Pay by state · 53 states
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists earn the most in Hawaii at $80,080 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $40,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $61,770. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $80,080Hawaii
- National median
- $61,770BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $40,110Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIHawaii | $80,080 | $62,850 | $85,040 | 690 | $72,832 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $77,900 | $63,700 | $92,880 | 7,410 | $72,795 |
| 3 | AKAlaska | $75,580 | $62,450 | $83,210 | 860 | $73,838 |
| 4 | MDMaryland | $74,790 | $60,920 | $84,180 | 3,030 | $71,256 |
| 5 | CACalifornia | $73,950 | $60,110 | $84,740 | 20,940 | $66,790 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $73,270 | $59,920 | $84,410 | 4,870 | $69,281 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $72,340 | $59,740 | $79,850 | 8,160 | $66,486 |
| 8 | NHNew Hampshire | $71,390 | $60,440 | $82,700 | 1,040 | $68,535 |
| 9 | COColorado | $70,480 | $59,300 | $79,780 | 4,600 | $68,393 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $70,100 | $58,420 | $86,450 | 13,230 | $64,955 |
| 11 | NVNevada | $68,410 | $58,240 | $80,950 | 1,990 | $68,424 |
| 12 | CTConnecticut | $67,300 | $60,300 | $81,160 | 2,860 | $64,955 |
| 13 | RIRhode Island | $67,270 | $60,620 | $77,590 | 350 | $65,770 |
| 14 | MNMinnesota | $66,840 | $59,480 | $78,600 | 7,300 | $67,775 |
| 15 | NDNorth Dakota | $66,110 | $58,080 | $81,100 | 1,790 | $74,315 |
| 16 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $65,200 | $59,450 | $75,980 | 110 | $59,326 |
| 17 | UTUtah | $64,350 | $57,450 | $74,930 | 2,690 | $65,089 |
| 18 | ILIllinois | $64,340 | $53,640 | $80,640 | 11,320 | $64,367 |
| 19 | OROregon | $63,970 | $57,580 | $76,840 | 3,770 | $61,890 |
| 20 | DEDelaware | $63,590 | $54,260 | $74,380 | 670 | $63,712 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $62,450 | $52,040 | $74,800 | 6,750 | $66,369 |
| 22 | PAPennsylvania | $61,740 | $51,060 | $73,000 | 12,630 | $63,276 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $61,680 | $51,080 | $74,310 | 5,140 | $61,265 |
| 24 | WYWyoming | $61,580 | $54,050 | $73,950 | 1,100 | $66,436 |
| 25 | MIMichigan | $61,420 | $51,280 | $67,460 | 9,020 | $63,835 |
| 26 | GAGeorgia | $61,370 | $51,510 | $75,340 | 10,910 | $63,733 |
| 27 | VAVirginia | $61,090 | $50,840 | $70,460 | 8,070 | $60,423 |
| 28 | MEMaine | $60,850 | $51,070 | $72,850 | 1,380 | $62,700 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $60,610 | $49,270 | $70,810 | 8,840 | $64,942 |
| 30 | FLFlorida | $60,490 | $49,720 | $73,900 | 14,900 | $58,493 |
| 31 | OHOhio | $60,470 | $50,700 | $69,290 | 14,240 | $65,180 |
| 32 | MTMontana | $59,990 | $51,650 | $71,180 | 1,230 | $63,384 |
| 33 | IAIowa | $59,680 | $48,770 | $71,570 | 4,140 | $68,002 |
| 34 | KSKansas | $59,460 | $48,870 | $71,430 | 3,300 | $66,017 |
| 35 | VTVermont | $59,390 | $49,930 | $75,960 | 550 | $60,628 |
| 36 | MOMissouri | $59,360 | $48,070 | $69,000 | 6,780 | $65,362 |
| 37 | SCSouth Carolina | $59,330 | $48,510 | $65,690 | 3,360 | $63,286 |
| 38 | IDIdaho | $59,230 | $48,740 | $69,370 | 1,930 | $62,025 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $59,190 | $48,680 | $71,610 | 5,720 | $64,428 |
| 40 | NENebraska | $59,140 | $49,430 | $65,200 | 2,720 | $65,636 |
| 41 | TXTexas | $58,810 | $47,520 | $70,400 | 29,870 | $60,593 |
| 42 | LALouisiana | $58,680 | $46,800 | $69,100 | 3,270 | $66,525 |
| 43 | SDSouth Dakota | $58,120 | $49,570 | $65,200 | 1,340 | $65,609 |
| 44 | NCNorth Carolina | $57,490 | $48,040 | $64,770 | 11,070 | $60,948 |
| 45 | NMNew Mexico | $55,910 | $47,560 | $66,900 | 1,740 | $60,632 |
| 46 | KYKentucky | $55,480 | $46,560 | $63,740 | 3,890 | $61,536 |
| 47 | OKOklahoma | $55,340 | $46,310 | $62,580 | 3,970 | $62,999 |
| 48 | MSMississippi | $54,360 | $44,120 | $65,400 | 3,140 | $62,517 |
| 49 | ARArkansas | $52,330 | $46,090 | $60,940 | 4,090 | $60,193 |
| 50 | GUGuam | $51,720 | $41,630 | $53,950 | 30 | N/A |
| 51 | ALAlabama | $50,470 | $45,940 | $61,030 | 6,130 | $56,821 |
| 52 | WVWest Virginia | $46,610 | $37,670 | $62,430 | 1,040 | $52,080 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $40,110 | $29,650 | $56,540 | 930 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, that changes the ranking: Hawaii leads on raw pay at $80,080, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $74,315.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists the most?
Hawaii reports the highest median wage for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists at $80,080 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($77,900) and Alaska ($75,580).
Which state pays Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists at $40,110 a year, $39,970 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $74,315 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $66,110. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.