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I wouldn't say astounding; at least not in all capitals. In Chicago, which has some of the highest-paid drivers in the nation, bus drivers make about $60k plus
by bunderbunder 14y ago
I wouldn't say astounding; at least not in all capitals. In Chicago, which has some of the highest-paid drivers in the nation, bus drivers make about $60k plus benefits.
In the USA, that's right on the nose for a white male with some higher education under his belt. It's mainly an outlier if considered along with certain demographic elephants in the room.
- dalke 14y agoBLS says the average yearly salary for "Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity" in "Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI" is $41,040. For "Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division" it's $41,320. (See http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_16974.htm http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_16974.htm for the latter.) Two years ago I see that "At $28.64 an hour, the top wage rate for Chicago Transit Authority bus drivers ranks third-highest among U.S. transit agencies, according to an analysis conducted for the Tribune." BLS reports the median and mean are $21.06 and $19.87, respectively. This means the highest paid bus driver in Chicago makes $56,200 per year. Plus benefits, of course. It's definitely the outlier wage.
- bunderbunder 14y agoYup, I'm working off the same $28.64 number as you. I fudged the numbers so I could do them in my head, and didn't realize that's the highest-paid driver. Thanks for the correction.