Transit Driver Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Transit Driver make in Connecticut?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Transit Driver in Connecticut is $55,170 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,482
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,093 to $59,521
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,561

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Transit Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,521	$4,960	$1,145	$29
Average	$55,170	$4,598	$1,061	$27
25th Percentile	$49,093	$4,091	$944	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Transit Driver Salaries

A Transit 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 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 Drivers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,158.
California: $56,941.
Massachusetts: $56,182.

District of Columbia $57,158 California $56,941 Massachusetts $56,182 Washington $55,976 New Jersey $55,955 Alaska $55,883 Connecticut $55,170 New York $54,881

Hawaii $53,957 Rhode Island $53,524 Maryland $53,229 Minnesota $52,827 Colorado $52,672 Illinois $52,620 Oregon $52,424 Delaware $52,279

New Hampshire $52,189 Virginia $51,985 Pennsylvania $51,391 Nevada $51,092 North Dakota $50,994 Michigan $50,839 Wisconsin $50,782 Vermont $50,669

Texas $50,354 Maine $50,333 Arizona $50,302 Ohio $50,266 Georgia $49,791 Indiana $49,554 Wyoming $49,507 Utah $49,435

Iowa $49,404 Kansas $49,156 Louisiana $49,084 North Carolina $49,058 Missouri $49,048 Florida $48,846 Montana $48,738 Nebraska $48,635

Kentucky $48,578 South Carolina $48,372 Tennessee $48,242 Idaho $48,191 New Mexico $47,814 Oklahoma $47,731 Alabama $47,427 South Dakota $46,916

Arkansas $46,637 West Virginia $46,487 Mississippi $46,038

Top Paying Cities for Transit 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:

Old Mystic: $54,295
Oneco: $54,155
Avon: $54,399

Old Mystic, CT $54,295 Oneco, CT $54,155 Avon, CT $54,399 Bloomfield, CT $54,430 Windsor, CT $54,432 Bristol, CT $54,426 Burlington, CT $54,423 Broad Brook, CT $54,128

Canaan, CT $54,165 Canton, CT $54,373 Canton Center, CT $54,357 Colebrook, CT $54,166 Collinsville, CT $54,369 East Berlin, CT $54,339 East Canaan, CT $54,226 East Glastonbury, CT $54,431

East Granby, CT $54,135 East Hartland, CT $53,996 East Windsor Hill, CT $54,389 Ellington, CT $54,009 Farmington, CT $54,340 Falls Village, CT $54,350 Glastonbury, CT $54,433 Granby, CT $54,024

Berlin, CT $54,335 Lakeville, CT $54,397 Manchester, CT $54,426 Bolton, CT $54,356 New Britain, CT $54,319 New Hartford, CT $54,414 Norfolk, CT $54,300 North Canton, CT $54,316

North Granby, CT $53,865 Pine Meadow, CT $54,365 Plainville, CT $54,339 Barkhamsted, CT $54,256 Poquonock, CT $54,389 Riverton, CT $54,190 Vernon Rockville, CT $54,282 Rocky Hill, CT $54,372

Salisbury, CT $54,031 Sharon, CT $54,808 Simsbury, CT $54,351 Somers, CT $53,565 Somersville, CT $53,555 South Glastonbury, CT $54,418 South Windsor, CT $54,410 North Windham, CT $54,283

Pomfret Center, CT $54,226 Putnam, CT $54,195 Quinebaug, CT $54,211 Rogers, CT $54,193 Scotland, CT $54,286 South Willington, CT $54,149 South Windham, CT $54,297 South Woodstock, CT $54,220

Storrs Mansfield, CT $54,253 Thompson, CT $54,206 Ashford, CT $54,159 Willington, CT $54,141 Windham, CT $54,289 Woodstock, CT $54,204 Woodstock Valley, CT $54,182 New London, CT $54,298

Baltic, CT $54,285 Canterbury, CT $54,262 Central Village, CT $54,219 East Lyme, CT $54,315 Bozrah, CT $54,291 Gales Ferry, CT $54,294 Gilman, CT $54,302 Mashantucket, CT $54,289

Ledyard, CT $54,293 Groton, CT $54,297 Hanover, CT $54,284 Jewett City, CT $54,282 Montville, CT $54,296 Moosup, CT $54,193 Mystic, CT $54,295 Niantic, CT $54,312

North Stonington, CT $54,268 Norwich, CT $54,282 Preston, CT $54,282 Oakdale, CT $54,311 Old Lyme, CT $54,416 Stafford, CT $53,920 Stafford Springs, CT $53,946 Staffordville, CT $53,868

Suffield, CT $53,514 Taconic, CT $54,229 Tariffville, CT $54,255 Enfield, CT $53,502 Tolland, CT $54,121 Unionville, CT $54,386 East Windsor, CT $54,057 Weatogue, CT $54,402

West Granby, CT $54,139 West Hartland, CT $54,016 West Simsbury, CT $54,344 West Suffield, CT $53,523 Winchester Center, CT $54,350 Windsor Locks, CT $54,059 Winsted, CT $54,345 Hartford, CT $54,479

West Hartford, CT $54,432 East Hartford, CT $54,474 Wethersfield, CT $54,430 Newington, CT $54,329 Plainfield, CT $54,243 Quaker Hill, CT $54,298 South Lyme, CT $54,349 Sterling, CT $54,141

Stonington, CT $54,284 Pawcatuck, CT $54,255 Taftville, CT $54,282 Uncasville, CT $54,294 Versailles, CT $54,279 Voluntown, CT $54,240 Waterford, CT $54,299 Wauregan, CT $54,215

West Mystic, CT $54,296 Yantic, CT $54,286 Ansonia, CT $55,380 Beacon Falls, CT $55,233 Botsford, CT $56,251 Branford, CT $54,861 Cheshire, CT $54,759 Centerbrook, CT $54,585

Chester, CT $54,585 Clinton, CT $54,822 Cobalt, CT $54,436 Colchester, CT $54,384 Cromwell, CT $54,369 Deep River, CT $54,617 Derby, CT $55,633 Killingworth, CT $54,754

Salem, CT $54,343 Durham, CT $54,620 East Haddam, CT $54,463 East Hampton, CT $54,453 Essex, CT $54,537 Guilford, CT $54,910 Haddam, CT $54,567 Hadlyme, CT $54,492

Hawleyville, CT $56,109 Higganum, CT $54,581 Ivoryton, CT $54,596 Madison, CT $54,843 Marion, CT $54,609 Marlborough, CT $54,419 Meriden, CT $54,464 Middlefield, CT $54,504

Middle Haddam, CT $54,474 Middletown, CT $54,440 Milford, CT $56,412 Milldale, CT $54,521 Monroe, CT $56,975 Moodus, CT $54,478 Newtown, CT $56,219 North Branford, CT $54,845

Northford, CT $54,836 North Haven, CT $54,795 North Westchester, CT $54,378 Old Saybrook, CT $54,559 Orange, CT $55,048 Oxford, CT $55,669 Plantsville, CT $54,518 Portland, CT $54,413

Rockfall, CT $54,443 Sandy Hook, CT $56,170 Seymour, CT $55,410 Shelton, CT $56,798 South Britain, CT $55,873 Southbury, CT $55,854 Southington, CT $54,376 Stevenson, CT $57,096

Wallingford, CT $54,741 Stratford, CT $57,884 Westbrook, CT $54,695 New Haven, CT $54,716 East Haven, CT $54,742 Hamden, CT $54,790 West Haven, CT $54,764 Bethany, CT $54,997

Woodbridge, CT $54,879 Willimantic, CT $54,297 Abington, CT $54,218 Amston, CT $54,354 Andover, CT $54,330 Ballouville, CT $54,171 Brooklyn, CT $54,218 Chaplin, CT $54,264

Columbia, CT $54,336 Coventry, CT $54,302 Danielson, CT $54,153 Dayville, CT $54,156 Eastford, CT $54,194 East Killingly, CT $54,102 East Woodstock, CT $54,214 Fabyan, CT $54,214

Grosvenor Dale, CT $54,215 Hampton, CT $54,246 Hebron, CT $54,364 Lebanon, CT $54,316 Mansfield Center, CT $54,268 Mansfield Depot, CT $54,271 North Franklin, CT $54,291 North Grosvenordale, CT $54,218

Pomfret, CT $54,222 Bridgeport, CT $58,035 Trumbull, CT $57,723 Easton, CT $57,691 Waterbury, CT $54,937 Prospect, CT $54,923 Wolcott, CT $54,618 Bantam, CT $55,134

Bethlehem, CT $55,255 Cornwall, CT $54,871 Cornwall Bridge, CT $55,189 Gaylordsville, CT $55,690 Goshen, CT $54,732 Kent, CT $55,300 Lakeside, CT $55,195 Litchfield, CT $54,936

Middlebury, CT $55,321 Morris, CT $55,105 Naugatuck, CT $55,183 New Milford, CT $55,857 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $55,399 Northfield, CT $54,752 Oakville, CT $54,976 Pequabuck, CT $54,554

Plymouth, CT $54,734 Roxbury, CT $55,816 Sherman, CT $55,923 South Kent, CT $55,427 Terryville, CT $54,596 Thomaston, CT $54,817 Torrington, CT $54,578 Harwinton, CT $54,593

Washington, CT $55,517 Washington Depot, CT $55,553 Watertown, CT $55,052 West Cornwall, CT $54,704 Woodbury, CT $55,483 Bethel, CT $56,174 Brookfield, CT $56,085 Cos Cob, CT $58,533

Danbury, CT $56,093 New Fairfield, CT $56,094 Darien, CT $58,516 Fairfield, CT $58,000 Georgetown, CT $57,537 Greenwich, CT $58,489 Greens Farms, CT $57,967 New Canaan, CT $58,271

Norwalk, CT $58,309 Old Greenwich, CT $58,533 Redding Center, CT $56,989 Redding Ridge, CT $56,989 Ridgefield, CT $56,488 Riverside, CT $58,530 Westport, CT $57,967 Weston, CT $57,729

Southport, CT $57,987 Redding, CT $56,862 Wilton, CT $57,788 Stamford, CT $58,547 Bridgewater, CT $56,007

Transit Driver Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Transit 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 Driver positions in Financial Services or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Transit Driver as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Transit Driver

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$70,618	$34.0	28%
Internet	$68,963	$33.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$63,446	$31.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$61,791	$30.0	12%
Insurance	$60,687	$29.0	10%

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

Understanding how a Transit 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

$49,093

Average $55,170/year

$59,521

$4,091

Average $4,598/month

$4,960

$944

Average $1,061/week

$1,145

$24

Average $27/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,521	$4,960	$1,145	$29
Average	$55,170	$4,598	$1,061	$27
25th Percentile	$49,093	$4,091	$944	$24

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