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

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Arkansas

Averages can hide a lot. Medians hide less. That is why this page leads with the median for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Arkansas: $52,330 a year. The mean is listed too, so you can see when a small group of high earners pulls the average upward.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$52,330

$25 per hour at the median · That is $9,440 (15.3 percent) below the national median of $61,770 for this occupation.

$54,250Mean annual salary
$26Mean hourly wage
$4,090People employed in this job in Arkansas

Salary range

25th: $46,090Median: $52,33075th: $60,940
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$46,090
Median (50th percentile)$52,330
75th percentile$60,940
Mean$54,250

The middle half of workers earned from $46,090 to $60,940 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$42,778 a year
$3,565 a month
Federal tax $4,100 · FICA $4,003 · State tax $1,449
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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