SOC 49-3031 · Area 4800003 · May 2025
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,440 | $17.04 |
| 25th percentile | $44,450 | $21.37 |
| Median | $55,180 | $26.53 |
| 75th percentile | $63,730 | $30.64 |
| 90th percentile | $82,140 | $39.49 |
| Average | $57,350 | $27.57 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 220. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $44,450 to $63,730 in 2025, a span of $19,280.
The area median is $3,630 (6.2%) below Texas's $58,810 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 30 other published areas
- This area's median is $7,780 (16.4%) above the $47,400 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $7,680 (16.2%) above the $47,500 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $7,660 (16.1%) above the $47,520 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $6,910 (14.3%) above the $48,270 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $5,280 (10.6%) above the $49,900 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $4,640 (9.2%) above the $50,540 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $3,930 (7.7%) above the $51,250 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $3,660 (7.1%) above the $51,520 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $3,090 (5.9%) above the $52,090 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $1,960 (3.7%) above the $53,220 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $780 (1.4%) above the $54,400 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $720 (1.3%) above the $54,460 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $450 (0.8%) above the $54,730 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $690 (1.2%) below the $55,870 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $1,430 (2.5%) below the $56,610 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $1,860 (3.3%) below the $57,040 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,870 (3.3%) below the $57,050 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $1,900 (3.3%) below the $57,080 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,420 (4.2%) below the $57,600 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $2,720 (4.7%) below the $57,900 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $2,980 (5.1%) below the $58,160 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,010 (5.2%) below the $58,190 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $3,270 (5.6%) below the $58,450 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,440 (5.9%) below the $58,620 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $4,530 (7.6%) below the $59,710 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,210 (8.6%) below the $60,390 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $5,590 (9.2%) below the $60,770 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $5,890 (9.6%) below the $61,070 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $6,380 (10.4%) below the $61,560 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $6,630 (10.7%) below the $61,810 median in Midland, TX.
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