Salaries

Bus Drivers, Subway Operators and Other Transit Operators Salary in Northeast, British Columbia

NOC 73301Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$31.42 an hour Northeast
Compared with British Columbia
1% higher $0.31 above the British Columbia median of $31.11
Compared with Canada
25.7% higher $6.42 above the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Northeast

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Northeast and CanadaNortheast: median $31.42, from $24.54 to $37.03. British Columbia (province): median $31.11, from $21.00 to $40.19, middle half $25.75 to $37.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $17.18 to $37.68, middle half $20.00 to $33.32.$10$20$30$40$50Northeast: median $31.42, from $24.54 to $37.03Northeast$31.42British Columbia (province): median $31.11, from $21.00 to $40.19, middle half $25.75 to $37.00British Columbia (province)$31.11Canada: median $25.00, from $17.18 to $37.68, middle half $20.00 to $33.32Canada$25.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Northeast compared with Canada
WageNortheastBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $24.54 $21.00 $17.18
Lower quartile Not stated $25.75 $20.00
Median $31.42 $31.11 $25.00
Upper quartile Not stated $37.00 $33.32
High $37.03 $40.19 $37.68
Average Not stated $31.46 $26.66

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Northeast.

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years is usually required.

By region in British Columbia

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in British ColumbiaLower Mainland: median $35.00, from $22.85 to $40.37. Northeast: median $31.42, from $24.54 to $37.03. Kootenay: median $30.97, from $23.40 to $37.59. Cariboo: median $28.00, from $22.00 to $29.52. Nechako: median $26.73, from $24.50 to $51.20. North Coast: median $26.73, from $24.50 to $51.20. Thompson – Okanagan: median $26.50, from $21.00 to $37.00. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $25.00, from $17.85 to $36.76.$10$20$30$40$50$60Lower Mainland: median $35.00, from $22.85 to $40.37Lower Mainland$35.00Northeast: median $31.42, from $24.54 to $37.03Northeast$31.42Kootenay: median $30.97, from $23.40 to $37.59Kootenay$30.97Cariboo: median $28.00, from $22.00 to $29.52Cariboo$28.00Nechako: median $26.73, from $24.50 to $51.20Nechako$26.73North Coast: median $26.73, from $24.50 to $51.20North Coast$26.73Thompson – Okanagan: median $26.50, from $21.00 to $37.00Thompson – Okanagan$26.50Vancouver Island and Coast: median $25.00, from $17.85 to $36.76Vancouver Island and Coast$25.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Lower Mainland$22.85$35.00$40.37Good (4 of 5)
Northeast$24.54$31.42$37.03Good (4 of 5)
Kootenay$23.40$30.97$37.59Good (4 of 5)
Cariboo$22.00$28.00$29.52Moderate (3 of 5)
Nechako$24.50$26.73$51.20Moderate (3 of 5)
North Coast$24.50$26.73$51.20Moderate (3 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$21.00$26.50$37.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$17.85$25.00$36.76Good (4 of 5)

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