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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity is $90,460 per year in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV. It is $56,940 per year in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 58.9% above Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 53-3052 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 2,180 wage and salary jobs in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV and 1,550 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.