How much do Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity make in Flagstaff, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, the published 10th percentile is $41,610 and the 90th percentile is $59,980. The difference is $18,370, which is 35.1% 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 $43,430 to the 75th at $59,980, covers $16,550.

The mean annual wage is $53,110, which sits above the median of $52,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Flagstaff, AZ median is 11.3% lower than the national median of $59,050 for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,190, which is 11.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% lower than the Arizona median of $53,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flagstaff, AZ is 100.325, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity at $52,190 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. Flagstaff, AZ ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

• Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 94 miles away, with a median of $46,140 and employment of 60. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,959, against $52,190 here.
• Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $39,120 and employment of 50. That median is 25.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,574, against $52,190 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 183 miles away, with a median of $90,460 and employment of 2,180. That median is 72.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,266, against $52,190 here.

Employment share

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Flagstaff, AZ (160 of 66,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (159,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.35 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.