Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,533
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$15,437
24.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,345
Oregon costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oregon — 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
$63,970
Kept after tax
$48,533
Worth in national money
$46,345
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $63,970, ranking 19 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 241 among 489 occupations Oregon publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $63,970 the take-home is $48,533. But Oregon costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $46,345 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $67,270, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Oregon occupies the middle band for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists: a median of $63,970, ranking 19 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 241 of 489 in Oregon 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Oregon income tax is $48,533 for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists, from $63,970. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $46,345. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $67,270 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 | $47,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $90,700 |
| This salary | $63,970 |
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 Oregon | $48,533 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,580 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,793 |
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 | $57,688 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,634 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $63,970 as a midpoint for Oregon, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,690 and the ninetieth is $90,700 — 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 Oregon's $48,533, worked from $63,970. 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 241 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $46,345, the adjusted value of that $63,970 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 241 of 489 in the state.
- The Oregon median of $63,970 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,690 to $90,700. 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 Oregon take-home of $48,533, on $63,970 for work ranking 241 of 489 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 241 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $46,345 — the adjusted value of that $63,970 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 241 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $67,270, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,690 at the bottom tenth to $90,700 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 $46,345 of national purchasing power.
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 Oregon adds its own income tax on top — which is why $48,533 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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Oregon is $67,270. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,690 to $90,700) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oregon rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Oregon's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $46,345 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 $48,533 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oregon 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.