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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists pay in Hawaii and Kansas
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists is $80,080 per year in Hawaii. It is $59,460 per year in Kansas. Hawaii is 34.7% above Kansas on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 49-3031 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 690 wage and salary jobs in Hawaii and 3,300 in Kansas. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.