How much do Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists make in Topeka, KS?

Percentile spread

For Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $47,560 and the 90th percentile is $82,860. The difference is $35,300, 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 $57,000 to the 75th at $82,860, covers $25,860.

The mean annual wage is $67,160, which sits above the median of $66,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Topeka, KS median is 7.7% higher than the national median of $61,770 for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,871, which is 21.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.8% higher than the Kansas median of $59,460.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Topeka, KS is 88.820, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists at $74,871 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists. Topeka, KS ranks 1st of 13 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).).

• Lawrence, KS is 29 miles away, with a median of $57,590 and employment of 30. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,817, against $74,871 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 44 miles away, with a median of $54,010 and employment of 70. That median is 18.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,903, against $74,871 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $62,570 and employment of 2,890. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,612, against $74,871 here.

Employment share

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Topeka, KS (290 of 115,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.19% of employment (289,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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.