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

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Kentucky

Salary talk gets noisy fast, so I try to keep it plain. In Kentucky, bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earned a median of $55,480 a year. From there, this page walks through the range, the hourly rate, how many people do the job here, and what stays in your pocket after federal tax and FICA.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$55,480

$27 per hour at the median · That is $6,290 (10.2 percent) below the national median of $61,770 for this occupation.

$57,370Mean annual salary
$28Mean hourly wage
$3,890People employed in this job in Kentucky

Salary range

25th: $46,560Median: $55,48075th: $63,740
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$46,560
Median (50th percentile)$55,480
75th percentile$63,740
Mean$57,370

The middle half of workers earned from $46,560 to $63,740 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$44,934 a year
$3,744 a month
Federal tax $4,478 · FICA $4,244 · State tax $1,824

Caveat: the Kentucky form was retrieved via a reproduction, not directly from revenue.ky.gov.

Kentucky city and county occupational taxes are separate and are not in this figure.

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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