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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Massachusetts

The median bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Massachusetts earns $73,270 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,726 a month.

10th percentile
$49,400
25th percentile
$59,920
Median percentile
$73,270
75th percentile
$84,410
90th percentile
$99,460

Based on 4,870 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

$56,712 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,270
Federal income tax−$7,289
Social Security + Medicare−$5,605
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$3,664
Monthly take-home$4,726
Every two weeks$2,181

Does it go far here?

$69,281Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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