Is Baltimore a strong pay market for Bus Drivers?

At a $57,800 median, Baltimore is $1,250 (2%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $59,050. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Bus Driver in Baltimore?

Target employers paying toward the $80,190 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Bus Driver openings in Baltimore and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Bus Drivers work in Baltimore?

BLS estimates roughly 2,420 bus driver jobs across Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Bus Driver Salary in Baltimore, MD (2026)

Median in Baltimore: $57,800/year — $1,250 (2%) below the national median. Typical range: $47,930–$80,190.

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BLS OEWS May 2025 · Baltimore, MD metro · refreshed 2026-08-25 · Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · U.S. Bus Driver salary overview

The median Bus Driver salary in Baltimore, MD is $57,800/year ($1,250 (2%) below the national median), with a typical range of $47,930–$80,190. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$57,800/year	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$47,930–$80,190	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~2,420	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Bus Driver pay in Baltimore, MD BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Bus Drivers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro. - Median Bus Driver pay in Baltimore, MD: $57,800/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $1,250 (2%) below the national median (U.S. median $59,050). - 25th-75th percentile band: $47,930–$80,190. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~2,420 jobs.

Bus Driver pay distribution in Baltimore, MD

25th Pct (Baltimore) $47,930 $23.04/hr

Median (Baltimore) $57,800 $27.79/hr

75th Pct (Baltimore) $80,190 $38.55/hr

National median: $59,050/yr. Baltimore is $1,250 (2%) below the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area (SOC 53-3052, Bus Driver).

What bus driver pay in Baltimore really looks like

Baltimore tracks the national market almost exactly. The local bus driver median of $57,800 a year sits within 2% ($1,250) of the U.S. median of $59,050, so national salary benchmarks translate cleanly to this metro — the number you have seen quoted nationally is, give or take, what bus drivers actually earn in Baltimore.

Pay is spread wide across the metro: BLS puts the 25th percentile at $47,930 and the 75th at $80,190. A band that broad usually reflects a real mix of employers, shifts, and seniority — which means where you apply changes your pay as much as the job title does. The same bus driver role can pay very differently across two Baltimore employers, so it pays to target the top of the band deliberately.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 2,420 bus driver jobs across the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open bus driver jobs in Baltimore against the BLS $57,800 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Baltimore is concrete: a metro median of $57,800 with most bus drivers landing between $47,930 and $80,190. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local bus driver openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $80,190, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Baltimore median, not the ones that sit under it.

Bus Driver pay by hour, week, month & year in Baltimore

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$27.79
Per week (40 hrs)	$1,112
Per month	$4,817
Per year	$57,800

How we know this — Baltimore sources

Wage figures for Bus Driver in Baltimore, MD are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area (MSA code 12580) (SOC 53-3052), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · Jobeezy Compensation Data

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Bus Driver pay in Baltimore, MD — common questions

How much does a Bus Driver make in Baltimore, MD?: The median Bus Driver salary in Baltimore, MD is $57,800/year ($1,250 (2%) below the national median), with a typical range of $47,930–$80,190 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Baltimore a strong pay market for Bus Drivers?: At a $57,800 median, Baltimore is $1,250 (2%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $59,050. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.
How can I earn more as a Bus Driver in Baltimore?: Target employers paying toward the $80,190 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Bus Driver openings in Baltimore and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Bus Drivers work in Baltimore?: BLS estimates roughly 2,420 bus driver jobs across Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).