NOC 2021 · 73301 · TEER 3

Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators: wages in Canada

Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators: the wage band by areaHourly wage, Job Bank 2025. Canada first, then each province or territory with a local figure.

CanadaThis site$17.18 per hour$25.00 per hour$37.68 per hour

Newfoundland and Labrador$16.00 per hour$21.00 per hour$28.85 per hour

Prince Edward Island$17.00 per hour$23.50 per hour$28.21 per hour

Nova Scotia$19.98 per hour$25.00 per hour$30.40 per hour

New Brunswick$20.00 per hour$23.60 per hour$27.50 per hour

Quebec$17.86 per hour$23.50 per hour$34.60 per hour

Ontario$17.60 per hour$22.43 per hour$38.00 per hour

Manitoba$18.00 per hour$24.00 per hour$31.00 per hour

Saskatchewan$16.00 per hour$22.00 per hour$30.00 per hour

Alberta$16.25 per hour$27.50 per hour$37.00 per hour

British Columbia$21.00 per hour$31.11 per hour$40.19 per hour

Yukon$27.10 per hour$35.96 per hour$43.83 per hour

Northwest Territories$19.97 per hour$28.20 per hour$34.59 per hour

Nunavut$19.00 per hour$22.50 per hour$37.71 per hour

Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators: the wage band by area
Area	Low	Median	High
Canada	$17.18 per hour	$25.00 per hour	$37.68 per hour
Newfoundland and Labrador	$16.00 per hour	$21.00 per hour	$28.85 per hour
Prince Edward Island	$17.00 per hour	$23.50 per hour	$28.21 per hour
Nova Scotia	$19.98 per hour	$25.00 per hour	$30.40 per hour
New Brunswick	$20.00 per hour	$23.60 per hour	$27.50 per hour
Quebec	$17.86 per hour	$23.50 per hour	$34.60 per hour
Ontario	$17.60 per hour	$22.43 per hour	$38.00 per hour
Manitoba	$18.00 per hour	$24.00 per hour	$31.00 per hour
Saskatchewan	$16.00 per hour	$22.00 per hour	$30.00 per hour
Alberta	$16.25 per hour	$27.50 per hour	$37.00 per hour
British Columbia	$21.00 per hour	$31.11 per hour	$40.19 per hour
Yukon	$27.10 per hour	$35.96 per hour	$43.83 per hour
Northwest Territories	$19.97 per hour	$28.20 per hour	$34.59 per hour
Nunavut	$19.00 per hour	$22.50 per hour	$37.71 per hour

Data Job Bank wages 2025 (Employment and Social Development Canada), released Nov 19, 2025. Reference periods 2021–2024; each occupation page names its own. Sources and notes

Figures are per hour, in Canadian dollars.

Trades, transport and equipment operators
Source code LFS 2023-24 CAN NOC5
Reference period 2023-2024

Hourly to yearly

$52,000 a year

At 40 h/week × 52 weeks, the median of $25.00 an hour (low $35,734, high $78,374 a year).

Hours per weekWeeks per year

A plain multiplication (hourly wage × hours per week × weeks per year) using your assumptions. It is not a published annual wage and ignores overtime, unpaid time off, benefits and taxes.

By province and territory

“Larger-area figure only” means Job Bank shows that area with a provincial, Atlantic or national figure; it is not a local wage and is not shown here. Differences are calculated only between figures in the same unit.

Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators (NOC 73301): published wages by area

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14 areas

Area	Low	Median	High	Figure	Median vs Canada
Canada	$17.18 per hour	$25.00 per hour	$37.68 per hour	Hourly	This area
Newfoundland and Labrador	$16.00 per hour	$21.00 per hour	$28.85 per hour	Hourly	−$4.00 (−16.0%)
Prince Edward Island	$17.00 per hour	$23.50 per hour	$28.21 per hour	Hourly	−$1.50 (−6.0%)
Nova Scotia	$19.98 per hour	$25.00 per hour	$30.40 per hour	Hourly	same
New Brunswick	$20.00 per hour	$23.60 per hour	$27.50 per hour	Hourly	−$1.40 (−5.6%)
Quebec	$17.86 per hour	$23.50 per hour	$34.60 per hour	Hourly	−$1.50 (−6.0%)
Ontario	$17.60 per hour	$22.43 per hour	$38.00 per hour	Hourly	−$2.57 (−10.3%)
Manitoba	$18.00 per hour	$24.00 per hour	$31.00 per hour	Hourly	−$1.00 (−4.0%)
Saskatchewan	$16.00 per hour	$22.00 per hour	$30.00 per hour	Hourly	−$3.00 (−12.0%)
Alberta	$16.25 per hour	$27.50 per hour	$37.00 per hour	Hourly	+$2.50 (+10.0%)
British Columbia	$21.00 per hour	$31.11 per hour	$40.19 per hour	Hourly	+$6.11 (+24.4%)
Yukon	$27.10 per hour	$35.96 per hour	$43.83 per hour	Hourly	+$10.96 (+43.8%)
Northwest Territories	$19.97 per hour	$28.20 per hour	$34.59 per hour	Hourly	+$3.20 (+12.8%)
Nunavut	$19.00 per hour	$22.50 per hour	$37.71 per hour	Hourly	−$2.50 (−10.0%)

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Source of these figures

Source code: LFS 2023-24 CAN NOC5 — Labour Force Survey, reference period 2023-2024
Job Bank wages 2025, released Nov 19, 2025 (sources)

Sources and notes

Independent site Canada Wage Atlas is not a Government of Canada website and is not affiliated with Employment and Social Development Canada or Job Bank.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Coverage, symbols, caveats and source file

Coverage. 516 NOC 2021 occupation groups for Canada: 515 with a local figure, 0 shown by Job Bank only with a larger area’s figure, 1 not published.

Not published No value released for this cell; a gap, never zero.

Job Bank leaves a cell empty when it cannot publish a reliable wage. This site shows “Not published”, never zero.
Where Job Bank shows an area with a larger area’s wage, this site says “Larger-area figure only” and does not present it as a local wage.
Hourly and annual figures are never mixed or compared. See the methodology.

Job Bank wages 2025 (open data)

Publisher: Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank)
Dataset page: open.canada.ca — Job Bank wages
Released: Nov 19, 2025
Reference period: 2021–2024 (Labour Force Survey 2023–2024 for most rows)
Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada
File: wages-2025.csv
SHA-256: 7bd29fb41b2a84eb61a4dbf49bfb63651a8a694c62ce42ac69cb785679d66328
Methodology: Job Bank wage methodology