Bus Driver Salary in Canada
In Canada, the median wage for bus drivers is $23.5/hr.
In 2022, bus drivers reported higher wages in Alberta
| BUS OPERATOR (NOC 73301) | |||
| 2022 | Wages ($/hour) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 16 | 23.5 | 36 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 14.5 | 21.95 | 25 |
| Prince Edward Island | 17 | 22 | 24.88 |
| Nova Scotia | 18 | 24.02 | 28.62 |
| New Brunswick | 15 | 20.28 | 25 |
| Quebec | 15.05 | 21 | 31.56 |
| Ontario | 15.5 | 21.15 | 36 |
| Manitoba | 16.87 | 25 | 29.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 16.04 | 21.33 | 30 |
| Alberta | 17 | 28 | 36.5 |
| British Columbia | 20 | 28.61 | 35 |
| Yukon Territory | 24.6 | 24.97 | 27 |
| Northwest Territories | 20 | 24.5 | 35 |
| Nunavut | 20.85 | 26 | 30.98 |
| Source: Job Bank. 2023 | |||
In 2016, bus drivers reported higher wages in Alberta.
| BUS DRIVERS, SUBWAY OPERATORS AND OTHER TRANSIT OPERATORS (NOC 7512-C) | |||
| 2017 | Wages ($/hr) | ||
| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 12.5 | 20.41 | 32.67 |
| Alberta | 15.5 | 25.5 | 34.01 |
| Ontario | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 12 | 19 | 32.5 |
| British Columbia | 17 | 25.98 | 31.2 |
| Québec | 13 | 18.65 | 28.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 13.33 | 18 | 27.69 |
| Manitoba | 13.4 | 20 | 26.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 15 | 22.52 | 25.98 |
| New Brunswick | 17 | 19.67 | 23.63 |
| Prince Edward Island | 13.5 | 19.38 | 21.65 |
| Northwest Territories | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Yukon | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. September 2017 | |||
According to the latest data from the Job Bank, the bus driver median wage was $20.12/hr. in 2016.
In 2016, bus drivers reported the highest wages in Alberta.
| BUS DRIVERS, SUBWAY OPERATORS AND OTHER TRANSIT OPERATORS (NOC 7512-C) | |||
| 2016 |
Wages ($/hr) |
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| Province/Territory | Low | Median | High |
| Canada | 12.23 | 20.12 | 32 |
| Alberta | 15 | 25.5 | 35 |
| Ontario | 11.4 | 18 | 32 |
| British Columbia | 17 | 24.5 | 31 |
| Saskatchewan | 12.5 | 18.75 | 28.85 |
| Québec | 12.5 | 18.8 | 28 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 10.5 | 18 | 27 |
| Manitoba | 12.82 | 19.68 | 26 |
| Nova Scotia | 13.5 | 22 | 25.47 |
| New Brunswick | 15.42 | 19.28 | 23.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 13 | 19 | 21 |
| Northwest Territories | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nunavut | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Yukon | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Source: Job Bank. November 2016* | |||
*Wages are reviewed and updated on the Job Bank Web site on an annual basis.
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BUS DRIVER SALARY IN CANADA (2017)
BUS DRIVER SALARY IN CANADA (2016)
