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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Seattle, WA

The median bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $82,330 a year, 33% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,562 a month.

10th percentile
$61,410
25th percentile
$71,810
Median percentile
$82,330
75th percentile
$97,190
90th percentile
$115,550

Based on 3,740 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

$66,749 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,330
Federal income tax−$9,283
Social Security + Medicare−$6,298
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,562
Every two weeks$2,567

Does it go far here?

$74,082Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

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