Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,022
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$13,328
20.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,706
Utah costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Utah — 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
$64,350
Kept after tax
$51,022
Worth in national money
$53,706
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Utah's middle earner gets $64,350, putting the state 17 of 51 — about 4.18% ahead of the national figure.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 487 occupations Utah reports figures for, this is number 185.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $64,350 you keep $51,022, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $53,706 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $64,930, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists, Utah sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $64,350, ranking 17 of 51 and running about 4.18% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- In Utah's occupational distribution, bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists sits at 185 of 487 — 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 federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists on $64,350 is $51,022. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $53,706 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 $64,930 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 | $46,970 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $83,140 |
| This salary | $64,350 |
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 Utah | $51,022 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,885 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,746 |
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 | $60,786 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,111 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $64,350 as a midpoint for Utah, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,970 and the ninetieth is $83,140 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Utah the take-home figure of $51,022, from $64,350, 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 185 of 487 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $53,706, the adjusted value of that $64,350 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 185 of 487 in the state.
- The Utah median of $64,350 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,970 to $83,140. 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 Utah is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $51,022 from $64,350. 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 185 of 487 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $53,706 — the adjusted value of that $64,350 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 185 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $46,970 at the tenth percentile, $83,140 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Utah is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $53,706 in national terms.
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 Utah's own levy, $51,022 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 ($46,970 to $83,140) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Utah rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Utah'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 $53,706 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 $51,022 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Utah 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.