Highest-paying Cities for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

The top 100 highest paying cities for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $78,640, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists. It is followed by Napa, California (average annual salary $73,470). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$78,640	$50,200	1,870
2	Napa, California	$73,470	$49,150	60
3	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$73,120	$52,120	110
4	Danville, Illinois	$71,570	$44,470	90
5	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$69,750	$49,680	140
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$68,910	$49,670	3,650
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$68,360	$52,800	830
8	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$67,580	$43,500	190
9	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$66,990	$39,260	200
10	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$66,890	$43,750	130
11	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$66,670	$46,250	450
12	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$66,310	$40,870	750
13	Chico, California	$65,820	$41,140	90
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$65,590	$43,630	5,840
15	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$65,000	$43,390	100
16	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$64,770	$40,790	570
17	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$64,730	$47,940	120
18	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$64,560	$40,710	330
19	Longview, Washington	$64,540	$44,720	120
20	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$64,470	$47,120	3,230
21	Boulder, Colorado	$64,410	$50,650	160
22	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$64,350	$49,470	410
23	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$64,320	$47,230	15,160
24	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$64,240	$41,530	80
25	Redding, California	$64,100	$37,890	150
26	Olympia, Washington	$63,950	$48,000	250
27	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$63,830	$48,350	160
28	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$63,720	$42,940	270
29	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$63,580	$48,650	120
30	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$63,470	$39,970	80
31	Bellingham, Washington	$63,390	$46,950	250
32	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$63,190	$46,970	380
33	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$63,110	$38,670	340
34	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$63,080	$46,530	6,800
35	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$63,070	$43,660	230
36	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$63,050	$41,900	1,330
37	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$62,940	$41,060	1,280
38	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$62,830	$37,910	950
39	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$62,540	$38,840	100
40	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$62,300	$45,280	190
41	Worcester, Massachusetts	$62,230	$45,350	610
42	Modesto, California	$62,190	$39,490	430
43	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$61,970	$45,710	2,950
44	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$61,880	$47,640	310
45	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$61,840	$47,020	3,840
46	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$61,830	$37,440	110
47	Danbury, Connecticut	$61,790	$43,660	100
48	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$61,710	$44,960	680
49	Columbus, Indiana	$61,660	$42,280	210
50	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$61,560	$40,800	140
51	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$61,540	$42,180	220
52	Anchorage, Alaska	$61,460	$46,070	360
53	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$61,410	$46,060	2,630
54	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$61,290	$46,210	310
55	Salinas, California	$61,250	$39,400	260
56	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$61,240	$42,230	290
57	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$61,220	$37,020	1,930
58	Bismarck, North Dakota	$61,100	$44,470	180
59	Springfield, Massachusetts	$60,880	$43,450	640
60	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$60,840	$47,570	50
61	Yuba City, California	$60,750	$38,480	90
62	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$60,650	$45,150	210
63	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$60,520	$45,760	370
64	Racine, Wisconsin	$60,500	$39,120	220
65	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$60,460	$42,140	70
66	Kingston, New York	$60,440	$43,670	110
67	Fargo, North Dakota	$60,350	$44,150	470
68	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$60,330	$42,840	120
69	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$60,320	$39,520	50
70	Fairbanks, Alaska	$60,310	$44,640	70
71	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$60,230	$46,010	550
72	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$60,200	$43,770	100
73	Rochester, Minnesota	$60,190	$46,860	330
74	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$60,120	$42,280	80
75	Duluth, Wisconsin	$60,040	$43,010	460
76	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$60,030	$42,550	2,240
77	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$60,000	$44,360	2,540
78	Port St Lucie, Florida	$59,990	$37,880	190
79	Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois	$59,970	$38,320	100
80	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$59,750	$43,720	270
81	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$59,730	$45,980	180
82	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$59,680	$38,140	100
83	Walla Walla, Washington	$59,680	$45,540	40
84	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$59,560	$38,940	1,350
85	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$59,560	$38,680	2,330
86	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$59,430	$39,600	4,450
87	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$59,430	$40,730	1,930
88	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$59,360	$47,840	120
89	Bloomington, Illinois	$59,280	$38,260	140
90	Decatur, Illinois	$59,280	$37,970	100
91	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$59,240	$35,610	6,370
92	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$59,190	$43,880	150
93	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$59,180	$39,830	60
94	Madison, Wisconsin	$59,180	$41,720	540
95	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$59,140	$38,530	130
96	Peoria, Illinois	$59,130	$38,360	200
97	Rockford, Illinois	$58,980	$38,160	160
98	Fresno, California	$58,890	$36,880	590
99	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$58,880	$38,210	3,750
100	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$58,860	$33,880	4,400

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists.