What is the median salary for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in Nashville?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $52,100.

How does Nashville pay compare to the US median for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity?

Local median pay is 11.8% below the national OEWS median of $59,050.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Nashville is 96.3 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $52,100 has about the same purchasing power as $54,102 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, Nashville

$52,100

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. Middle half of wages roughly $47,410 to $58,900.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −11.8%
US median: $59,050
Metro RPP: 96.3
Middle half: $47,410 to $58,900
OEWS employment: 1,160
SOC: 53-3052

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in Nashville pay a median $52,100 (May 2025), 11.8% below the US median of $59,050. At local prices (RPP 96.3), that median buys about what $54,102 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$52,100 in Nashville buys about what $54,102 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 96.3, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 104.6 vs all-items 96.3 (US = 100, 2024).

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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Nashville	$52,100	$47,410 to $58,900	96.3
Buffalo	$50,220	$47,780 to $59,640	95.8
Tulsa	$49,440	$44,400 to $57,880	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in Nashville?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $52,100.
How does Nashville pay compare to the US median for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity?: Local median pay is 11.8% below the national OEWS median of $59,050.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Nashville is 96.3 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $52,100 has about the same purchasing power as $54,102 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.