SOC 53-3052 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity make in York-Hanover, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in York-Hanover, PA is $46,760. The 10th percentile is $36,470 and the 90th percentile is $62,290. Employment is 320.

Median annual wage

$46,760

10th percentile
$36,470
25th percentile
$45,870
Median
$46,760
75th percentile
$58,970
90th percentile
$62,290
Mean
$48,410

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, the published 10th percentile is $36,470 and the 90th percentile is $62,290. The difference is $25,820, which is 55.2% 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 $45,870 to the 75th at $58,970, covers $13,100.

The mean annual wage is $48,410, which sits above the median of $46,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The York-Hanover, PA median is 20.8% lower than the national median of $59,050 for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,708, which is 17.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $51,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for York-Hanover, PA is 96.000, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity at $48,708 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. York-Hanover, PA ranks 16th of 17 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).).

  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 33 miles away, with a median of $58,870 and employment of 200. That median is 25.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,676, against $48,708 here.
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 44 miles away, with a median of $57,800 and employment of 2,420. That median is 23.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,318, against $48,708 here.
  • Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 71 miles away, with a median of $44,810 and employment of 100. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,584, against $48,708 here.

Employment share

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in York-Hanover, PA (320 of 183,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (159,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.70 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.

Highest-paying jobs in York-Hanover, PA · Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity make in York-Hanover, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in York-Hanover, PA is $46,760. The 10th percentile is $36,470 and the 90th percentile is $62,290. Employment is 320.

How does that compare with the national median for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity?

The local median is 20.8% lower than the national median of $59,050.

What is Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity pay in York-Hanover, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for York-Hanover, PA is 96.000, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,760 is $48,708. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does York-Hanover, PA compare with nearby metros for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity?

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 33 miles away, at $58,870. York-Hanover, PA ranks 16th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.