Transit Driver Salary in Vermont

How much does a Transit Driver make in Vermont?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Transit Driver in Vermont is $50,669 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): $58,302
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,088 to $54,664
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,006

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Transit Driver Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,664	$4,555	$1,051	$26
Average	$50,669	$4,222	$974	$24
25th Percentile	$45,088	$3,757	$867	$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:

Adamant: $51,864
Barre: $51,942
Cabot: $51,828

Adamant, VT $51,864 Barre, VT $51,942 Cabot, VT $51,828 Calais, VT $51,873 East Barre, VT $51,863 East Calais, VT $51,864 East Montpelier, VT $51,898 Eden, VT $51,830

Eden Mills, VT $51,783 Graniteville, VT $51,939 Hyde Park, VT $51,906 Johnson, VT $51,972 Lake Elmore, VT $51,848 Marshfield, VT $51,836 Moretown, VT $51,975 Morrisville, VT $51,969

Moscow, VT $51,995 Northfield, VT $51,912 Northfield Falls, VT $52,154 North Hyde Park, VT $51,903 North Montpelier, VT $51,850 Plainfield, VT $51,843 Roxbury, VT $51,755 South Barre, VT $52,002

Waterbury, VT $51,990 Stowe, VT $51,998 Waitsfield, VT $51,969 Warren, VT $51,872 Washington, VT $51,770 Waterbury Center, VT $51,989 Websterville, VT $51,930 Williamstown, VT $51,870

Wolcott, VT $51,842 Woodbury, VT $51,791 Worcester, VT $51,842 Rutland, VT $51,841 Belmont, VT $51,681 Benson, VT $51,680 Bomoseen, VT $51,762 Brandon, VT $51,800

Bridport, VT $51,806 Castleton, VT $51,771 Center Rutland, VT $51,807 Chittenden, VT $51,688 Cuttingsville, VT $51,670 Danby, VT $51,758 East Middlebury, VT $51,834 East Poultney, VT $51,764

East Wallingford, VT $51,707 Fair Haven, VT $51,726 Florence, VT $51,708 Forest Dale, VT $51,802 Gaysville, VT $51,473 Granville, VT $51,716 Hancock, VT $51,708 Hydeville, VT $51,768

Killington, VT $51,702 Middlebury, VT $51,914 Middletown Springs, VT $51,736 Mount Holly, VT $51,688 North Clarendon, VT $51,764 Orwell, VT $51,758 Pawlet, VT $51,777 Pittsfield, VT $51,732

Pittsford, VT $51,782 Poultney, VT $51,772 Proctor, VT $51,829 Ripton, VT $51,769 Rochester, VT $51,743 Rupert, VT $51,737 Salisbury, VT $51,820 Shoreham, VT $51,776

Stockbridge, VT $51,684 Wallingford, VT $51,712 Wells, VT $51,779 West Pawlet, VT $51,796 West Rupert, VT $51,784 West Rutland, VT $51,752 Whiting, VT $51,778 Saint Johnsbury, VT $51,834

Albany, VT $51,804 Barnet, VT $51,779 Barton, VT $51,798 Beebe Plain, VT $51,814 Concord, VT $51,730 Coventry, VT $51,874 Craftsbury, VT $51,819 Craftsbury Common, VT $51,822

Danville, VT $51,790 Derby, VT $51,814 Derby Line, VT $51,775 East Burke, VT $51,774 East Charleston, VT $51,779 East Hardwick, VT $51,807 East Haven, VT $51,660 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $51,833

Glover, VT $51,783 Granby, VT $51,597 Greensboro, VT $51,765 Greensboro Bend, VT $51,798 Hardwick, VT $51,856 Irasburg, VT $51,785 Island Pond, VT $51,701 Lowell, VT $51,768

Lower Waterford, VT $51,827 Lyndon, VT $51,818 Lyndon Center, VT $51,876 Lyndonville, VT $51,820 Morgan, VT $51,727 Newport, VT $51,845 Newport Center, VT $51,779 North Concord, VT $51,643

North Troy, VT $51,786 Orleans, VT $51,766 Passumpsic, VT $51,837 Peacham, VT $51,733 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $51,839 Sheffield, VT $51,747 Sutton, VT $51,743 Troy, VT $51,791

West Burke, VT $51,777 West Charleston, VT $51,753 West Danville, VT $51,793 Westfield, VT $51,752 West Glover, VT $51,787 Averill, VT $51,486 Beecher Falls, VT $51,820 Canaan, VT $51,691

Gilman, VT $51,919 Guildhall, VT $51,623 Lunenburg, VT $51,735 Norton, VT $51,589 North Bennington, VT $52,165 North Pownal, VT $52,271 Pownal, VT $52,300 White River Junction, VT $51,827

Ascutney, VT $51,851 Barnard, VT $51,709 Bethel, VT $51,742 Bradford, VT $51,796 Bridgewater, VT $51,763 Bridgewater Corners, VT $51,660 Brookfield, VT $51,792 Brownsville, VT $51,764

Chelsea, VT $51,762 Corinth, VT $51,748 East Corinth, VT $51,770 East Randolph, VT $51,780 East Ryegate, VT $51,735 East Thetford, VT $51,799 Fairlee, VT $51,743 Groton, VT $51,757

Hartford, VT $51,962 Hartland, VT $51,780 Hartland Four Corners, VT $51,778 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $51,911 Newbury, VT $51,751 North Hartland, VT $51,817 North Pomfret, VT $51,728 North Thetford, VT $51,798

Norwich, VT $51,787 Plymouth, VT $51,623 Post Mills, VT $51,786 Quechee, VT $51,840 Randolph, VT $51,831 Randolph Center, VT $51,804 Reading, VT $51,666 Sharon, VT $51,740

South Pomfret, VT $51,691 South Royalton, VT $51,755 South Ryegate, VT $51,766 South Strafford, VT $51,753 South Woodstock, VT $51,679 Strafford, VT $51,708 Taftsville, VT $51,844 Thetford, VT $51,799

Thetford Center, VT $51,745 Topsham, VT $51,729 Tunbridge, VT $51,739 Vershire, VT $51,715 Wells River, VT $51,769 West Fairlee, VT $51,864 West Hartford, VT $51,729 West Newbury, VT $51,749

West Topsham, VT $51,770 Wilder, VT $51,965 Windsor, VT $51,801 Woodstock, VT $51,738 Bellows Falls, VT $51,927 Cambridgeport, VT $51,867 Cavendish, VT $51,695 Chester, VT $51,747

Chester Depot, VT $51,728 Grafton, VT $51,707 Londonderry, VT $51,800 Ludlow, VT $51,722 North Springfield, VT $51,903 Perkinsville, VT $51,762 Peru, VT $51,746 Proctorsville, VT $51,704

Saxtons River, VT $51,916 South Londonderry, VT $51,832 Springfield, VT $51,877 Westminster, VT $51,926 Westminster Station, VT $51,930 Weston, VT $51,693 Shaftsbury, VT $52,103 Brattleboro, VT $52,033

Bondville, VT $51,817 East Dover, VT $51,923 Jacksonville, VT $52,053 Jamaica, VT $51,818 Marlboro, VT $52,290 Newfane, VT $51,889 Putney, VT $51,878 Readsboro, VT $52,296

South Newfane, VT $51,907 Stamford, VT $52,259 Townshend, VT $51,842 Vernon, VT $52,192 Wardsboro, VT $51,879 West Dover, VT $51,965 West Dummerston, VT $51,902 West Halifax, VT $51,982

West Townshend, VT $51,772 West Wardsboro, VT $51,773 Whitingham, VT $52,035 Williamsville, VT $51,902 Wilmington, VT $52,003 Burlington, VT $52,145 South Burlington, VT $52,142 Winooski, VT $52,145

Colchester, VT $52,145 Alburgh, VT $51,885 Bakersfield, VT $51,962 Belvidere Center, VT $51,774 Bristol, VT $51,973 Cambridge, VT $52,035 Charlotte, VT $52,074 East Berkshire, VT $51,912

East Fairfield, VT $51,989 Enosburg Falls, VT $51,846 Essex, VT $52,105 Essex Junction, VT $52,109 Fairfax, VT $52,038 Fairfield, VT $51,988 Ferrisburgh, VT $52,017 Franklin, VT $51,849

Grand Isle, VT $52,044 Highgate Center, VT $51,893 Highgate Springs, VT $51,919 Hinesburg, VT $52,073 Huntington, VT $52,034 Isle La Motte, VT $51,950 Jeffersonville, VT $52,000 Jericho, VT $52,062

Jonesville, VT $52,073 Milton, VT $52,087 Monkton, VT $52,032 Montgomery, VT $51,846 Montgomery Center, VT $51,783 New Haven, VT $51,967 North Ferrisburgh, VT $52,040 North Hero, VT $51,988

Richford, VT $51,837 Richmond, VT $52,068 Saint Albans, VT $52,011 Saint Albans Bay, VT $52,005 Shelburne, VT $52,122 Sheldon, VT $51,950 Sheldon Springs, VT $52,077 South Hero, VT $52,090

Starksboro, VT $52,003 Swanton, VT $51,940 Underhill, VT $52,050 Underhill Center, VT $52,052 Vergennes, VT $51,951 Waterville, VT $51,968 Westford, VT $52,076 Williston, VT $52,115

Montpelier, VT $51,934 Bennington, VT $52,204 Arlington, VT $52,020 Dorset, VT $51,817 East Arlington, VT $51,798 East Dorset, VT $51,818 Manchester, VT $51,958 Manchester Center, VT $51,924

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	$64,856	$31.0	28%
Internet	$63,336	$30.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$58,269	$28.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$56,749	$27.0	12%
Insurance	$55,736	$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

$45,088

Average $50,669/year

$54,664

$3,757

Average $4,222/month

$4,555

$867

Average $974/week

$1,051

$22

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,664	$4,555	$1,051	$26
Average	$50,669	$4,222	$974	$24
25th Percentile	$45,088	$3,757	$867	$22

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