Paycheck Atlas

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Phoenix, AZ

The median bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns $63,330 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,290 a month.

10th percentile
$48,150
25th percentile
$54,010
Median percentile
$63,330
75th percentile
$74,620
90th percentile
$86,000

Based on 3,550 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

$51,482 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,330
Federal income tax−$5,420
Social Security + Medicare−$4,845
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,583
Monthly take-home$4,290
Every two weeks$1,980

Does it go far here?

$61,297Median pay in Phoenix, AZ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,702 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Phoenix, AZ

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$341,680
Physicians, All Other$301,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$228,040
Dentists, General$194,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,720
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,310

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