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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Staunton, VA

The median bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA earns $62,190 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,061 a month.

10th percentile
$45,760
25th percentile
$54,360
Median percentile
$62,190
75th percentile
$63,060
90th percentile
$72,320

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

$48,729 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,190
Federal income tax−$5,283
Social Security + Medicare−$4,758
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,420
Monthly take-home$4,061
Every two weeks$1,874

Does it go far here?

$68,245Median pay in Staunton, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.1 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,068 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Staunton, VA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,450
Registered Nurses$92,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,750
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,310
Office Clerks, General$43,630
Nursing Assistants$42,490

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