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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists pay in Hawaii and Oklahoma
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists is $80,080 per year in Hawaii. It is $55,340 per year in Oklahoma. Hawaii is 44.7% above Oklahoma 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 3,970 in Oklahoma. 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.