What are the main factors that influence a Transit Manager's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Transit Manager's salary?

A Transit Manager's salary grows with experience: a Transportation Supervisor (7+ years)earns $75,375, a Transportation Senior Supervisor (7+ years)earns $88,692, a Transit Manager (7+ years)earns $104,488, a Transportation Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $143,751, a Transportation Director (7+ years)earns $176,445,

What are the highest paying states for a Transit Manager?

Transit Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Transit Manager roles are District of Columbia $116,800, California $116,357, Massachusetts $114,806. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Transit Manager roles make?

Salaries for Transit Manager level roles vary by specialization: Transit Operations Manager: $113,151; Transit Supervisor: $71,252; Transit Security: $68,071; Transit Enforcement Officer: $67,536; Transit Officer: $58,563.

How do different companies affect a Transit Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Transit Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Transit Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Transit Manager make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Transit Manager in the United States is $105,491 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

However, a Transit Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $135,018
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $95,454 to $120,946
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $86,316

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Transit Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,946	$10,079	$2,326	$58
Average	$105,491	$8,791	$2,029	$51
25th Percentile	$95,454	$7,954	$1,836	$46

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Key Factors That Influence Transit Manager Salaries

A Transit Manager's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Transit Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Transit Manager's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $75,375
Early Career (1-2 years): $88,692
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,488
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,751
Expert (over 8 years): $176,445

Levels	Salary
Transport... Level Transit Manager	$75,375
Transport... Level Transit Manager	$88,692
Transit M... Level Transit Manager	$104,488
Transport... Level Transit Manager	$143,751
Transport... Level Transit Manager	$176,445

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How Do Transit Manager Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Transit Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $116,800.
California: $116,357.
Massachusetts: $114,806.

District of Columbia $116,800 California $116,357 Massachusetts $114,806 Washington $114,384 New Jersey $114,342 Alaska $114,194 Connecticut $112,738 New York $112,148

Hawaii $110,259 Rhode Island $109,373 Maryland $108,772 Minnesota $107,949 Colorado $107,633 Illinois $107,527 Oregon $107,126 Delaware $106,831

New Hampshire $106,645 Virginia $106,230 Pennsylvania $105,016 Nevada $104,405 North Dakota $104,204 Michigan $103,888 Wisconsin $103,772 Vermont $103,540

Texas $102,896 Maine $102,854 Arizona $102,791 Ohio $102,717 Georgia $101,746 Indiana $101,261 Wyoming $101,166 Utah $101,018

Iowa $100,955 Kansas $100,449 Louisiana $100,301 North Carolina $100,248 Missouri $100,227 Florida $99,816 Montana $99,594 Nebraska $99,383

Kentucky $99,267 South Carolina $98,845 Tennessee $98,581 Idaho $98,476 New Mexico $97,706 Oklahoma $97,537 Alabama $96,915 South Dakota $95,870

Arkansas $95,301 West Virginia $94,995 Mississippi $94,077

Top Paying Cities for Transit Managers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $133,056
San Francisco: $131,748
Oakland: $128,826

San Jose, CA $133,056

San Francisco, CA $131,748

Oakland, CA $128,826

New York, NY $122,254

Queens Village, NY $121,462

Paramus, NJ $120,619

Passaic, NJ $120,513

Bergenfield, NJ $120,408

Stamford, CT $120,249

Huntington, NY $120,144

Newark, NJ $119,458

Bridgeport, CT $119,247

New Brunswick, NJ $118,899

Vallejo, CA $118,678

Middlesex, NJ $118,614

Somerset, NJ $118,519

Petaluma, CA $118,277

Santa Cruz, CA $117,865

Boston, MA $117,654

Monterey, CA $117,127

Fairbanks, AK $117,053

Los Angeles, CA $116,853

Washington, DC $116,800

Seattle, WA $116,610

Santa Rosa, CA $116,589

Juneau, AK $116,283

Orange, CA $115,935

Anchorage, AK $115,745

Anaheim, CA $115,671

Santa Ana, CA $115,513

Nassau, NY $115,449

Long Beach, CA $115,407

Danbury, CT $115,376

Santa Maria, CA $115,017

Everett, WA $114,996

Bremerton, WA $114,479

Trenton, NJ $114,279

Sacramento, CA $114,236

San Diego, CA $114,184

Brockton, MA $114,141

Tacoma, WA $114,099

Santa Barbara, CA $113,952

Lowell, MA $113,530

New Suffolk, NY $113,487

Nashua, NH $113,361

Lompoc, CA $113,192

Ventura, CA $113,086

Stockton, CA $113,055

New Haven, CT $112,844

Atlantic City, NJ $112,570

Hartford, CT $112,337

Modesto, CA $112,285

Poughkeepsie, NY $112,053

New Britain, CT $112,000

Kennewick, WA $111,852

Olympia, WA $111,852

New London, CT $111,831

Norwich, CT $111,799

Lawrence, MA $111,747

Bakersfield, CA $111,451

New Bedford, MA $111,304

Riverside, CA $111,304

Richland, WA $111,198

Portsmouth, NH $111,114

Vineland, NJ $111,093

San Bernardino, CA $111,008

Boulder, CO $110,713

Worcester, MA $110,629

Portland, OR $110,534

Saint Paul, MN $110,407

Minneapolis, MN $110,407

Philadelphia, PA $110,259

Honolulu, HI $109,700

Springfield, MA $109,331

Providence, RI $109,320

Chicago, IL $109,015

Bellingham, WA $108,888

Baltimore, MD $108,772

Chico, CA $108,508

Wilmington, DE $108,329

Pittsfield, MA $108,223

Manchester, NH $108,023

Spokane, WA $107,559

Denver, CO $107,548

Albany, NY $107,052

Troy, NY $107,010

Schenectady, NY $106,789

Burlington, VT $106,557

Portland, ME $106,187

Salem, OR $106,103

Yakima, WA $106,082

Ann Arbor, MI $106,050

Rochester, MN $105,755

Reno, NV $105,702

Fresno, CA $105,702

Milwaukee, WI $105,607

Detroit, MI $105,502

Allentown, PA $105,470

Carson City, NV $105,459

Houston, TX $105,301

Colorado Springs, CO $105,291

Syracuse, NY $105,238

Eugene, OR $105,038

Gary, IN $104,911

Bismarck, ND $104,911

Galveston, TX $104,911

Springfield, OR $104,827

Medford, OR $104,573

Fort Collins, CO $104,531

Austin, TX $104,447

Mesa, AZ $104,225

Phoenix, AZ $104,204

Dallas, TX $104,172

Reading, PA $104,109

Saint Cloud, MN $104,067

Concord, NH $103,972

Madison, WI $103,930

Utica, NY $103,645

Raleigh, NC $103,561

Las Vegas, NV $103,550

Rochester, NY $103,476

Des Moines, IA $103,466

Atlanta, GA $103,297

Battle Creek, MI $103,265

Salt Lake City, UT $103,234

Lancaster, PA $103,075

Champaign, IL $103,054

Harrisburg, PA $102,928

Durham, NC $102,833

Kansas City, MO $102,822

Kansas City, KS $102,801

Fort Worth, TX $102,791

Boca Raton, FL $102,748

Cleveland, OH $102,738

Columbus, OH $102,717

Pittsburgh, PA $102,706

Richmond, VA $102,664

Indianapolis, IN $102,643

Cincinnati, OH $102,506

Petersburg, VA $102,347

Lansing, MI $102,115

Billings, MT $102,115

Huntsville, AL $102,115

Lebanon, PA $102,105

Pueblo, CO $102,094

Dayton, OH $102,094

Appleton, WI $102,063

Buffalo, NY $102,020

Racine, WI $101,968

Charlotte, NC $101,957

Saint Louis, MO $101,926

Springfield, IL $101,883

York, PA $101,862

Elkhart, IN $101,862

Gastonia, NC $101,852

Benton Harbor, MI $101,852

Beaumont, TX $101,788

Lorain, OH $101,767

Toledo, OH $101,725

Binghamton, NY $101,672

Rock Hill, SC $101,662

Rockford, IL $101,609

Elyria, OH $101,556

Fargo, ND $101,556

Flagstaff, AZ $101,482

Fort Lauderdale, FL $101,419

Miami, FL $101,356

Duluth, MN $101,187

Bangor, ME $101,050

Cedar Rapids, IA $100,934

Louisville, KY $100,881

Grand Rapids, MI $100,860

Hialeah, FL $100,850

Casper, WY $100,702

Scranton, PA $100,575

New Orleans, LA $100,544

Virginia Beach, VA $100,533

Akron, OH $100,480

Peoria, IL $100,343

Sarasota, FL $100,322

Green Bay, WI $100,248

Baton Rouge, LA $100,195

Charleston, SC $100,174

Nashville, TN $100,143

Jamestown, NY $100,122

Davenport, IA $100,122

Tucson, AZ $100,069

Cheyenne, WY $100,037

Saint Petersburg, FL $100,006

Tampa, FL $99,984

Omaha, NE $99,963

Evansville, IN $99,921

Port Arthur, TX $99,921

Bradenton, FL $99,879

Santa Fe, NM $99,689

Orlando, FL $99,584

Clearwater, FL $99,468

La Crosse, WI $99,246

Canton, OH $99,246

Grand Forks, ND $99,214

Tulsa, OK $99,183

Albuquerque, NM $99,183

Newport News, VA $99,172

High Point, NC $99,141

Ogden, UT $99,098

Corpus Christi, TX $99,014

Laramie, WY $98,951

Norfolk, VA $98,951

Rock Island, IL $98,887

Saginaw, MI $98,866

Jacksonville, FL $98,856

Salisbury, NC $98,835

Memphis, TN $98,814

Moline, IL $98,761

Fort Myers, FL $98,729

Waterloo, IA $98,592

Spartanburg, SC $98,487

Lincoln, NE $98,434

Fort Wayne, IN $98,413

Birmingham, AL $98,297

Cedar Falls, IA $98,276

Provo, UT $98,265

Springfield, OH $98,254

San Antonio, TX $98,233

Greensboro, NC $98,191

South Bend, IN $98,181

Winston Salem, NC $98,170

Boise, ID $98,138

Savannah, GA $98,065

Muskegon, MI $97,875

Lima, OH $97,748

Lake Charles, LA $97,706

Anderson, IN $97,685

Lexington, KY $97,653

Augusta, GA $97,621

Greenville, SC $97,621

Wichita, KS $97,527

Tuscaloosa, AL $97,527

Columbia, SC $97,432

Bloomington, IN $97,168

Roanoke, VA $97,105

Asheville, NC $96,967

Knoxville, TN $96,788

Shreveport, LA $96,778

Wilmington, NC $96,640

Frankfort, KY $96,440

Oklahoma City, OK $96,366

Chillicothe, OH $96,324

Longview, TX $96,313

Topeka, KS $96,282

Mobile, AL $96,124

Terre Haute, IN $96,081

Erie, PA $96,071

Altoona, PA $96,018

Melbourne, FL $95,986

Amarillo, TX $95,944

Killeen, TX $95,913

Fayetteville, AR $95,828

Sioux Falls, SD $95,754

Chattanooga, TN $95,691

Idaho Falls, ID $95,680

Gainesville, FL $95,459

Portsmouth, OH $95,406

Little Rock, AR $95,385

Lynchburg, VA $95,385

Youngstown, OH $95,343

Lafayette, LA $95,343

Temple, TX $95,301

Daytona Beach, FL $95,280

Clarksville, TN $95,269

Pensacola, FL $95,258

Hopkinsville, KY $94,942

Charleston, WV $94,931

Florence, SC $94,879

Sioux City, IA $94,815

Macon, GA $94,509

Tallahassee, FL $94,499

Fayetteville, NC $94,478

Wichita Falls, TX $94,457

Waco, TX $94,457

Pine Bluff, AR $94,415

Vincennes, IN $94,214

Lubbock, TX $94,172

Great Falls, MT $94,109

Alamogordo, NM $94,098

Abilene, TX $94,014

Rapid City, SD $93,877

Monroe, LA $93,877

Albany, GA $93,813

Huntington, WV $93,803

Jackson, MS $93,792

Greenville, MS $93,782

Parkersburg, WV $93,676

Montgomery, AL $93,655

Johnstown, PA $93,634

Springfield, MO $93,550

Biloxi, MS $93,497

Sumter, SC $93,275

Columbus, GA $93,265

Twin Falls, ID $93,201

Pascagoula, MS $93,064

Kingsport, TN $92,790

Gulfport, MS $92,758

Alexandria, LA $92,410

Fort Smith, AR $92,146

El Paso, TX $91,862

Helena, MT $91,725

Las Cruces, NM $91,387

Harlingen, TX $91,092

Pocatello, ID $90,997

Florence, AL $90,965

Brownsville, TX $90,944

Dothan, AL $90,775

Mcallen, TX $90,722

Columbus, MS $89,942

Altus, OK $89,456

Lawton, OK $89,256

Pierre, SD $88,876

What Skills Can Increase a Transit Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 9.7% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Foodservice (Mentioned in 1.56% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many other formats.
Payroll Management (Mentioned in 1.26% Job Postings): Managing and maintaining employees' financial reports to secure payroll information by means of database and security module.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	9.7%
Foodservice	1.56%
Payroll Management	1.26%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Transit Manager's salary.

Foodservice: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Foodservice	$113,930	8%
Project Management	$112,875	7%
Initiative	$112,875	7%
Performance Review	$112,875	7%
Presentation	$110,766	5%
Record Keeping	$109,711	4%

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How Education impacts a Transit Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Transit Managers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Transit Manager with a Bachelor's Degree is between $101,364 and $109,504).

Transit Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Transit Manager

No Diploma 5.2%

High School 23.9%

Associates 16.1%

Bachelors 43.9%

Masters 11.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	5.2%
High School	23.9%
Associates	16.1%
Bachelors	43.9%
Masters	11.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Transit Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Transit Manager's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$95,454

Average $105,491/year

$120,946

$7,954

Average $8,791/month

$10,079

$1,836

Average $2,029/week

$2,326

$46

Average $51/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$120,946	$10,079	$2,326	$58
Average	$105,491	$8,791	$2,029	$51
25th Percentile	$95,454	$7,954	$1,836	$46

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Salary Trends for Transit Manager

Salaries for a Transit Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $106,972 in 2023 to around $105,469 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Transit Manager salary trends, .

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2023

$106,972

2024

$106,357

2025

$105,469

2026

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2023	$106,972
2024	$106,357
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