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
$55,070
Top 10% earn
+6.7%
Growth '23–'33
248,530
US workers
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Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs professionals earn a median $37,290/year ($17.93/hr) nationally. The salary ranges from $28,090 (10th percentile) to $55,070 (90th percentile). Employment is projected to grow6.7% from 2023 to 2033, faster than average. The highest-paying state is Hawaii at $50,310. Approximately 248,530 people work in this role across the U.S. Entry-level education: No formal educational credential. Workplace safety grade: C (Moderate Risk).

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs (SOC 53-3053) pays a national median of $37,290 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $28,090 at the 10th percentile to $55,070 at the 90th, with a mean of $39,880 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 248,530 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 512 metro areas.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +6.7% change in employment from 2023 to 2033, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 36,300 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of C for this role, with a fatality rate of 17.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 4.8 per 100.

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 top metro is Urban Honolulu, HI at $57,050 — metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand.

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

This occupation vs. all-occupations US median ($63,000) 18.6%
All-occ US median

Bar fills relative to a $200K reference ceiling. Marker shows the all-occupations US median for context — anything to the right of it earns above the typical American worker.

Job Outlook (2023–2033)

Projected Growth

+6.7%

Faster than average

Annual Openings

36,300

per year (projected)

Typical Education

No formal educational credential

On-the-Job Training

Short-term on-the-job training

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2023–2033

Workplace Safety

All safety ratings →
C

Moderate Risk

Safety Grade (BLS 2023)

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

$28,090$32,710$37,290$45,700$55,070
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$13.51$15.73$17.93$21.97$26.47
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$28,090

25th Percentile

$32,710

Median

$37,290

75th Percentile

$45,700

90th Percentile

$55,070

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a 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.
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 you need to become a Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs?
The typical entry-level education for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs?
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs has a safety grade of C (Moderate Risk) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 17.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 4.8 per 100 workers.
Is Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs a good career?
Employment for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs is projected to grow 6.7% from 2023 to 2033, 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 Arkansas pays the least at $29,740/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs?
The highest-paying metro area for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs is Urban Honolulu, HI at $57,050/year. BLS reports wage data for 512 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.

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, 2023–2033. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.