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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Houston, TX

The median bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $60,770 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,251 a month.

10th percentile
$44,960
25th percentile
$49,810
Median percentile
$60,770
75th percentile
$74,500
90th percentile
$96,650

Based on 7,410 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

$51,009 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,770
Federal income tax−$5,112
Social Security + Medicare−$4,649
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,251
Every two weeks$1,962

Does it go far here?

$61,615Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

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