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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Boston, MA

The median bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH earns $75,770 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,862 a month.

10th percentile
$52,030
25th percentile
$61,820
Median percentile
$75,770
75th percentile
$91,210
90th percentile
$103,850

Based on 3,110 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,346 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,770
Federal income tax−$7,839
Social Security + Medicare−$5,796
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,789
Monthly take-home$4,862
Every two weeks$2,244

Does it go far here?

$69,985Median pay in Boston, MA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.3 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,023 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Boston, MA

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$386,300
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Natural Sciences Managers$291,000
Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Nurse Anesthetists$239,200
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$235,460
Physicians, All Other$229,870

All bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts