Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary · Florida

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Salary in Florida

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Florida earn a median of $60,490 a year, which is $29.08 an hour. That is $1,280 below the national median of $61,770, a difference of 2 percent. The state employs 14,900.

Median in Florida $60,490 $29.08 an hour · May 2025
US median $61,770
Jobs in Florida 14,900

Florida against the US May 2025

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Florida against the US, May 2025
FigureFloridaUnited States
Median annual $60,490 $61,770
Median hourly$29.08$29.70
Mean annual$62,750$64,320
10th percentile$44,300$44,530
90th percentile$79,210$88,740
Employment14,900289,960

How Florida compares

By median pay, Florida ranks 9 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
Indiana $60,610 $29.14 8,840
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 Florida?

The median salary for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Florida is $60,490 a year, or $29.08 an hour. That is $1,280 below the national median of $61,770, a difference of 2 percent. Florida employs 14,900 of them.

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

On pay alone, Florida ranks 9 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 Florida?

The lowest-paid 10 percent earn $44,300 or less and the highest-paid 10 percent earn $79,210 or more. The middle half falls between $49,720 and $73,900.

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 Florida. 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.