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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Grand Junction, CO earns $60,310 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,999 a month.

10th percentile
$45,720
25th percentile
$52,000
Median percentile
$60,310
75th percentile
$74,620
90th percentile
$83,240

Based on 160 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

$47,985 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,310
Federal income tax−$5,057
Social Security + Medicare−$4,614
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$2,654
Monthly take-home$3,999
Every two weeks$1,846

Does it go far here?

$63,168Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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