Transit Driver Salary in Maine

How much does a Transit Driver make in Maine?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Transit Driver in Maine is $50,333 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,916
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,789 to $54,302
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,741

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Transit Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,302	$4,525	$1,044	$26
Average	$50,333	$4,194	$968	$24
25th Percentile	$44,789	$3,732	$861	$22

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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:

Freedom: $49,536
Harmony: $49,514
Hartland: $49,579

Freedom, ME $49,536 Harmony, ME $49,514 Hartland, ME $49,579 Hinckley, ME $49,626 Jackman, ME $49,386 Kingfield, ME $49,667 Liberty, ME $49,627 Madison, ME $49,733

Monroe, ME $49,464 Morrill, ME $49,550 Newport, ME $49,471 New Portland, ME $49,744 New Sharon, ME $49,684 New Vineyard, ME $49,714 Norridgewock, ME $49,715 North Anson, ME $49,745

North Vassalboro, ME $49,834 Oakland, ME $49,732 Oquossoc, ME $49,566 Palmyra, ME $49,503 Phillips, ME $49,586 Pittsfield, ME $49,583 Plymouth, ME $49,477 Rangeley, ME $49,598

Portland, ME $51,965 Falmouth, ME $51,847 South Portland, ME $51,965 Cape Elizabeth, ME $51,861 Peaks Island, ME $51,911 Cumberland Foreside, ME $51,796 Auburn, ME $50,865 Andover, ME $49,584

Bethel, ME $49,667 Bryant Pond, ME $49,852 Buckfield, ME $50,075 Canton, ME $49,761 Durham, ME $51,187 Danville, ME $51,018 Dixfield, ME $49,657 Dryden, ME $49,715

East Andover, ME $49,599 East Dixfield, ME $49,738 East Livermore, ME $50,032 East Poland, ME $50,925 Stoneham, ME $49,875 East Wilton, ME $49,831 Greene, ME $50,475 Hanover, ME $49,625

Hebron, ME $50,429 Jay, ME $49,748 Lewiston, ME $50,838 Lisbon, ME $50,999 Lisbon Falls, ME $50,920 Livermore, ME $49,950 Livermore Falls, ME $49,917 Greenwood, ME $49,918

Mechanic Falls, ME $50,774 Mexico, ME $49,706 Minot, ME $50,585 Monmouth, ME $50,315 New Gloucester, ME $51,221 Newry, ME $49,533 North Jay, ME $49,724 Leeds, ME $50,193

North Monmouth, ME $50,241 North Turner, ME $50,158 North Waterford, ME $50,106 Norway, ME $50,267 Oxford, ME $50,536 Paris, ME $50,366 Poland, ME $50,934 Roxbury, ME $49,550

Rumford, ME $49,677 Sabattus, ME $50,615 South Paris, ME $50,297 Turner, ME $50,299 Wayne, ME $50,070 Weld, ME $49,586 West Bethel, ME $49,628 Bowdoin, ME $50,608

West Minot, ME $50,512 West Paris, ME $50,097 Peru, ME $49,780 West Poland, ME $50,895 Sumner, ME $49,937 Wilton, ME $49,717 Augusta, ME $49,856 Coopers Mills, ME $49,923

Dresden, ME $50,334 East Winthrop, ME $50,011 Farmingdale, ME $50,148 Gardiner, ME $50,239 Randolph, ME $50,148 Hallowell, ME $50,085 Jefferson, ME $49,752 Kents Hill, ME $49,854

Litchfield, ME $50,388 Manchester, ME $49,952 Mount Vernon, ME $49,734 Whitefield, ME $49,952 Palermo, ME $49,669 Sebasco Estates, ME $51,138 Readfield, ME $49,938 Saint Albans, ME $49,541

South Bristol, ME $50,370 Squirrel Island, ME $50,538 Trevett, ME $50,573 Waldoboro, ME $49,742 Walpole, ME $50,290 Washington, ME $49,618 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $50,627 Southport, ME $50,740

Wiscasset, ME $50,484 Woolwich, ME $50,604 Ellsworth, ME $49,416 Addison, ME $49,355 Gouldsboro, ME $49,399 Bar Harbor, ME $49,493 Beals, ME $49,411 Bernard, ME $49,510

Birch Harbor, ME $49,447 Blue Hill, ME $49,469 Brooklin, ME $49,470 Brooksville, ME $49,469 Calais, ME $49,337 Cherryfield, ME $49,281 Columbia Falls, ME $49,279 Corea, ME $49,402

Cranberry Isles, ME $49,413 Cutler, ME $49,282 Deer Isle, ME $49,515 Dennysville, ME $49,236 East Blue Hill, ME $49,471 East Machias, ME $49,282 Eastport, ME $49,428 Franklin, ME $49,405

Frenchboro, ME $49,385 Grand Lake Stream, ME $49,206 Hancock, ME $49,478 Harborside, ME $49,460 Harrington, ME $49,388 Hulls Cove, ME $49,494 Isle Au Haut, ME $49,385 Islesford, ME $49,488

Jonesboro, ME $49,322 Jonesport, ME $49,367 Little Deer Isle, ME $49,509 Lubec, ME $49,306 Bass Harbor, ME $49,511 Machias, ME $49,332 Machiasport, ME $49,355 Meddybemps, ME $49,205

Milbridge, ME $49,408 Mount Desert, ME $49,456 Northeast Harbor, ME $49,488 Sullivan, ME $49,412 Pembroke, ME $49,282 Perry, ME $49,327 Princeton, ME $49,203 Prospect Harbor, ME $49,452

Robbinston, ME $49,271 Salsbury Cove, ME $49,499 Sargentville, ME $49,483 Seal Cove, ME $49,458 Seal Harbor, ME $49,474 Sedgwick, ME $49,477 Sorrento, ME $49,458 Southwest Harbor, ME $49,501

Steuben, ME $49,381 Stonington, ME $49,520 Sunset, ME $49,349 Surry, ME $49,468 Swans Island, ME $49,424 Wesley, ME $49,141 Whiting, ME $49,268 Winter Harbor, ME $49,409

Baileyville, ME $49,253 Houlton, ME $49,151 Ashland, ME $49,079 Benedicta, ME $48,971 Blaine, ME $49,138 Bridgewater, ME $49,022 Caribou, ME $49,239 Clayton Lake, ME $49,150

Crouseville, ME $49,182 Eagle Lake, ME $49,135 Easton, ME $49,189 Estcourt Station, ME $49,170 Fort Fairfield, ME $49,215 Fort Kent, ME $49,236 Fort Kent Mills, ME $49,194 Frenchville, ME $49,250

Grand Isle, ME $49,183 Island Falls, ME $48,976 Limestone, ME $49,201 Madawaska, ME $49,332 Mapleton, ME $49,123 Richmond, ME $50,416 South China, ME $49,719 South Gardiner, ME $50,300

Vienna, ME $49,644 Windsor, ME $49,692 Winthrop, ME $50,151 Bangor, ME $49,450 Abbot, ME $49,459 Aurora, ME $49,190 Bradford, ME $49,428 Bradley, ME $49,429

Brewer, ME $49,448 Brookton, ME $49,024 Brownville, ME $49,286 Brownville Junction, ME $49,590 Bucksport, ME $49,444 Burlington, ME $49,268 Greenbush, ME $49,381 Carmel, ME $49,452

Castine, ME $49,555 Charleston, ME $49,437 Danforth, ME $49,106 Dover Foxcroft, ME $49,465 Corinth, ME $49,446 Eddington, ME $49,434 Holden, ME $49,439 East Millinocket, ME $49,232

East Orland, ME $49,439 Etna, ME $49,463 Exeter, ME $49,455 Frankfort, ME $49,453 Greenville, ME $49,168 Greenville Junction, ME $49,329 Guilford, ME $49,446 Hampden, ME $49,451

Howland, ME $49,333 Hudson, ME $49,442 Kenduskeag, ME $49,447 Kingman, ME $49,054 Lagrange, ME $49,391 Lambert Lake, ME $49,112 Lee, ME $49,256 Levant, ME $49,450

Lincoln, ME $49,253 Mattawamkeag, ME $49,092 Medway, ME $49,105 Milford, ME $49,422 Millinocket, ME $49,031 Milo, ME $49,379 Monson, ME $49,454 Olamon, ME $49,395

Old Town, ME $49,429 Orono, ME $49,443 Orient, ME $49,058 Orland, ME $49,440 Orrington, ME $49,445 Passadumkeag, ME $49,367 Penobscot, ME $49,441 Rockwood, ME $49,244

Sangerville, ME $49,489 Sebec, ME $49,410 Shirley Mills, ME $49,424 Springfield, ME $49,127 Stetson, ME $49,458 Stillwater, ME $49,444 Topsfield, ME $49,066 Vanceboro, ME $49,108

Waite, ME $49,133 West Enfield, ME $49,355 Winn, ME $49,158 Winterport, ME $49,451 Wytopitlock, ME $48,985 Bath, ME $50,954 Alna, ME $50,143 Boothbay, ME $50,483

Boothbay Harbor, ME $50,598 Bristol, ME $50,178 Chamberlain, ME $50,264 Damariscotta, ME $50,147 East Boothbay, ME $50,520 Friendship, ME $49,856 Georgetown, ME $50,890 Isle Of Springs, ME $50,485

Bremen, ME $50,039 Newcastle, ME $50,167 New Harbor, ME $50,344 Nobleboro, ME $49,968 Edgecomb, ME $50,338 Pemaquid, ME $50,294 Phippsburg, ME $51,095 Cushing, ME $49,693

Round Pond, ME $50,169 Sandy Point, ME $49,449 Searsmont, ME $49,567 Searsport, ME $49,458 Shawmut, ME $49,779 Skowhegan, ME $49,670 Smithfield, ME $49,697 Solon, ME $49,670

Stockton Springs, ME $49,449 Stratton, ME $49,629 Strong, ME $49,672 Temple, ME $49,653 West Forks, ME $49,366 Thorndike, ME $49,501 Troy, ME $49,486 Unity, ME $49,548

Vassalboro, ME $49,700 West Farmington, ME $49,845 Berwick, ME $52,828 Cape Neddick, ME $53,230 Eliot, ME $53,936 Kittery, ME $54,092 Kittery Point, ME $53,685 North Berwick, ME $52,420

Ogunquit, ME $52,896 South Berwick, ME $53,360 York, ME $53,664 York Beach, ME $53,407 York Harbor, ME $53,678 Acton, ME $50,924 Alfred, ME $51,646 Bailey Island, ME $51,435

Bar Mills, ME $51,563 Biddeford, ME $51,580 Biddeford Pool, ME $51,581 Bowdoinham, ME $50,573 Bridgton, ME $50,487 Brownfield, ME $50,442 Brunswick, ME $51,170 Bustins Island, ME $51,531

Cape Porpoise, ME $51,812 Casco, ME $51,087 Center Lovell, ME $50,114 Chebeague Island, ME $51,644 Cliff Island, ME $51,757 Cornish, ME $51,023 Cumberland Center, ME $51,698 Denmark, ME $50,434

East Baldwin, ME $51,154 Lebanon, ME $52,005 East Parsonsfield, ME $50,754 Sebago, ME $51,023 East Waterboro, ME $51,412 Freeport, ME $51,437 Fryeburg, ME $50,181 Gorham, ME $51,653

Gray, ME $51,338 Harrison, ME $50,210 Hiram, ME $50,865 Hollis Center, ME $51,476 Kennebunk, ME $51,850 Kennebunkport, ME $51,654 Parsonsfield, ME $50,753 Limerick, ME $51,223

Limington, ME $51,210 Long Island, ME $51,845 Lovell, ME $50,042 Moody, ME $52,487 Naples, ME $50,875 Newfield, ME $51,140 North Bridgton, ME $50,512 North Waterboro, ME $51,322

Windham, ME $51,601 Ocean Park, ME $51,621 Old Orchard Beach, ME $51,655 Orrs Island, ME $51,391 Porter, ME $50,582 Pownal, ME $51,357 Scarborough, ME $51,829 Raymond, ME $51,248

Saco, ME $51,624 Sanford, ME $51,887 Sebago Lake, ME $51,209 Shapleigh, ME $51,405 South Casco, ME $51,278 South Freeport, ME $51,412 Harpswell, ME $51,381 South Windham, ME $51,697

Springvale, ME $51,585 Standish, ME $51,423 Steep Falls, ME $51,313 Topsham, ME $50,995 Waterboro, ME $51,507 Waterford, ME $50,155 Wells, ME $52,386 West Baldwin, ME $51,063

Westbrook, ME $51,843 Buxton, ME $51,566 West Kennebunk, ME $51,824 West Newfield, ME $50,889 Yarmouth, ME $51,650 North Yarmouth, ME $51,542 Mars Hill, ME $49,187 Monticello, ME $49,088

New Limerick, ME $49,120 New Sweden, ME $49,186 Oakfield, ME $49,068 Oxbow, ME $48,869 Patten, ME $48,900 Perham, ME $49,152 Portage, ME $49,126 Presque Isle, ME $49,251

Saint Agatha, ME $49,227 Saint David, ME $49,217 Saint Francis, ME $49,151 Sheridan, ME $49,093 Sherman, ME $49,019 Stacyville, ME $48,958 Sinclair, ME $49,135 Smyrna Mills, ME $48,988

Wallagrass, ME $49,190 Stockholm, ME $49,142 Van Buren, ME $49,203 Washburn, ME $49,184 Westfield, ME $49,116 Rockland, ME $49,666 Camden, ME $49,661 Glen Cove, ME $49,645

Hope, ME $49,642 Islesboro, ME $49,515 Lincolnville, ME $49,556 Lincolnville Center, ME $49,557 Matinicus, ME $49,474 Monhegan, ME $50,002 North Haven, ME $49,508 Owls Head, ME $49,575

Port Clyde, ME $49,853 Rockport, ME $49,649 South Thomaston, ME $49,576 Spruce Head, ME $49,605 Tenants Harbor, ME $49,749 Thomaston, ME $49,612 Union, ME $49,640 Vinalhaven, ME $49,508

Warren, ME $49,588 West Rockport, ME $49,655 Waterville, ME $49,764 Albion, ME $49,685 Anson, ME $49,719 Athens, ME $49,581 Belfast, ME $49,556 Belgrade, ME $49,670

Belgrade Lakes, ME $49,619 Bingham, ME $49,576 Brooks, ME $49,475 Burnham, ME $49,524 Cambridge, ME $49,513 Canaan, ME $49,595 Caratunk, ME $49,482 China Village, ME $49,821

Clinton, ME $49,612 Corinna, ME $49,475 Detroit, ME $49,491 Dexter, ME $49,540 Dixmont, ME $49,468 East Newport, ME $49,473 East Vassalboro, ME $49,730 Eustis, ME $49,429

Fairfield, ME $49,696 Farmington, ME $49,736 Garland, ME $49,449 Farmington Falls, ME $49,816

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	$64,427	$31.0	28%
Internet	$62,917	$30.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$57,883	$28.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$56,373	$27.0	12%
Insurance	$55,367	$27.0	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

$44,789

Average $50,333/year

$54,302

$3,732

Average $4,194/month

$4,525

$861

Average $968/week

$1,044

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,302	$4,525	$1,044	$26
Average	$50,333	$4,194	$968	$24
25th Percentile	$44,789	$3,732	$861	$22

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