The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $64,000, Washington is the highest paying state for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $63,690). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $64,000 |
$46,910 | 6,790 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $63,690 |
$39,350 | 1,000 |
| 3 | California | $62,890 |
$40,170 | 20,330 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $62,680 |
$46,430 | 4,770 |
| 5 | Nevada | $61,950 |
$44,570 | 1,240 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $61,910 |
$37,990 | 2,840 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $61,430 |
$47,280 | 1,210 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $61,250 |
$46,590 | 9,810 |
| 9 | New York | $61,200 |
$40,880 | 14,150 |
| 10 | Illinois | $60,900 |
$41,050 | 8,560 |
| 11 | Colorado | $60,820 |
$45,410 | 4,390 |
| 12 | Alaska | $60,760 |
$45,980 | 620 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $60,150 |
$46,300 | 370 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $60,000 |
$40,120 | 6,630 |
| 15 | Maryland | $59,450 |
$42,340 | 4,170 |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $58,480 |
$36,170 | 60 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $57,360 |
$41,650 | 1,030 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | $56,740 |
$40,020 | 5,700 |
| 19 | Oregon | $56,370 |
$38,830 | 4,220 |
| 20 | South Dakota | $53,780 |
$39,060 | 1,220 |
| 21 | Delaware | $52,730 |
$37,710 | 450 |
| 22 | Virginia | $52,360 |
$37,660 | 6,440 |
| 23 | Georgia | $52,260 |
$35,910 | 8,960 |
| 24 | Wyoming | $52,100 |
$39,160 | 900 |
| 25 | Florida | $52,040 |
$37,110 | 12,360 |
| 26 | Arizona | $52,000 |
$36,780 | 4,610 |
| 27 | Utah | $51,580 |
$37,560 | 2,710 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $51,180 |
$36,230 | 13,020 |
| 29 | Texas | $50,970 |
$32,970 | 25,040 |
| 30 | Michigan | $50,960 |
$38,050 | 7,820 |
| 31 | Vermont | $50,950 |
$40,490 | 520 |
| 32 | Louisiana | $50,820 |
$30,810 | 2,260 |
| 33 | Iowa | $50,290 |
$35,280 | 4,370 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $50,290 |
$36,380 | 9,990 |
| 35 | Indiana | $49,990 |
$37,460 | 9,970 |
| 36 | Ohio | $49,960 |
$35,970 | 12,530 |
| 37 | Idaho | $49,940 |
$37,600 | 1,770 |
| 38 | Montana | $49,910 |
$21,100 | 1,350 |
| 39 | Maine | $49,860 |
$37,400 | 1,870 |
| 40 | Kansas | $49,630 |
$36,530 | 3,190 |
| 41 | Guam | $49,330 |
$32,570 | 70 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $49,240 |
$37,350 | 3,010 |
| 43 | Missouri | $48,940 |
$35,080 | 7,710 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $48,820 |
$34,750 | 5,260 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $48,260 |
$34,970 | 3,640 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $48,030 |
$33,120 | 4,100 |
| 47 | Alabama | $47,220 |
$32,210 | 5,460 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $47,160 |
$29,460 | 2,470 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $46,550 |
$33,970 | 4,430 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $45,270 |
$25,880 | 1,370 |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $45,260 |
$30,480 | 30 |
| 52 | South Carolina | $45,150 |
$18,990 | 3,550 |
| 53 | West Virginia | $44,620 |
$29,570 | 1,480 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $24,230 |
$18,390 | 850 |