Georgia / Lumpkin County Board of Education / Transportation Mechanic
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
1 employees hold this title in Lumpkin County Board of Education. Median total compensation for the role is $105,949, above the department median of $44,199.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists — about 10,910 people — is $61,370. Lumpkin County Board of Education pays a median base salary of $105,949 for this role, 73% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Lumpkin County Board of Education’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists — about 289,960 people — is $61,770. Lumpkin County Board of Education’s median base salary is 72% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Lumpkin County Board of Education is $105,949, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Transportation Mechanic is held in 150 Georgia departments. In Lumpkin County Board of Education, the median of $105,949 ranks #1 of 150.
Median total compensation for the Transportation Mechanic role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $58,911 ranks #2 of 2. See Transportation Mechanic across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable Transportation Mechanicroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Transportation Mechanic/Lumpkin County Board of Education
Kelly Jones works as a Transportation Mechanic for Lumpkin County Board of Education. Kelly earned $105,949 in 2025.