# Diesel mechanic salary by state

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Period: May 2025. Native unit: USD/year. Source occupation group: Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists.

United States median: $61,770. 51 retained state/DC markets.

These are occupational wage distributions across experience levels, not employer base salaries, individual packages or complete total compensation. Rankings exclude bounded/unavailable medians. Ties share a rank. No cost-of-living adjustment or 2026 projection.

| State / DC | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Hawaii | $80,080 | $62,850 | $85,040 |
| Washington | $77,900 | $63,700 | $92,880 |
| Alaska | $75,580 | $62,450 | $83,210 |
| Maryland | $74,790 | $60,920 | $84,180 |
| California | $73,950 | $60,110 | $84,740 |
| Massachusetts | $73,270 | $59,920 | $84,410 |
| New Jersey | $72,340 | $59,740 | $79,850 |
| New Hampshire | $71,390 | $60,440 | $82,700 |
| Colorado | $70,480 | $59,300 | $79,780 |
| New York | $70,100 | $58,420 | $86,450 |
| Nevada | $68,410 | $58,240 | $80,950 |
| Connecticut | $67,300 | $60,300 | $81,160 |
| Rhode Island | $67,270 | $60,620 | $77,590 |
| Minnesota | $66,840 | $59,480 | $78,600 |
| North Dakota | $66,110 | $58,080 | $81,100 |
| District of Columbia | $65,200 | $59,450 | $75,980 |
| Utah | $64,350 | $57,450 | $74,930 |
| Illinois | $64,340 | $53,640 | $80,640 |
| Oregon | $63,970 | $57,580 | $76,840 |
| Delaware | $63,590 | $54,260 | $74,380 |
| Wisconsin | $62,450 | $52,040 | $74,800 |
| Pennsylvania | $61,740 | $51,060 | $73,000 |
| Arizona | $61,680 | $51,080 | $74,310 |
| Wyoming | $61,580 | $54,050 | $73,950 |
| Michigan | $61,420 | $51,280 | $67,460 |
| Georgia | $61,370 | $51,510 | $75,340 |
| Virginia | $61,090 | $50,840 | $70,460 |
| Maine | $60,850 | $51,070 | $72,850 |
| Indiana | $60,610 | $49,270 | $70,810 |
| Florida | $60,490 | $49,720 | $73,900 |
| Ohio | $60,470 | $50,700 | $69,290 |
| Montana | $59,990 | $51,650 | $71,180 |
| Iowa | $59,680 | $48,770 | $71,570 |
| Kansas | $59,460 | $48,870 | $71,430 |
| Vermont | $59,390 | $49,930 | $75,960 |
| Missouri | $59,360 | $48,070 | $69,000 |
| South Carolina | $59,330 | $48,510 | $65,690 |
| Idaho | $59,230 | $48,740 | $69,370 |
| Tennessee | $59,190 | $48,680 | $71,610 |
| Nebraska | $59,140 | $49,430 | $65,200 |
| Texas | $58,810 | $47,520 | $70,400 |
| Louisiana | $58,680 | $46,800 | $69,100 |
| South Dakota | $58,120 | $49,570 | $65,200 |
| North Carolina | $57,490 | $48,040 | $64,770 |
| New Mexico | $55,910 | $47,560 | $66,900 |
| Kentucky | $55,480 | $46,560 | $63,740 |
| Oklahoma | $55,340 | $46,310 | $62,580 |
| Mississippi | $54,360 | $44,120 | $65,400 |
| Arkansas | $52,330 | $46,090 | $60,940 |
| Alabama | $50,470 | $45,940 | $61,030 |
| West Virginia | $46,610 | $37,670 | $62,430 |

Full native-unit data with qualifiers and source URLs: https://wages.fyi/salary-reports/bus-and-truck-mechanics-and-diesel-engine-specialists-49-3031-00/data.csv

Official reference: https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/49-3031.00. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, distributed through O*NET OnLine.