Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,122
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$11,488
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,287
Indiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Indiana — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$60,610
Kept after tax
$49,122
Worth in national money
$53,287
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $60,610, ranking 29 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 208 among 493 occupations Indiana publishes pay for.
- Here is where Indiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $60,610 you keep $49,122, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $53,287 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $61,200, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Indiana occupies the middle band for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists: a median of $60,610, ranking 29 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 208 of 493 in Indiana places bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Indiana income tax, retained pay for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists on $60,610 is $49,122. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $53,287 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $61,200 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,160 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,610 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,730 |
| This salary | $60,610 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Indiana | $49,122 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,880 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$927 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $58,421 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,121 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,610 as a midpoint for Indiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $44,160 and the ninetieth is $79,730 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $49,122, from $60,610, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 208 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $53,287, the adjusted value of that $60,610 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Indiana. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 208 of 493 locally.
- The Indiana median of $60,610 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $44,160 to $79,730. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Indiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $49,122 from $60,610. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 208 of 493 locally.
- This $53,287 adjusted figure, worked from $60,610, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 208 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 208 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $44,160 at the bottom tenth to $79,730 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Indiana sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $53,287 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Indiana's own levy, $49,122 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,160 to $79,730) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Indiana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Indiana's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $53,287 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $49,122 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Indiana income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.