Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Salary in the US
A bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earns a national median of $61,770 a year (mean $64,320) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #408 of 825.
How much does a bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earn in the US?
A bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in the United States earns a median of $61,770 a year (mean $64,320), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 289,960 people work in this occupation (SOC 49-3031), ranked #408 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$61,770
per year
Mean
$64,320
per year
Employment
289,960
US workers
National rank
#408
of 825 by median
What a bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists (SOC 49-3031) earns a median annual wage of $61,770 and a mean (average) of $64,320. The median is the midpoint — half of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists is $61,770, and the mean (average) is $64,320. The median is the midpoint — half of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $61,770, a bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earns 21% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 289,960 bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists employed nationally (SOC 49-3031), across all industries.
- Where does this bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 49-3031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 49-3031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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