Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Minnesota earn a median of $66,840 a year (8% above the U.S. median of $61,770), based on about 7,300 jobs. Pay for the same job differs a lot by employer, experience, industry and city within Minnesota. These are wages of employees in the occupation, not a forecast for any individual.
Median annual pay
$66,840
8% above the U.S. median of $61,770
Average annual pay
$69,320
Mean wage
Pay range
$49,810–$90,520
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in the state
7,300
Employees, May 2025
Median hourly pay
$32.14
Before taxes
The state's price level is 98.6 (U.S. average = 100), so a median of $66,840 here equals roughly $67,789 after adjusting for the state's price level.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, state estimates (employees only; self-employed workers are not included); price-level adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (where 100 is the U.S. average; MajorPays' calculation). Wages are for an occupation in a state as a whole and vary widely by employer, experience, industry and place within the state. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed this presentation. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.