Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists · SOC 49-3031
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Salary in the Kansas
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Kansas
Figures describe the state of Kansas as a whole.
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in the Kansas earned a median of $59,460 per year ($28.59 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $43,610 at the 10th percentile to $81,000 at the 90th. BLS estimates 3,300 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in the Kansas earn more than $59,460 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $48,870 and $71,430.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $43,610 | $48,870 | $59,460 | $71,430 | $81,000 |
| Hourly | $20.97 | $23.50 | $28.59 | $34.34 | $38.94 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Kansas$59,460 median for Kansas; middle half earns $48,870 to $71,430
- United Statesnational$61,770 median for United States; middle half earns $50,540 to $75,470
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Kansas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Kansasthis page$59,460 median for Kansas; middle half earns $48,870 to $71,430
- $66,500 median for Topeka metro area; middle half earns $57,000 to $82,860
- $57,590 median for Lawrence metro area; middle half earns $54,120 to $69,390
- $57,080 median for Wichita metro area; middle half earns $46,490 to $63,150
- $54,010 median for Manhattan metro area; middle half earns $48,280 to $61,220
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.