Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialist Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Dallas-Plano-Irving is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,580
25th Percentile Wage
$38,210
50th Percentile Wage
$48,310
75th Percentile Wage
$58,220
90th Percentile Wage
$63,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,580.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$48,310
-1.16% 12.92%
2016
$48,870
5.01% -
2015
$46,420
1.12% -
2014
$45,900
4.77% -
2013
$43,710
3.75% -
2012
$42,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialist Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,310 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 23.3 percent (23.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Odessa
$56,260
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$56,200
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$56,190
Midland
$55,350
San Angelo
$52,230
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$51,210
Abilene
$50,750
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$50,550
Victoria
$50,000
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$49,970
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$49,630
Texarkana-Texarkana
$49,570
College Station-Bryan
$49,100
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$49,030
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$48,310
Corpus Christi
$48,080
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$48,050
Sherman-Denison
$47,710
Tyler
$47,430
Longview
$47,280
Waco
$46,790
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$46,400
Fort Worth-Arlington
$46,380
Amarillo
$46,190
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,080
Lubbock
$45,920
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$44,350
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$44,070
Wichita Falls
$43,950
El Paso
$41,260
Laredo
$40,930
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$40,060
Brownsville-Harlingen
$37,040