Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,957
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$15,143
21.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,063
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — 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
$70,100
Kept after tax
$54,957
Worth in national money
$51,063
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $70,100, which ranks 10 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 13.49% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations New York reports figures for, this is number 236.
- New York is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $70,100 the take-home is $54,957; in national-average money that behaves like $51,063. The average comes to $70,740, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New York ranks 10 of 51 states publishing a median for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists, at $70,100 — about 13.49% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In New York's occupational distribution, bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists sits at 236 of 493 — 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.
- Take-home for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in New York, on $70,100, is $54,957; deflated by the state's price level, $51,063. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $70,740 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,360 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $70,100 |
| Top tenth earn over | $90,090 |
| This salary | $70,100 |
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 York | $54,957 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $58,145 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,773 |
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 | $65,684 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,058 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $70,100 as a midpoint for New York, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $48,360 and the ninetieth is $90,090 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In New York the take-home figure of $54,957, from $70,100, 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 236 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $51,063 uses one figure for the whole of New York. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 236.
- The New York median of $70,100 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $48,360 to $90,090. 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 New York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $54,957 from $70,100. 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 236 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $51,063, worked from $70,100, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular New York address, on work sitting at 236 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $48,360 at the tenth percentile, $90,090 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. New York costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $51,063 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New York then takes its own share, leaving $54,957.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,360 to $90,090) 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 York rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $51,063 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 $54,957 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York 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.