How much do Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity make in Salinas, CA?

Percentile spread

For Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, the published 10th percentile is $62,380 and the 90th percentile is $75,410. The difference is $13,030, which is 18.3% 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 $71,290 to the 75th at $71,290, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $69,690, which sits below the median of $71,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salinas, CA median is 20.7% higher than the national median of $59,050 for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,378, which is 10.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% higher than the California median of $67,130.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $71,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity at $65,378 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. Salinas, CA ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 66 miles away, with a median of $57,780 and employment of 370. That median is 19% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,577, against $65,378 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $54,140 and employment of 100. That median is 24.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,855, against $65,378 here.
• Fresno, CA is 102 miles away, with a median of $62,170. That median is 12.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,857, against $65,378 here.

Employment share

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Salinas, CA (180 of 186,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (159,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.