53 Series · SOC 53-3053

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$37,290
Median / year
+1.7%
2024→2025
$55,070
Top 10% earn
+6.7%
Growth '24–'34
248,530
Estimated US jobs

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs earn a median of $37,290 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $37,290, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $28,090 (10th percentile) to $55,070 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 248,530 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Hawaii ($50,310).

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The pay verdict

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs earn a median of $37,290, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 7% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Transportation and Material Moving, it ranks #44 of 50 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 6.7% by 2034.

$37,290
Median annual wage
Top 93%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#44 of 50
in Transportation and Material Moving
2.0×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Hawaii at $50,310. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs (SOC 53-3053) has a national median of $37,290 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $28,090 to $55,070, and the published mean is $39,880. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 248,530 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 512 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $36,670 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $37,290 in May 2025, a rise of $620 (+1.7%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +6.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 36,300 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as short-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Transportation and Material Moving Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Hawaii pays the highest state median at $50,310, which is +35% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Urban Honolulu, HI at $57,050. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 248,530 jobs Median $37,290/yr

Median Salary

$37,290

per year

Median Hourly

$17.93/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$39,880

average

Employment

248,530

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$37,290 Bottom 7% higher than 7% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 (this entry) 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$37,290 · 7th percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 53-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs sits on the faster-growing side at +6.7% growth and $37,290 median pay. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000$200000$250000 -20%-10%0%10%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Laborers and Freight… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.5% · Median annual wage: $40240Stockers and Order F… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.5% · Median annual wage: $37330Heavy and Tractor-Tr… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4% · Median annual wage: $58640Light Truck Drivers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 7.3% · Median annual wage: $44860Industrial Truck and… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.1% · Median annual wage: $46420First-Line Superviso… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $62890Packers and Packager… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -5.4% · Median annual wage: $36280Driver/Sales Workers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.8% · Median annual wage: $38770Bus Drivers, School - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.2% · Median annual wage: $47920Cleaners of Vehicles… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.9% · Median annual wage: $35830Shuttle Drivers and … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.7% · Median annual wage: $37290Bus Drivers, Transit… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $59050Refuse and Recyclabl… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.9% · Median annual wage: $49690Parking Attendants - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $35150Flight Attendants - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 9.2% · Median annual wage: $63580Airline Pilots, Copi… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.9% · Median annual wage: $232140Automotive and Water… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1% · Median annual wage: $35670Commercial Pilots - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.1% · Median annual wage: $123220Motor Vehicle Operat… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6% · Median annual wage: $37180Railroad Conductors … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.1% · Median annual wage: $78000Crane and Tower Oper… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3% · Median annual wage: $68080Machine Feeders and … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -13% · Median annual wage: $41220Taxi Drivers - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 11.1% · Median annual wage: $42100Captains, Mates, and… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.5% · Median annual wage: $92460
Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs sits on the faster-growing side at +6.7% growth and $37,290 median pay.
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  • Laborers and Freight…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.5%, Median annual wage $40240
  • Stockers and Order F…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.5%, Median annual wage $37330
  • Heavy and Tractor-Tr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $58640
  • Light Truck Drivers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.3%, Median annual wage $44860
  • Industrial Truck and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.1%, Median annual wage $46420
  • First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $62890
  • Packers and Packager…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -5.4%, Median annual wage $36280
  • Driver/Sales Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.8%, Median annual wage $38770
  • Bus Drivers, School: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.2%, Median annual wage $47920
  • Cleaners of Vehicles…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $35830
  • Shuttle Drivers and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.7%, Median annual wage $37290
  • Bus Drivers, Transit…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $59050
  • Refuse and Recyclabl…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.9%, Median annual wage $49690
  • Parking Attendants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $35150
  • Flight Attendants: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.2%, Median annual wage $63580
  • Airline Pilots, Copi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $232140
  • Automotive and Water…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1%, Median annual wage $35670
  • Commercial Pilots: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.1%, Median annual wage $123220
  • Motor Vehicle Operat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6%, Median annual wage $37180
  • Railroad Conductors …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.1%, Median annual wage $78000
  • Crane and Tower Oper…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $68080
  • Machine Feeders and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -13%, Median annual wage $41220
  • Taxi Drivers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.1%, Median annual wage $42100
  • Captains, Mates, and…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.5%, Median annual wage $92460

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+6.7%

Faster than average

Annual Openings

36,300

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+16,400

243,900 (2024) → 260,300 (2034)

Typical Education

No formal educational credential

On-the-Job Training

Short-term on-the-job training

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

17.5/100K

Injury Rate

4.8/100

Danger Index

28/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Career Intelligence

Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.

Top Skills

Active Listening 3.4
Critical Thinking 3.3
Monitoring 3.3
Operation and Control 3.3
Speaking 3.1
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Service Orientation 3.1
Operations Monitoring 3.1
Reading Comprehension 2.9
Coordination 2.9

Knowledge Areas

Customer and Personal Service 4.6
Transportation 4.5
Public Safety and Security 4.4
English Language 3.9
Personnel and Human Resources 3.8
Administrative 3.7
Administration and Management 3.7
Education and Training 3.6
Production and Processing 3.6
Law and Government 3.5

Key Tasks

  • Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
  • Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order.
  • Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.
  • Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.
  • Operate vehicles with specialized equipment, such as wheelchair lifts, to transport and secure passengers with special needs.
  • Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs.
  • Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water.
  • Pick up and drop off passengers at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules.
  • Drive shuttle busses, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
  • Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage driven fuel consumed, or fares received.

Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$28,090
25th$32,710
Median$37,290
75th$45,700
90th$55,070

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$13.51
25th$15.73
Median$17.93
75th$21.97
90th$26.47

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs pay history, 2021–2025

Published national median across 5 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$28,000$30,000$32,000$34,000$36,000$38,000 20212022202320242025 National median - 2021: $30,000National median - 2022: $32,800National median - 2023: $35,240National median - 2024: $36,670National median - 2025: $37,290$37,290
National median annual wage for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, May 2021 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2021 $30,000
2022 $32,800
2023 $35,240
2024 $36,670
2025 $37,290

2021 median

$30,000

2025 median

$37,290

2021–2025 change

+$7,290 (+24.3%)

Avg/year

+5.6%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2021 $30,000 First banked release 175,660
May 2022 $32,800 +9.3% 201,070
May 2023 $35,240 +7.4% 204,930
May 2024 $36,670 +4.1% 229,630
May 2025 $37,290 +1.7% 248,530

Across the 5 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $30,000 in May 2021 to $37,290 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2021–2025), the like-for-like change averages +5.6% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 175,660 in May 2021 to 248,530 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Hawaii $50,310 +35% above national
2 District of Columbia $45,700 +23% above national
3 California $44,730 +20% above national
4 Washington $44,660 +20% above national
5 New York $44,160 +18% above national
6 Massachusetts $43,590 +17% above national
7 Vermont $42,270 +13% above national
8 Colorado $41,020 +10% above national
9 Minnesota $39,810 +7% above national
10 Alaska $39,800 +7% above national
11 Maryland $39,750 +7% above national
12 New Jersey $39,470 +6% above national
13 Virginia $38,670 +4% above national
14 Connecticut $38,540 +3% above national
15 Maine $38,060 +2% above national
16 Utah $37,890 +2% above national
17 Delaware $37,880 +2% above national
18 Illinois $37,590 +1% above national
19 North Dakota $37,560 +1% above national
20 Oregon $37,310 same as national
21 Missouri $37,050 1% below national
22 Arizona $36,840 1% below national
23 Montana $36,620 2% below national
24 Michigan $36,330 3% below national
25 South Dakota $36,310 3% below national
26 Rhode Island $36,300 3% below national
27 Idaho $36,190 3% below national
28 Nevada $36,170 3% below national
29 Texas $35,600 5% below national
30 Virgin Islands $35,300 5% below national
31 Nebraska $35,280 5% below national
32 New Mexico $34,970 6% below national
33 Kansas $34,670 7% below national
34 Florida $34,660 7% below national
35 Pennsylvania $34,230 8% below national
36 Georgia $34,110 9% below national
37 New Hampshire $34,090 9% below national
38 Wisconsin $34,000 9% below national
39 Kentucky $33,580 10% below national
40 Wyoming $33,540 10% below national
41 Ohio $33,530 10% below national
42 Tennessee $33,450 10% below national
43 Indiana $32,780 12% below national
44 Oklahoma $32,590 13% below national
45 Iowa $32,580 13% below national
46 North Carolina $31,980 14% below national
47 Alabama $30,960 17% below national
48 Louisiana $30,640 18% below national
49 South Carolina $30,490 18% below national
50 Arkansas $29,740 20% below national
51 West Virginia $27,950 25% below national
52 Guam $26,940 28% below national
53 Mississippi $26,900 28% below national
54 Puerto Rico $21,890 41% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Urban Honolulu, HI $57,050 +53% above national
2 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $54,340 +46% above national
3 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $51,860 +39% above national
4 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $50,040 +34% above national
5 Boulder, CO $49,500 +33% above national
6 Modesto, CA $48,770 +31% above national
7 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $48,370 +30% above national
8 Springfield, MA $47,720 +28% above national
9 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $47,710 +28% above national
10 Coeur d'Alene, ID $46,550 +25% above national
11 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $46,180 +24% above national
12 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $45,640 +22% above national
13 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $45,640 +22% above national
14 Harrisonburg, VA $45,580 +22% above national
15 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $45,410 +22% above national
16 Grand Forks, ND-MN $44,830 +20% above national
17 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $44,460 +19% above national
18 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $44,270 +19% above national
19 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $44,130 +18% above national
20 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $43,840 +18% above national
21 Lewiston-Auburn, ME $43,680 +17% above national
22 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $43,670 +17% above national
23 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $43,640 +17% above national
24 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $43,590 +17% above national
25 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $43,410 +16% above national
26 Bellingham, WA $43,120 +16% above national
27 Redding, CA $43,070 +16% above national
28 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $42,950 +15% above national
29 Stockton-Lodi, CA $42,940 +15% above national
30 Columbus, GA-AL $42,890 +15% above national
31 Fairbanks-College, AK $42,360 +14% above national
32 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $42,350 +14% above national
33 Salinas, CA $42,310 +13% above national
34 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $42,280 +13% above national
35 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $42,270 +13% above national
36 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $42,220 +13% above national
37 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $42,130 +13% above national
38 Barnstable Town, MA $41,700 +12% above national
39 Chico, CA $41,560 +11% above national
40 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $41,200 +10% above national
41 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $41,080 +10% above national
42 Traverse City, MI $41,080 +10% above national
43 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $40,650 +9% above national
44 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $40,570 +9% above national
45 Vallejo, CA $40,430 +8% above national
46 Bozeman, MT $40,030 +7% above national
47 Jackson, MI $39,990 +7% above national
48 Worcester, MA $39,800 +7% above national
49 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA $39,770 +7% above national
50 Mankato, MN $39,710 +6% above national
51 Yuma, AZ $39,490 +6% above national
52 El Centro, CA $39,430 +6% above national
53 Lexington Park, MD $39,420 +6% above national
54 Champaign-Urbana, IL $39,340 +5% above national
55 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $39,210 +5% above national
56 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $39,170 +5% above national
57 Kennewick-Richland, WA $39,120 +5% above national
58 Vineland, NJ $39,090 +5% above national
59 Merced, CA $39,060 +5% above national
60 Visalia, CA $39,040 +5% above national
61 Bismarck, ND $39,020 +5% above national
62 Grand Junction, CO $38,870 +4% above national
63 Napa, CA $38,720 +4% above national
64 Bend, OR $38,670 +4% above national
65 Fresno, CA $38,640 +4% above national
66 Minot, ND $38,620 +4% above national
67 St. Louis, MO-IL $38,610 +4% above national
68 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $38,580 +3% above national
69 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $38,490 +3% above national
70 Colorado Springs, CO $38,460 +3% above national
71 Richmond, VA $38,460 +3% above national
72 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $38,350 +3% above national
73 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $38,290 +3% above national
74 Kingston, NY $38,280 +3% above national
75 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $38,260 +3% above national
76 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $38,130 +2% above national
77 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $38,120 +2% above national
78 Portland-South Portland, ME $38,060 +2% above national
79 Fargo, ND-MN $38,050 +2% above national
80 Lebanon, PA $38,050 +2% above national
81 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $38,030 +2% above national
82 New Haven, CT $37,880 +2% above national
83 Grants Pass, OR $37,830 +1% above national
84 Carson City, NV $37,800 +1% above national
85 Charlottesville, VA $37,800 +1% above national
86 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $37,790 +1% above national
87 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $37,680 +1% above national
88 Manchester-Nashua, NH $37,660 +1% above national
89 Reno, NV $37,650 +1% above national
90 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $37,630 +1% above national
91 Yuba City, CA $37,610 +1% above national
92 Ithaca, NY $37,550 +1% above national
93 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $37,550 +1% above national
94 Salisbury, MD $37,530 +1% above national
95 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $37,520 +1% above national
96 Albuquerque, NM $37,470 same as national
97 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $37,460 same as national
98 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $37,460 same as national
99 St. Joseph, MO-KS $37,450 same as national
100 Midland, TX $37,440 same as national
101 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $37,430 same as national
102 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $37,340 same as national
103 Santa Fe, NM $37,290 same as national
104 Great Falls, MT $37,260 same as national
105 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $37,250 same as national
106 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $37,240 same as national
107 Springfield, IL $37,220 same as national
108 Pittsfield, MA $37,210 same as national
109 Greeley, CO $37,200 same as national
110 Flint, MI $37,170 same as national
111 Anchorage, AK $37,130 same as national
112 Victoria, TX $37,090 1% below national
113 Yakima, WA $37,080 1% below national
114 Flagstaff, AZ $37,070 1% below national
115 Ogden, UT $36,970 1% below national
116 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $36,970 1% below national
117 Pueblo, CO $36,920 1% below national
118 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $36,900 1% below national
119 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $36,870 1% below national
120 Iowa City, IA $36,830 1% below national
121 Abilene, TX $36,820 1% below national
122 Rochester, MN $36,770 1% below national
123 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $36,760 1% below national
124 Kansas City, MO-KS $36,760 1% below national
125 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $36,760 1% below national
126 Billings, MT $36,670 2% below national
127 Naples-Marco Island, FL $36,580 2% below national
128 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $36,560 2% below national
129 Albany, OR $36,510 2% below national
130 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $36,510 2% below national
131 Sioux Falls, SD-MN $36,500 2% below national
132 Madison, WI $36,420 2% below national
133 Corvallis, OR $36,410 2% below national
134 Syracuse, NY $36,400 2% below national
135 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $36,390 2% below national
136 Boise City, ID $36,380 2% below national
137 Bangor, ME $36,340 3% below national
138 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $36,340 3% below national
139 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $36,320 3% below national
140 Columbia, MO $36,300 3% below national
141 Glens Falls, NY $36,290 3% below national
142 Springfield, MO $36,260 3% below national
143 Rochester, NY $36,220 3% below national
144 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $36,160 3% below national
145 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $36,160 3% below national
146 Niles, MI $36,130 3% below national
147 Roanoke, VA $36,120 3% below national
148 Ann Arbor, MI $36,110 3% below national
149 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $36,090 3% below national
150 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $36,030 3% below national
151 St. Cloud, MN $36,020 3% below national
152 Killeen-Temple, TX $36,010 3% below national
153 Medford, OR $36,010 3% below national
154 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $35,990 3% below national
155 Missoula, MT $35,980 4% below national
156 Lewiston, ID-WA $35,970 4% below national
157 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $35,940 4% below national
158 Idaho Falls, ID $35,920 4% below national
159 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $35,920 4% below national
160 Eugene-Springfield, OR $35,910 4% below national
161 College Station-Bryan, TX $35,880 4% below national
162 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $35,830 4% below national
163 Punta Gorda, FL $35,770 4% below national
164 Joplin, MO-KS $35,760 4% below national
165 Winchester, VA-WV $35,740 4% below national
166 Lincoln, NE $35,650 4% below national
167 Wichita Falls, TX $35,630 4% below national
168 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $35,610 5% below national
169 Odessa, TX $35,600 5% below national
170 Williamsport, PA $35,600 5% below national
171 Kankakee, IL $35,580 5% below national
172 Cleveland, OH $35,550 5% below national
173 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $35,470 5% below national
174 Rapid City, SD $35,450 5% below national
175 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $35,440 5% below national
176 Salem, OR $35,400 5% below national
177 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $35,390 5% below national
178 Topeka, KS $35,390 5% below national
179 Tyler, TX $35,380 5% below national
180 Lynchburg, VA $35,370 5% below national
181 Farmington, NM $35,360 5% below national
182 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $35,340 5% below national
183 Rockford, IL $35,290 5% below national
184 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $35,290 5% below national
185 Huntsville, AL $35,190 6% below national
186 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $35,170 6% below national
187 Dover, DE $35,150 6% below national
188 Lexington-Fayette, KY $35,120 6% below national
189 Logan, UT-ID $35,110 6% below national
190 Jefferson City, MO $35,030 6% below national
191 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $35,020 6% below national
192 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $35,000 6% below national
193 Omaha, NE-IA $35,000 6% below national
194 Columbus, IN $34,960 6% below national
195 Decatur, IL $34,950 6% below national
196 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $34,900 6% below national
197 Helena, MT $34,870 6% below national
198 Columbus, OH $34,860 7% below national
199 Utica-Rome, NY $34,820 7% below national
200 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $34,810 7% below national
201 Jacksonville, FL $34,750 7% below national
202 Peoria, IL $34,750 7% below national
203 Corpus Christi, TX $34,740 7% below national
204 Gainesville, FL $34,740 7% below national
205 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $34,690 7% below national
206 Cedar Rapids, IA $34,680 7% below national
207 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $34,680 7% below national
208 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $34,610 7% below national
209 Duluth, MN-WI $34,590 7% below national
210 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $34,520 7% below national
211 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $34,510 7% below national
212 Raleigh-Cary, NC $34,470 8% below national
213 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $34,440 8% below national
214 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $34,420 8% below national
215 Port St. Lucie, FL $34,320 8% below national
216 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $34,210 8% below national
217 Lubbock, TX $34,180 8% below national
218 Michigan City-La Porte, IN $34,090 9% below national
219 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $34,060 9% below national
220 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $34,050 9% below national
221 Gainesville, GA $33,970 9% below national
222 Fond du Lac, WI $33,960 9% below national
223 Green Bay, WI $33,950 9% below national
224 Pittsburgh, PA $33,950 9% below national
225 Kenosha, WI $33,940 9% below national
226 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $33,920 9% below national
227 Pocatello, ID $33,890 9% below national
228 Reading, PA $33,890 9% below national
229 Janesville-Beloit, WI $33,880 9% below national
230 Binghamton, NY $33,840 9% below national
231 Wichita, KS $33,820 9% below national
232 Birmingham, AL $33,790 9% below national
233 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $33,750 9% below national
234 Longview, TX $33,710 10% below national
235 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $33,700 10% below national
236 Wildwood-The Villages, FL $33,640 10% below national
237 Tucson, AZ $33,620 10% below national
238 Waco, TX $33,600 10% below national
239 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $33,550 10% below national
240 Battle Creek, MI $33,530 10% below national
241 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $33,500 10% below national
242 Grand Island, NE $33,440 10% below national
243 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $33,410 10% below national
244 Goldsboro, NC $33,360 11% below national
245 Monroe, MI $33,330 11% below national
246 Rocky Mount, NC $33,330 11% below national
247 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $33,290 11% below national
248 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $33,200 11% below national
249 Gettysburg, PA $33,180 11% below national
250 Paducah, KY-IL $33,170 11% below national
251 Bay City, MI $33,090 11% below national
252 Casper, WY $33,090 11% below national
253 Savannah, GA $33,090 11% below national
254 Homosassa Springs, FL $33,070 11% below national
255 Lawrence, KS $33,070 11% below national
256 Elmira, NY $32,970 12% below national
257 Lancaster, PA $32,950 12% below national
258 Jacksonville, NC $32,920 12% below national
259 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $32,860 12% below national
260 Akron, OH $32,830 12% below national
261 Wausau, WI $32,830 12% below national
262 Tulsa, OK $32,810 12% below national
263 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $32,790 12% below national
264 Fort Smith, AR-OK $32,770 12% below national
265 York-Hanover, PA $32,730 12% below national
266 Ocala, FL $32,640 12% below national
267 Oklahoma City, OK $32,590 13% below national
268 Manhattan, KS $32,300 13% below national
269 Sandusky, OH $32,300 13% below national
270 El Paso, TX $32,230 14% below national
271 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $32,160 14% below national
272 Amarillo, TX $32,140 14% below national
273 Eau Claire, WI $32,000 14% below national
274 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $31,990 14% below national
275 Bloomington, IL $31,980 14% below national
276 St. George, UT $31,980 14% below national
277 Decatur, AL $31,920 14% below national
278 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $31,880 15% below national
279 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC $31,770 15% below national
280 Ames, IA $31,670 15% below national
281 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $31,610 15% below national
282 Terre Haute, IN $31,580 15% below national
283 Canton-Massillon, OH $31,530 15% below national
284 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $31,510 16% below national
285 Tallahassee, FL $31,490 16% below national
286 Bowling Green, KY $31,480 16% below national
287 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $31,450 16% below national
288 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $31,440 16% below national
289 Knoxville, TN $31,400 16% below national
290 Winston-Salem, NC $31,400 16% below national
291 Las Cruces, NM $31,380 16% below national
292 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $31,340 16% below national
293 Lima, OH $31,340 16% below national
294 Greensboro-High Point, NC $31,310 16% below national
295 Kokomo, IN $31,300 16% below national
296 Elizabethtown, KY $31,270 16% below national
297 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $31,270 16% below national
298 Fort Wayne, IN $31,270 16% below national
299 Wilmington, NC $31,270 16% below national
300 Athens-Clarke County, GA $31,240 16% below national
301 San Angelo, TX $31,200 16% below national
302 Toledo, OH $31,200 16% below national
303 Tuscaloosa, AL $31,200 16% below national
304 Saginaw, MI $31,180 16% below national
305 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $31,100 17% below national
306 Cheyenne, WY $31,060 17% below national
307 Asheville, NC $30,920 17% below national
308 Montgomery, AL $30,820 17% below national
309 Chambersburg, PA $30,750 18% below national
310 Jonesboro, AR $30,690 18% below national
311 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $30,680 18% below national
312 Appleton, WI $30,640 18% below national
313 Albany, GA $30,630 18% below national
314 Dalton, GA $30,600 18% below national
315 Auburn-Opelika, AL $30,520 18% below national
316 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $30,500 18% below national
317 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $30,490 18% below national
318 Warner Robins, GA $30,480 18% below national
319 Mobile, AL $30,440 18% below national
320 Muncie, IN $30,370 19% below national
321 Valdosta, GA $30,350 19% below national
322 Greenville, NC $30,310 19% below national
323 Rome, GA $30,300 19% below national
324 Baton Rouge, LA $30,250 19% below national
325 Anniston-Oxford, AL $30,230 19% below national
326 Chattanooga, TN-GA $30,180 19% below national
327 Johnstown, PA $30,170 19% below national
328 Spartanburg, SC $30,140 19% below national
329 Macon-Bibb County, GA $30,130 19% below national
330 Lawton, OK $30,050 19% below national
331 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $29,970 20% below national
332 Erie, PA $29,930 20% below national
333 Youngstown-Warren, OH $29,830 20% below national
334 Sheboygan, WI $29,780 20% below national
335 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $29,770 20% below national
336 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $29,720 20% below national
337 Mansfield, OH $29,660 20% below national
338 Morristown, TN $29,600 21% below national
339 Columbia, SC $29,560 21% below national
340 Jackson, TN $29,550 21% below national
341 Dubuque, IA $29,500 21% below national
342 Laredo, TX $29,390 21% below national
343 Owensboro, KY $29,390 21% below national
344 Hot Springs, AR $29,360 21% below national
345 Jackson, MS $29,320 21% below national
346 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $29,310 21% below national
347 Burlington, NC $29,190 22% below national
348 Evansville, IN $29,180 22% below national
349 Monroe, LA $29,110 22% below national
350 Bloomington, IN $29,080 22% below national
351 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $28,880 23% below national
352 Lake Charles, LA $28,860 23% below national
353 Clarksville, TN-KY $28,850 23% below national
354 Morgantown, WV $28,590 23% below national
355 Beckley, WV $28,540 23% below national
356 Dothan, AL $28,460 24% below national
357 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $28,450 24% below national
358 Sherman-Denison, TX $28,210 24% below national
359 Hammond, LA $28,190 24% below national
360 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $28,180 24% below national
361 Lafayette, LA $28,080 25% below national
362 Altoona, PA $28,070 25% below national
363 Wheeling, WV-OH $28,070 25% below national
364 Fayetteville, NC $28,050 25% below national
365 Springfield, OH $27,890 25% below national
366 Alexandria, LA $27,720 26% below national
367 State College, PA $27,490 26% below national
368 Charleston, WV $27,350 27% below national
369 Sumter, SC $27,240 27% below national
370 Texarkana, TX-AR $27,220 27% below national
371 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $26,980 28% below national
372 Florence, SC $26,870 28% below national
373 Arecibo, PR $25,300 32% below national
374 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $25,140 33% below national
375 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $23,340 37% below national
376 Hattiesburg, MS $22,000 41% below national
377 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $21,890 41% below national
378 Aguadilla, PR $21,840 41% below national
379 Mayaguez, PR $21,840 41% below national
380 Ponce, PR $21,840 41% below national

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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Transportation and Material Moving Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($37,290 here) and reported employment (248,530 jobs here).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs make?
The median annual salary for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs is $37,290 ($17.93/hour). The salary range spans from $28,090 at the 10th percentile to $55,070 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $37,290, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs pay is higher than 7% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs the most?
Hawaii pays the highest median salary for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs at $50,310/year, which is +35% above the national median.
What education do Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs need?
BLS assigns Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs to No formal educational credential for typical education needed for entry. Typical on-the-job training assignment: Short-term on-the-job training.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in this release. WageDex shows the Transportation and Material Moving Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs a good career?
Employment for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs is projected to grow 6.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 36,300 openings are projected each year.
How does Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs pay vary by state?
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Hawaii at $50,310/year, while Puerto Rico pays the least at $21,890/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Urban Honolulu, HI at $57,050/year. BLS reports a median for 380 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $45,700/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: Hawaii leads at $50,310/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
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Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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