Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$57,272
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$15,068
20.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,600
New Jersey costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Jersey — 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
$72,340
Kept after tax
$57,272
Worth in national money
$52,600
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New Jersey pays this job a middle wage of $72,340, ranking 7 of 51 states and sitting about 17.11% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations New Jersey reports figures for, this is number 237.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $72,340, tax leaves $57,272 — and because New Jersey is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $52,600 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $70,860.
- New Jersey's median for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists is $72,340, about 17.11% above the national figure and 7 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In New Jersey's occupational distribution, bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists sits at 237 of 490 — 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.
- After tax, $57,272 remains from the New Jersey median of $72,340 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $52,600 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $70,860 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
Compare this career across states
Choose your filing status and local taxes, compare pay, and keep a shortlist.Compare wage and personal-pay outcomes by state, with selected resident local taxes and saved career choices.
Pay band: Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,140 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,340 |
| Top tenth earn over | $94,150 |
| This salary | $72,340 |
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 New Jersey | $57,272 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,721 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,858 |
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 | $68,859 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,439 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $72,340 as a midpoint for New Jersey, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $49,140 and the ninetieth is $94,150 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New Jersey's $57,272, worked from $72,340. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 237 of 490.
- Two cautions on $52,600, the adjusted value of that $72,340 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of New Jersey. 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 490 locally.
- The New Jersey median of $72,340 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $49,140 to $94,150. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The New Jersey take-home of $57,272, on $72,340 for work ranking 237 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 237 of 490 in the state.
- This $52,600 adjusted figure, worked from $72,340, 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 490 in the state. The occupation ranks 237 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $49,140 at the bottom tenth to $94,150 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $52,600 of national purchasing power.
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 New Jersey's own levy, $57,272 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($49,140 to $94,150) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Jersey rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New Jersey's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $52,600 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $57,272 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Jersey 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.