Is Los Angeles a strong pay market for Bus Drivers?

At a $68,020 median, Los Angeles is $8,970 (15%) above 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 Los Angeles?

Target employers paying toward the $76,040 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Bus Driver openings in Los Angeles and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Bus Drivers work in Los Angeles?

BLS estimates roughly 10,140 bus driver jobs across Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Bus Driver Salary in Los Angeles, CA (2026)

Median in Los Angeles: $68,020/year — $8,970 (15%) above the national median. Typical range: $54,130–$76,040.

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

The median Bus Driver salary in Los Angeles, CA is $68,020/year ($8,970 (15%) above the national median), with a typical range of $54,130–$76,040. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$68,020/year	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$54,130–$76,040	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~10,140	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Bus Driver pay in Los Angeles, CA BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Bus Drivers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro. - Median Bus Driver pay in Los Angeles, CA: $68,020/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $8,970 (15%) above the national median (U.S. median $59,050). - 25th-75th percentile band: $54,130–$76,040. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~10,140 jobs.

Bus Driver pay distribution in Los Angeles, CA

25th Pct (Los Angeles) $54,130 $26.02/hr

Median (Los Angeles) $68,020 $32.70/hr

75th Pct (Los Angeles) $76,040 $36.56/hr

National median: $59,050/yr. Los Angeles is $8,970 (15%) above the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (SOC 53-3052, Bus Driver).

What bus driver pay in Los Angeles really looks like

Los Angeles is a standout-pay market for bus drivers. The local median of $68,020 a year runs $8,970 (15%) above the national median of $59,050, one of the widest premiums in the country for this occupation. Offers benchmarked to U.S.-wide averages will read far too low here — hold out for the local number, and treat the metro median as your floor, not your target.

The local range is moderate — $54,130 at the 25th percentile to $76,040 at the 75th (BLS). Half of Los Angeles Bus Drivers earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $76,040 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $54,130 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 10,140 bus driver jobs across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles against the BLS $68,020 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 Los Angeles is concrete: a metro median of $68,020 with most bus drivers landing between $54,130 and $76,040. 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 $76,040, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Los Angeles median, not the ones that sit under it.

Bus Driver pay by hour, week, month & year in Los Angeles

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$32.70
Per week (40 hrs)	$1,308
Per month	$5,668
Per year	$68,020

How we know this — Los Angeles sources

Wage figures for Bus Driver in Los Angeles, CA are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (MSA code 31080) (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 Los Angeles, CA — common questions

How much does a Bus Driver make in Los Angeles, CA?: The median Bus Driver salary in Los Angeles, CA is $68,020/year ($8,970 (15%) above the national median), with a typical range of $54,130–$76,040 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Los Angeles a strong pay market for Bus Drivers?: At a $68,020 median, Los Angeles is $8,970 (15%) above 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 Los Angeles?: Target employers paying toward the $76,040 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Bus Driver openings in Los Angeles and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Bus Drivers work in Los Angeles?: BLS estimates roughly 10,140 bus driver jobs across Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).