Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,712
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$11,428
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,792
Nebraska costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Nebraska — 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
$59,140
Kept after tax
$47,712
Worth in national money
$52,792
State rank
40
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Nebraska. The middle earner gets $59,140. That is 40 of 51 states, and about 4.26% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Nebraska reports figures for, this is number 237.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $59,140 you keep $47,712 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $52,792 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $59,790, since top earners drag the number up.
- For bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists, Nebraska sits in the lower band at $59,140, ranking 40 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 4.26%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Nebraska's occupational distribution, bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists sits at 237 of 488 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Nebraska is $47,712 after the full tax stack, from $59,140. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $52,792 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $59,790 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $44,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,400 |
| This salary | $59,140 |
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 Nebraska | $47,712 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,699 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,649 |
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 | $56,667 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,994 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Nebraska earn under $59,140 and half over. The published range runs $44,010 at the tenth percentile to $79,400 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $47,712, from $59,140, 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 237 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $52,792, the adjusted value of that $59,140 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Nebraska. 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 237 of 488 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $44,010 to $79,400; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Nebraska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,712 from $59,140. 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 237 of 488 locally.
- This $52,792 adjusted figure, worked from $59,140, 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 237 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 237 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $44,010 and the top tenth $79,400, so most people doing this work in Nebraska sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Nebraska is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $52,792 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Nebraska adds its own income tax on top — which is why $47,712 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($44,010 to $79,400) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Nebraska rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Nebraska'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 $52,792 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 $47,712 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Nebraska 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.