How much do Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity make in Ann Arbor, MI?

Percentile spread

For Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, the published 10th percentile is $38,790 and the 90th percentile is $65,370. The difference is $26,580, which is 40.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $59,770 to the 75th at $65,370, covers $5,600.

The mean annual wage is $60,760, which sits below the median of $65,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 10.7% higher than the national median of $59,050 for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,800, which is 9.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 37.2% higher than the Michigan median of $47,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity at $64,800 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 4th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $47,460 and employment of 980. That median is 27.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,319, against $64,800 here.
• Flint, MI is 54 miles away, with a median of $47,660 and employment of 260. That median is 27.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,229, against $64,800 here.
• Midland, MI is 100 miles away, with a median of $47,050 and employment of 110. That median is 28% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,185, against $64,800 here.

Employment share

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (280 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (159,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.