SOC 49-3031 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists make in Sandusky, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Sandusky, OH is $59,950. The 10th percentile is $40,860 and the 90th percentile is $72,720. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$59,950

10th percentile
$40,860
25th percentile
$49,390
Median
$59,950
75th percentile
$65,750
90th percentile
$72,720
Mean
$58,230

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

An auto mechanic working on a car engine
An auto mechanic working on an engine. Photograph by Okpashira. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $40,860 and the 90th percentile is $72,720. The difference is $31,860, which is 53.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,390 to the 75th at $65,750, covers $16,360.

The mean annual wage is $58,230, which sits below the median of $59,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sandusky, OH median is 2.9% lower than the national median of $61,770 for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,148, which is 8.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% lower than the Ohio median of $60,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sandusky, OH is 89.281, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists at $67,148 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists. Sandusky, OH ranks 21st of 34 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Monroe, MI is 45 miles away, with a median of $58,240 and employment of 160. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,294, against $67,148 here.
  • Toledo, OH is 46 miles away, with a median of $60,680 and employment of 770. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,350, against $67,148 here.
  • Mansfield, OH is 53 miles away, with a median of $57,650 and employment of 100. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,869, against $67,148 here.

Employment share

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Sandusky, OH (80 of 50,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.19% of employment (289,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.86 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists make in Sandusky, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists in Sandusky, OH is $59,950. The 10th percentile is $40,860 and the 90th percentile is $72,720. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists?

The local median is 2.9% lower than the national median of $61,770.

What is Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists pay in Sandusky, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sandusky, OH is 89.281, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $59,950 is $67,148. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sandusky, OH compare with nearby metros for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists?

Monroe, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $58,240. Sandusky, OH ranks 21st of 34 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.