Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary · Indiana

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Salary in Indiana

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Indiana earn a median of $60,610 a year, which is $29.14 an hour. That is about the same as the national median of $61,770. The state employs 8,840.

Median in Indiana $60,610 $29.14 an hour · May 2025
US median $61,770
Jobs in Indiana 8,840

Indiana against the US May 2025

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Indiana against the US, May 2025
FigureIndianaUnited States
Median annual $60,610 $61,770
Median hourly$29.14$29.70
Mean annual$61,200$64,320
10th percentile$44,160$44,530
90th percentile$79,730$88,740
Employment8,840289,960

How Indiana compares

By median pay, Indiana ranks 8 of the 12 states this site reports for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists. Ranking is on the published median only. It says nothing about how far that salary goes once housing, state income tax and commuting are paid, and those differences between states are frequently larger than the pay gap itself.

Other states for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists May 2025

StateMedianHourlyJobs
California $73,950 $35.55 20,940
New Jersey $72,340 $34.78 8,160
New York $70,100 $33.70 13,230
Illinois $64,340 $30.93 11,320
Pennsylvania $61,740 $29.68 12,630
Michigan $61,420 $29.53 9,020
Georgia $61,370 $29.50 10,910
Florida $60,490 $29.08 14,900
Ohio $60,470 $29.07 14,240
Texas $58,810 $28.27 29,870
North Carolina $57,490 $27.64 11,070

Common questions

How much do bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists make in Indiana?

The median salary for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Indiana is $60,610 a year, or $29.14 an hour. That is about the same as the national median of $61,770. Indiana employs 8,840 of them.

Is Indiana a good state to work as a bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialist?

On pay alone, Indiana ranks 8 of the 12 states this site reports for the occupation, by median salary. Pay is only half the question though: a state with a higher median can still leave you with less once housing and taxes are counted, and this site does not adjust for cost of living.

What is the pay range for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Indiana?

The lowest-paid 10 percent earn $44,160 or less and the highest-paid 10 percent earn $79,730 or more. The middle half falls between $49,270 and $70,810.

Where these numbers come from

Published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release, for SOC code 49-3031 in Indiana. Nothing on this page is interpolated or averaged by this site. See the national bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists salary page for the full picture, or how to read these figures for what the survey covers.