SOC 53-3052 · Area 32580 · May 2025
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $32,760 | $15.75 |
| 25th percentile | $36,060 | $17.34 |
| Median | $42,360 | $20.37 |
| 75th percentile | $45,190 | $21.73 |
| 90th percentile | $54,580 | $26.24 |
| Average | $41,570 | $19.99 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 190. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $36,060 to $45,190 in 2025, a span of $9,130.
The area median is $6,380 (13.1%) below Texas's $48,740 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 15 other published areas
- This area's median is $7,110 (20.2%) above the $35,250 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $5,350 (14.5%) above the $37,010 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $5,200 (14.0%) above the $37,160 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,080 (13.6%) above the $37,280 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $3,630 (9.4%) above the $38,730 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $3,560 (9.2%) above the $38,800 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $3,370 (8.6%) above the $38,990 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $3,370 (8.6%) above the $38,990 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $3,250 (8.3%) above the $39,110 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $3,260 (7.1%) below the $45,620 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $4,500 (9.6%) below the $46,860 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $8,070 (16.0%) below the $50,430 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $8,520 (16.7%) below the $50,880 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $9,590 (18.5%) below the $51,950 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $13,760 (24.5%) below the $56,120 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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