Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary
The median pay for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in the United States is $61,770 a year. About 289,960 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $44,530
- 25th percentile
- $50,540
- Median percentile
- $61,770
- 75th percentile
- $75,470
- 90th percentile
- $88,740
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $80,080
- Washington $77,900
- Alaska $75,580
- Maryland $74,790
- California $73,950
- Massachusetts $73,270
- New Jersey $72,340
- New Hampshire $71,390
- Colorado $70,480
- New York $70,100
- Nevada $68,410
- Connecticut $67,300
- Rhode Island $67,270
- Minnesota $66,840
- North Dakota $66,110
- District of Columbia $65,200
- Utah $64,350
- Illinois $64,340
- Oregon $63,970
- Delaware $63,590
- Wisconsin $62,450
- Pennsylvania $61,740
- Arizona $61,680
- Wyoming $61,580
- Michigan $61,420
- Georgia $61,370
- Virginia $61,090
- Maine $60,850
- Indiana $60,610
- Florida $60,490
- Ohio $60,470
- Montana $59,990
- Iowa $59,680
- Kansas $59,460
- Vermont $59,390
- Missouri $59,360
- South Carolina $59,330
- Idaho $59,230
- Tennessee $59,190
- Nebraska $59,140
- Texas $58,810
- Louisiana $58,680
- South Dakota $58,120
- North Carolina $57,490
- New Mexico $55,910
- Kentucky $55,480
- Oklahoma $55,340
- Mississippi $54,360
- Arkansas $52,330
- Alabama $50,470
- West Virginia $46,610
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $88,980
- Urban Honolulu, HI $85,040
- Seattle, WA $82,330
- San Francisco, CA $82,100
- Bremerton, WA $80,450
- Boulder, CO $79,030
- Olympia, WA $78,960
- Paducah, KY $78,900
- Bellingham, WA $78,330
- Napa, CA $78,070
- Mount Vernon, WA $77,460
- Los Angeles, CA $77,380
- Modesto, CA $76,640
- Bridgeport, CT $75,940
- New York, NY $75,780
- Boston, MA $75,770
- Santa Cruz, CA $75,670
- Vallejo, CA $75,500
- San Diego, CA $75,070
- Longview, WA $74,750
- Oxnard, CA $74,730
- San Luis Obispo, CA $74,620
- Anchorage, AK $74,480
- Baltimore, MD $74,470
- Reno, NV $74,110
- Manchester, NH $73,890
- Minneapolis, MN $73,730
- Fairbanks, AK $72,970
- Denver, CO $72,800
- Minot, ND $72,800
- Savannah, GA $72,770
- Sacramento, CA $72,660
- Kahului, HI $72,630
- Washington, DC $72,580
- Portland, OR $71,990
- Worcester, MA $71,780
- Riverside, CA $71,300
- Barnstable Town, MA $70,770
- Stockton, CA $70,410
- El Centro, CA $70,360
- Santa Maria, CA $70,060
- Kennewick, WA $69,750
- Trenton, NJ $69,480
- Wenatchee, WA $68,690
- Reading, PA $68,640
- Santa Rosa, CA $68,410
- Duluth, MN $68,240
- Walla Walla, WA $67,310
- Atlantic City, NJ $67,270
- Janesville, WI $67,140
- Las Vegas, NV $66,770
- Norwich, CT $66,700
- Visalia, CA $66,610
- Topeka, KS $66,500
- Portland, ME $66,100
- Casper, WY $65,780
- Ann Arbor, MI $65,770
- Hagerstown, MD $65,760
- Redding, CA $65,710
- Chicago, IL $65,680
- Providence, RI $65,620
- Oshkosh, WI $65,400
- Fresno, CA $65,210
- Salt Lake City, UT $65,200
- Springfield, MA $65,200
- New Haven, CT $65,140
- Vineland, NJ $64,990
- Spokane, WA $64,860
- Racine, WI $64,770
- Syracuse, NY $64,770
- Bend, OR $64,620
- Philadelphia, PA $64,550
- Hartford, CT $64,530
- St. Cloud, MN $64,410
- Fargo, ND $64,370
- Provo, UT $64,350
- Naples, FL $64,260
- Grand Forks, ND $64,220
- Fort Collins, CO $64,160
- Allentown, PA $64,110
- Helena, MT $64,110
- Harrisburg, PA $64,010
- Yakima, WA $63,990
- Bismarck, ND $63,950
- Kiryas Joel, NY $63,950
- Rochester, MN $63,950
- Bozeman, MT $63,910
- Colorado Springs, CO $63,910
- Appleton, WI $63,860
- Albany, NY $63,850
- Madison, WI $63,850
- Peoria, IL $63,850
- Salinas, CA $63,840
- Logan, UT $63,600
- Bakersfield, CA $63,520
- Cheyenne, WY $63,510
- Lancaster, PA $63,510
- Detroit, MI $63,360
- Pittsfield, MA $63,360
- Phoenix, AZ $63,330
- Buffalo, NY $63,270
- Amherst Town, MA $63,260
- Waterbury, CT $63,250
- Traverse City, MI $63,240
- Jackson, MI $63,030
- Merced, CA $62,970
- Lexington Park, MD $62,950
- Milwaukee, WI $62,920
- Greeley, CO $62,850
- Grants Pass, OR $62,830
- Decatur, IL $62,790
- Dayton, OH $62,730
- Rapid City, SD $62,700
- York, PA $62,700
- Cleveland, OH $62,690
- Lewiston, ID $62,670
- Scranton, PA $62,580
- Kansas City, MO $62,570
- Fond du Lac, WI $62,560
- Corvallis, OR $62,460