How much do Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists make in Wildwood-The Villages, FL?

Percentile spread

For Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $41,930 and the 90th percentile is $84,320. The difference is $42,390, which is 71.9% 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 $52,250 to the 75th at $73,200, covers $20,950.

The mean annual wage is $62,680, which sits above the median of $58,940. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wildwood-The Villages, FL median is 4.6% 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 $68,997, which is 11.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the Florida median of $60,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 85.424, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,940 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists at $68,997 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists. Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks 13th of 20 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).).

• Homosassa Springs, FL is 33 miles away, with a median of $59,680 and employment of 50. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,851, against $68,997 here.
• Ocala, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $58,900 and employment of 360. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,848, against $68,997 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $60,240 and employment of 1,960. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,398, against $68,997 here.

Employment share

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Wildwood-The Villages, FL (100 of 41,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.19% of employment (289,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.30 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.