What are the main factors that influence a Bus Mechanic's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Bus Mechanic's salary?

A Bus Mechanic's salary grows with experience: starting around $53,161 for beginners, reaching about $56,564 at mid-level, and approach $57,686 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Bus Mechanic?

Bus Mechanic salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Bus Mechanic roles are District of Columbia $59,685, California $59,459, Massachusetts $58,666. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Bus Mechanic roles make?

Salaries for Bus Mechanic level roles vary by specialization: Bus Technician: $59,777; Bus Attendant: $51,765; Bus Dispatcher: $50,137; Bus Operator: $50,109; Bus Inspector: $48,987.

How do different companies affect a Bus Mechanic's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Bus Mechanic roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Bus Mechanic Salary in the United States

How much does a Bus Mechanic make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bus Mechanic in the United States is $53,907 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, a Bus Mechanic's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,795
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,238 to $58,559
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,257

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Bus Mechanic Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,559	$4,880	$1,126	$28
Average	$53,907	$4,492	$1,037	$26
25th Percentile	$46,238	$3,853	$889	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Bus Mechanic Salaries

A Bus Mechanic's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Bus Mechanic Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Bus Mechanic's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $53,161
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,439
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,564
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,561
Expert (over 8 years): $57,686

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Bus Mechanic	$53,161
Intermediate Level Bus Mechanic	$54,439
Senior Level Bus Mechanic	$56,564
Specialist Level Bus Mechanic	$57,561
Expert Level Bus Mechanic	$57,686

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How Do Bus Mechanic Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Bus Mechanics. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,685.
California: $59,459.
Massachusetts: $58,666.

District of Columbia $59,685 California $59,459 Massachusetts $58,666 Washington $58,451 New Jersey $58,429 Alaska $58,354 Connecticut $57,610 New York $57,308

Hawaii $56,343 Rhode Island $55,890 Maryland $55,583 Minnesota $55,163 Colorado $55,001 Illinois $54,947 Oregon $54,742 Delaware $54,591

New Hampshire $54,496 Virginia $54,284 Pennsylvania $53,664 Nevada $53,351 North Dakota $53,249 Michigan $53,087 Wisconsin $53,028 Vermont $52,909

Texas $52,580 Maine $52,559 Arizona $52,526 Ohio $52,489 Georgia $51,993 Indiana $51,745 Wyoming $51,696 Utah $51,621

Iowa $51,589 Kansas $51,330 Louisiana $51,254 North Carolina $51,227 Missouri $51,217 Florida $51,006 Montana $50,893 Nebraska $50,785

Kentucky $50,726 South Carolina $50,510 Tennessee $50,376 Idaho $50,322 New Mexico $49,928 Oklahoma $49,842 Alabama $49,524 South Dakota $48,990

Arkansas $48,699 West Virginia $48,543 Mississippi $48,074

Top Paying Cities for Bus Mechanics

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $67,992
San Francisco: $67,324
Oakland: $65,831

San Jose, CA $67,992

San Francisco, CA $67,324

Oakland, CA $65,831

New York, NY $62,472

Queens Village, NY $62,068

Paramus, NJ $61,637

Passaic, NJ $61,583

Bergenfield, NJ $61,529

Stamford, CT $61,448

Huntington, NY $61,394

Newark, NJ $61,044

Bridgeport, CT $60,936

New Brunswick, NJ $60,758

Vallejo, CA $60,645

Middlesex, NJ $60,612

Somerset, NJ $60,564

Petaluma, CA $60,440

Santa Cruz, CA $60,230

Boston, MA $60,122

Monterey, CA $59,852

Fairbanks, AK $59,815

Los Angeles, CA $59,712

Washington, DC $59,685

Seattle, WA $59,588

Santa Rosa, CA $59,577

Juneau, AK $59,421

Orange, CA $59,243

Anchorage, AK $59,146

Anaheim, CA $59,108

Santa Ana, CA $59,028

Nassau, NY $58,995

Long Beach, CA $58,974

Danbury, CT $58,958

Santa Maria, CA $58,774

Everett, WA $58,763

Bremerton, WA $58,499

Trenton, NJ $58,397

Sacramento, CA $58,375

San Diego, CA $58,348

Brockton, MA $58,327

Tacoma, WA $58,305

Santa Barbara, CA $58,230

Lowell, MA $58,014

New Suffolk, NY $57,993

Nashua, NH $57,928

Lompoc, CA $57,842

Ventura, CA $57,788

Stockton, CA $57,772

New Haven, CT $57,664

Atlantic City, NJ $57,524

Hartford, CT $57,405

Modesto, CA $57,378

Poughkeepsie, NY $57,259

New Britain, CT $57,233

Olympia, WA $57,157

Kennewick, WA $57,157

New London, CT $57,146

Norwich, CT $57,130

Lawrence, MA $57,103

Bakersfield, CA $56,952

Riverside, CA $56,877

New Bedford, MA $56,877

Richland, WA $56,823

Portsmouth, NH $56,780

Vineland, NJ $56,769

San Bernardino, CA $56,726

Boulder, CO $56,575

Worcester, MA $56,532

Portland, OR $56,483

Saint Paul, MN $56,419

Minneapolis, MN $56,419

Philadelphia, PA $56,343

Honolulu, HI $56,057

Springfield, MA $55,869

Providence, RI $55,863

Chicago, IL $55,707

Bellingham, WA $55,642

Baltimore, MD $55,583

Chico, CA $55,448

Wilmington, DE $55,357

Pittsfield, MA $55,303

Manchester, NH $55,200

Spokane, WA $54,963

Denver, CO $54,958

Albany, NY $54,704

Troy, NY $54,683

Schenectady, NY $54,570

Burlington, VT $54,451

Portland, ME $54,262

Salem, OR $54,219

Yakima, WA $54,208

Ann Arbor, MI $54,192

Rochester, MN $54,041

Fresno, CA $54,014

Reno, NV $54,014

Milwaukee, WI $53,966

Detroit, MI $53,912

Allentown, PA $53,896

Carson City, NV $53,890

Houston, TX $53,809

Colorado Springs, CO $53,804

Syracuse, NY $53,777

Eugene, OR $53,675

Bismarck, ND $53,610

Gary, IN $53,610

Galveston, TX $53,610

Springfield, OR $53,567

Medford, OR $53,438

Fort Collins, CO $53,416

Austin, TX $53,373

Mesa, AZ $53,260

Phoenix, AZ $53,249

Dallas, TX $53,233

Reading, PA $53,200

Saint Cloud, MN $53,179

Concord, NH $53,130

Madison, WI $53,109

Utica, NY $52,963

Raleigh, NC $52,920

Las Vegas, NV $52,915

Rochester, NY $52,877

Des Moines, IA $52,871

Atlanta, GA $52,785

Battle Creek, MI $52,769

Salt Lake City, UT $52,753

Lancaster, PA $52,672

Champaign, IL $52,661

Harrisburg, PA $52,597

Durham, NC $52,548

Kansas City, MO $52,543

Kansas City, KS $52,532

Fort Worth, TX $52,526

Boca Raton, FL $52,505

Cleveland, OH $52,500

Columbus, OH $52,489

Pittsburgh, PA $52,483

Richmond, VA $52,462

Indianapolis, IN $52,451

Cincinnati, OH $52,381

Petersburg, VA $52,300

Billings, MT $52,181

Lansing, MI $52,181

Huntsville, AL $52,181

Lebanon, PA $52,176

Dayton, OH $52,171

Pueblo, CO $52,171

Appleton, WI $52,155

Buffalo, NY $52,133

Racine, WI $52,106

Charlotte, NC $52,101

Saint Louis, MO $52,084

Springfield, IL $52,063

Elkhart, IN $52,052

York, PA $52,052

Gastonia, NC $52,047

Benton Harbor, MI $52,047

Beaumont, TX $52,014

Lorain, OH $52,004

Toledo, OH $51,982

Binghamton, NY $51,955

Rock Hill, SC $51,950

Rockford, IL $51,923

Fargo, ND $51,896

Elyria, OH $51,896

Flagstaff, AZ $51,858

Fort Lauderdale, FL $51,826

Miami, FL $51,793

Duluth, MN $51,707

Bangor, ME $51,637

Cedar Rapids, IA $51,578

Louisville, KY $51,551

Grand Rapids, MI $51,540

Hialeah, FL $51,535

Casper, WY $51,459

Scranton, PA $51,394

New Orleans, LA $51,378

Virginia Beach, VA $51,373

Akron, OH $51,346

Peoria, IL $51,276

Sarasota, FL $51,265

Green Bay, WI $51,227

Baton Rouge, LA $51,200

Charleston, SC $51,190

Nashville, TN $51,173

Jamestown, NY $51,163

Davenport, IA $51,163

Tucson, AZ $51,136

Cheyenne, WY $51,120

Saint Petersburg, FL $51,103

Tampa, FL $51,093

Omaha, NE $51,082

Port Arthur, TX $51,060

Evansville, IN $51,060

Bradenton, FL $51,039

Santa Fe, NM $50,942

Orlando, FL $50,888

Clearwater, FL $50,828

Canton, OH $50,715

La Crosse, WI $50,715

Grand Forks, ND $50,699

Albuquerque, NM $50,683

Tulsa, OK $50,683

Newport News, VA $50,678

High Point, NC $50,661

Ogden, UT $50,640

Corpus Christi, TX $50,597

Laramie, WY $50,564

Norfolk, VA $50,564

Rock Island, IL $50,532

Saginaw, MI $50,521

Jacksonville, FL $50,516

Salisbury, NC $50,505

Memphis, TN $50,494

Moline, IL $50,467

Fort Myers, FL $50,451

Waterloo, IA $50,381

Spartanburg, SC $50,327

Lincoln, NE $50,300

Fort Wayne, IN $50,289

Birmingham, AL $50,230

Cedar Falls, IA $50,219

Provo, UT $50,214

Springfield, OH $50,209

San Antonio, TX $50,198

Greensboro, NC $50,176

South Bend, IN $50,171

Winston Salem, NC $50,165

Boise, ID $50,149

Savannah, GA $50,111

Muskegon, MI $50,014

Lima, OH $49,950

Lake Charles, LA $49,928

Anderson, IN $49,917

Lexington, KY $49,901

Augusta, GA $49,885

Greenville, SC $49,885

Wichita, KS $49,837

Tuscaloosa, AL $49,837

Columbia, SC $49,788

Bloomington, IN $49,653

Roanoke, VA $49,621

Asheville, NC $49,551

Knoxville, TN $49,459

Shreveport, LA $49,454

Wilmington, NC $49,384

Frankfort, KY $49,281

Oklahoma City, OK $49,244

Chillicothe, OH $49,222

Longview, TX $49,217

Topeka, KS $49,200

Mobile, AL $49,120

Terre Haute, IN $49,098

Erie, PA $49,093

Altoona, PA $49,066

Melbourne, FL $49,050

Amarillo, TX $49,028

Killeen, TX $49,012

Fayetteville, AR $48,969

Sioux Falls, SD $48,931

Chattanooga, TN $48,899

Idaho Falls, ID $48,893

Gainesville, FL $48,780

Portsmouth, OH $48,753

Little Rock, AR $48,742

Lynchburg, VA $48,742

Lafayette, LA $48,721

Youngstown, OH $48,721

Temple, TX $48,699

Daytona Beach, FL $48,688

Clarksville, TN $48,683

Pensacola, FL $48,678

Hopkinsville, KY $48,516

Charleston, WV $48,510

Florence, SC $48,484

Sioux City, IA $48,451

Macon, GA $48,295

Tallahassee, FL $48,289

Fayetteville, NC $48,279

Waco, TX $48,268

Wichita Falls, TX $48,268

Pine Bluff, AR $48,246

Vincennes, IN $48,144

Lubbock, TX $48,122

Great Falls, MT $48,090

Alamogordo, NM $48,085

Abilene, TX $48,041

Rapid City, SD $47,971

Monroe, LA $47,971

Albany, GA $47,939

Huntington, WV $47,934

Jackson, MS $47,928

Greenville, MS $47,923

Parkersburg, WV $47,869

Montgomery, AL $47,858

Johnstown, PA $47,847

Springfield, MO $47,804

Biloxi, MS $47,777

Sumter, SC $47,664

Columbus, GA $47,659

Twin Falls, ID $47,626

Pascagoula, MS $47,556

Kingsport, TN $47,416

Gulfport, MS $47,400

Alexandria, LA $47,222

Fort Smith, AR $47,087

El Paso, TX $46,942

Helena, MT $46,872

Las Cruces, NM $46,699

Harlingen, TX $46,548

Pocatello, ID $46,500

Florence, AL $46,484

Brownsville, TX $46,473

Dothan, AL $46,387

Mcallen, TX $46,360

Columbus, MS $45,961

Altus, OK $45,713

Lawton, OK $45,610

Pierre, SD $45,416

What Skills Can Increase a Bus Mechanic's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Dedication (Mentioned in 9.28% Job Postings): Dedication is the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose. It produce high-quality results for your company and it helps nurture your work ethic and can lead to success.
OEM (Mentioned in 4.1% Job Postings): Original Equipment Manufacturer or OEM is a company that manufactures and sells products or parts of a product that their buyer, another company, sells to its own customers while putting the products under its own branding.
Technical Services (Mentioned in 2.28% Job Postings): Technical services are services that an IT organization provides to support business services or IT operations. Employee provisioning, backup and recovery, storage, and self-service help desk are examples of technical services

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Dedication	9.28%
OEM	4.1%
Technical Services	2.28%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Bus Mechanic's salary.

Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Safety Training: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Waste Management	$58,758	9%
Safety Training	$58,758	9%
Coordination	$58,219	8%
Hard Working	$56,063	4%
Listening	$55,524	3%
Electrical Repairs	$55,524	3%

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Bus Mechanic Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Bus Mechanic's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$46,238

Average $53,907/year

$58,559

$3,853

Average $4,492/month

$4,880

$889

Average $1,037/week

$1,126

$22

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,559	$4,880	$1,126	$28
Average	$53,907	$4,492	$1,037	$26
25th Percentile	$46,238	$3,853	$889	$22

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Salary Trends for Bus Mechanic

Salaries for a Bus Mechanic can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $46,874 in 2023 to around $46,494 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Bus Mechanic salary trends, .

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