, OK $37,253

Newport News, VA $37,249

High Point, NC $37,237

Ogden, UT $37,221

Corpus Christi, TX $37,189

Laramie, WY $37,166

Norfolk, VA $37,166

Rock Island, IL $37,142

Saginaw, MI $37,134

Jacksonville, FL $37,130

Salisbury, NC $37,122

Memphis, TN $37,114

Moline, IL $37,094

Fort Myers, FL $37,083

Waterloo, IA $37,031

Spartanburg, SC $36,991

Lincoln, NE $36,972

Fort Wayne, IN $36,964

Birmingham, AL $36,920

Cedar Falls, IA $36,912

Provo, UT $36,908

Springfield, OH $36,904

San Antonio, TX $36,896

Greensboro, NC $36,880

South Bend, IN $36,876

Winston Salem, NC $36,873

Boise, ID $36,861

Savannah, GA $36,833

Muskegon, MI $36,762

Lima, OH $36,714

Lake Charles, LA $36,698

Anderson, IN $36,690

Lexington, KY $36,678

Augusta, GA $36,666

Greenville, SC $36,666

Wichita, KS $36,631

Tuscaloosa, AL $36,631

Columbia, SC $36,595

Bloomington, IN $36,496

Roanoke, VA $36,472

Asheville, NC $36,421

Knoxville, TN $36,353

Shreveport, LA $36,349

Wilmington, NC $36,298

Frankfort, KY $36,223

Oklahoma City, OK $36,195

Chillicothe, OH $36,179

Longview, TX $36,175

Topeka, KS $36,163

Mobile, AL $36,104

Terre Haute, IN $36,088

Erie, PA $36,084

Altoona, PA $36,064

Melbourne, FL $36,052

Amarillo, TX $36,036

Killeen, TX $36,025

Fayetteville, AR $35,993

Sioux Falls, SD $35,965

Chattanooga, TN $35,941

Idaho Falls, ID $35,937

Gainesville, FL $35,854

Portsmouth, OH $35,834

Little Rock, AR $35,826

Lynchburg, VA $35,826

Lafayette, LA $35,811

Youngstown, OH $35,811

Temple, TX $35,795

Daytona Beach, FL $35,787

Clarksville, TN $35,783

Pensacola, FL $35,779

Hopkinsville, KY $35,660

Charleston, WV $35,656

Florence, SC $35,636

Sioux City, IA $35,613

Macon, GA $35,498

Tallahassee, FL $35,494

Fayetteville, NC $35,486

Waco, TX $35,478

Wichita Falls, TX $35,478

Pine Bluff, AR $35,462

Vincennes, IN $35,387

Lubbock, TX $35,371

Great Falls, MT $35,347

Alamogordo, NM $35,343

Abilene, TX $35,311

Rapid City, SD $35,260

Monroe, LA $35,260

Albany, GA $35,236

Huntington, WV $35,232

Jackson, MS $35,228

Greenville, MS $35,224

Parkersburg, WV $35,185

Montgomery, AL $35,177

Johnstown, PA $35,169

Springfield, MO $35,137

Biloxi, MS $35,117

Sumter, SC $35,034

Columbus, GA $35,030

Twin Falls, ID $35,006

Pascagoula, MS $34,955

Kingsport, TN $34,852

Gulfport, MS $34,840

Alexandria, LA $34,709

Fort Smith, AR $34,610

El Paso, TX $34,503

Helena, MT $34,452

Las Cruces, NM $34,325

Harlingen, TX $34,214

Pocatello, ID $34,178

Florence, AL $34,166

Brownsville, TX $34,158

Dothan, AL $34,095

Mcallen, TX $34,075

Columbus, MS $33,782

Altus, OK $33,600

Lawton, OK $33,524

Pierre, SD $33,382

What Skills Can Increase a Shuttle Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 13.93% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Service Quality (Mentioned in 2.6% Job Postings): Service quality is a measure of how an organization delivers its services compared to the expectations of its customers.
Beacon (Mentioned in 1.52% Job Postings): A beacon sets an organization's vision and direction through an understanding of the contextual landscape. The "leader as coach" inspires and motivates teams to deliver on that vision or mission. The "leader as innovator" explores new potential services or avenues of growth.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	13.93%
Service Quality	2.6%
Beacon	1.52%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Shuttle Operator's salary.

Special Education: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Teamwork: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Service Quality: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Special Education	$42,792	8%
Teamwork	$42,000	6%
Service Quality	$41,603	5%
Interviewing	$41,207	4%
Safety Inspections	$41,207	4%
Verbal Communication	$40,811	3%

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How Education impacts a Shuttle Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Shuttle Operators enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Shuttle Operator with a No Diploma is between $33,686 and $38,044).

Shuttle Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Shuttle Operator

No Diploma 8.0%

High School 66.7%

Associates 12.3%

Bachelors 12.3%

Masters 0.7%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	8.0%
High School	66.7%
Associates	12.3%
Bachelors	12.3%
Masters	0.7%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Shuttle Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Shuttle Operator'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 January 01, 2026

$36,531

Average $39,622/year

$43,613

$3,044

Average $3,302/month

$3,634

$703

Average $762/week

$839

$18

Average $19/hour

$21

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$43,613	$3,634	$839	$21
Average	$39,622	$3,302	$762	$19
25th Percentile	$36,531	$3,044	$703	$18

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Salary Trends for Shuttle Operator

Salaries for a Shuttle Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,863 in 2023 to around $43,298 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Shuttle Operator salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Shuttle Operator Over Time

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2023

$44,863

2024

$44,002

2025

$43,298

2026

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2023	$44,863
2024	$44,002
2025	$43,298
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