SALARY · BUS AND TRUCK MECHANICS AND DIESEL ENGINE SPECIALISTS · MISSISSIPPI

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Mississippi

You might see a bigger number on a job board. Job boards show what employers post, not what workers actually earn. BLS surveyed real employment for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Mississippi and found a median of $54,360 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$54,360

$26 per hour at the median · That is $7,410 (12.0 percent) below the national median of $61,770 for this occupation.

$56,670Mean annual salary
$27Mean hourly wage
$3,140People employed in this job in Mississippi

Salary range

25th: $44,120Median: $54,36075th: $65,400
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$44,120
Median (50th percentile)$54,360
75th percentile$65,400
Mean$56,670

The middle half of workers earned from $44,120 to $65,400 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$44,416 a year
$3,701 a month
Federal tax $4,343 · FICA $4,159 · State tax $1,442

Caveat: the Mississippi DOR page also contains a stale 4.4 percent line beside the explicit 2026 row at 4 percent, so re-check against the final 2026 Form 80-105 instructions.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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