What are the main factors that influence a Diesel Technicians's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Diesel Technicians's salary?

A Diesel Technicians's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,498 for beginners, reaching about $57,986 at mid-level, and approach $59,137 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Diesel Technicians?

Diesel Technicians salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Diesel Technicians roles are District of Columbia $61,186, California $60,954, Massachusetts $60,142. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Diesel Technicians roles make?

Salaries for Diesel Technicians level roles vary by specialization: Obstetric Technicians: $330,494; Diesel Maintenance Supervisor: $76,900; Diesel Shop Supervisor: $76,870; Diesel Mechanic Supervisor: $76,862; Respiratory Therapy Technicians: $63,284.

How do different companies affect a Diesel Technicians's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Diesel Technicians roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Diesel Technicians Salary in the United States

How much does a Diesel Technicians make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Diesel Technicians in the United States is $55,262 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Diesel Technicians's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,374
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,401 to $60,032
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,244

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Diesel Technicians Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,032	$5,003	$1,154	$29
Average	$55,262	$4,605	$1,063	$27
25th Percentile	$47,401	$3,950	$912	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Diesel Technicians Salaries

A Diesel Technicians's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Diesel Technicians Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Diesel Technicians's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $54,498
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,808
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,986
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,009
Expert (over 8 years): $59,137

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Diesel Technicians	$54,498
Intermediate Level Diesel Technicians	$55,808
Senior Level Diesel Technicians	$57,986
Specialist Level Diesel Technicians	$59,009
Expert Level Diesel Technicians	$59,137

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How Do Diesel Technicians Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Diesel Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,186.
California: $60,954.
Massachusetts: $60,142.

District of Columbia $61,186 California $60,954 Massachusetts $60,142 Washington $59,921 New Jersey $59,899 Alaska $59,821 Connecticut $59,059 New York $58,749

Hawaii $57,760 Rhode Island $57,296 Maryland $56,981 Minnesota $56,550 Colorado $56,384 Illinois $56,329 Oregon $56,119 Delaware $55,964

New Hampshire $55,867 Virginia $55,649 Pennsylvania $55,014 Nevada $54,693 North Dakota $54,588 Michigan $54,422 Wisconsin $54,361 Vermont $54,240

Texas $53,903 Maine $53,881 Arizona $53,847 Ohio $53,809 Georgia $53,300 Indiana $53,046 Wyoming $52,996 Utah $52,919

Iowa $52,886 Kansas $52,621 Louisiana $52,543 North Carolina $52,516 Missouri $52,505 Florida $52,289 Montana $52,173 Nebraska $52,063

Kentucky $52,002 South Carolina $51,781 Tennessee $51,643 Idaho $51,587 New Mexico $51,184 Oklahoma $51,095 Alabama $50,769 South Dakota $50,222

Arkansas $49,924 West Virginia $49,764 Mississippi $49,283

Top Paying Cities for Diesel Technicians

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $69,702
San Francisco: $69,017
Oakland: $67,486

San Jose, CA $69,702

San Francisco, CA $69,017

Oakland, CA $67,486

New York, NY $64,043

Queens Village, NY $63,629

Paramus, NJ $63,187

Passaic, NJ $63,132

Bergenfield, NJ $63,076

Stamford, CT $62,993

Huntington, NY $62,938

Newark, NJ $62,579

Bridgeport, CT $62,468

New Brunswick, NJ $62,286

Vallejo, CA $62,170

Middlesex, NJ $62,137

Somerset, NJ $62,087

Petaluma, CA $61,960

Santa Cruz, CA $61,744

Boston, MA $61,634

Monterey, CA $61,358

Fairbanks, AK $61,319

Los Angeles, CA $61,214

Washington, DC $61,186

Seattle, WA $61,087

Santa Rosa, CA $61,076

Juneau, AK $60,916

Orange, CA $60,733

Anchorage, AK $60,634

Anaheim, CA $60,595

Santa Ana, CA $60,512

Nassau, NY $60,479

Long Beach, CA $60,457

Danbury, CT $60,440

Santa Maria, CA $60,252

Everett, WA $60,241

Bremerton, WA $59,971

Trenton, NJ $59,866

Sacramento, CA $59,843

San Diego, CA $59,816

Brockton, MA $59,794

Tacoma, WA $59,772

Santa Barbara, CA $59,694

Lowell, MA $59,473

New Suffolk, NY $59,451

Nashua, NH $59,385

Lompoc, CA $59,296

Ventura, CA $59,241

Stockton, CA $59,224

New Haven, CT $59,114

Atlantic City, NJ $58,970

Hartford, CT $58,849

Modesto, CA $58,821

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,700

New Britain, CT $58,672

Olympia, WA $58,595

Kennewick, WA $58,595

New London, CT $58,583

Norwich, CT $58,567

Lawrence, MA $58,539

Bakersfield, CA $58,385

Riverside, CA $58,307

New Bedford, MA $58,307

Richland, WA $58,252

Portsmouth, NH $58,208

Vineland, NJ $58,197

San Bernardino, CA $58,152

Boulder, CO $57,998

Worcester, MA $57,953

Portland, OR $57,904

Saint Paul, MN $57,837

Minneapolis, MN $57,837

Philadelphia, PA $57,760

Honolulu, HI $57,467

Springfield, MA $57,274

Providence, RI $57,268

Chicago, IL $57,108

Bellingham, WA $57,042

Baltimore, MD $56,981

Chico, CA $56,843

Wilmington, DE $56,749

Pittsfield, MA $56,693

Manchester, NH $56,588

Spokane, WA $56,345

Denver, CO $56,340

Albany, NY $56,080

Troy, NY $56,058

Schenectady, NY $55,942

Burlington, VT $55,820

Portland, ME $55,627

Salem, OR $55,583

Yakima, WA $55,572

Ann Arbor, MI $55,555

Rochester, MN $55,400

Fresno, CA $55,373

Reno, NV $55,373

Milwaukee, WI $55,323

Detroit, MI $55,268

Allentown, PA $55,251

Carson City, NV $55,246

Houston, TX $55,163

Colorado Springs, CO $55,157

Syracuse, NY $55,130

Eugene, OR $55,025

Bismarck, ND $54,958

Gary, IN $54,958

Galveston, TX $54,958

Springfield, OR $54,914

Medford, OR $54,781

Fort Collins, CO $54,759

Austin, TX $54,715

Mesa, AZ $54,599

Phoenix, AZ $54,588

Dallas, TX $54,571

Reading, PA $54,538

Saint Cloud, MN $54,516

Concord, NH $54,466

Madison, WI $54,444

Utica, NY $54,295

Raleigh, NC $54,251

Las Vegas, NV $54,245

Rochester, NY $54,207

Des Moines, IA $54,201

Atlanta, GA $54,113

Battle Creek, MI $54,096

Salt Lake City, UT $54,080

Lancaster, PA $53,997

Champaign, IL $53,986

Harrisburg, PA $53,919

Durham, NC $53,870

Kansas City, MO $53,864

Kansas City, KS $53,853

Fort Worth, TX $53,847

Boca Raton, FL $53,825

Cleveland, OH $53,820

Columbus, OH $53,809

Pittsburgh, PA $53,803

Richmond, VA $53,781

Indianapolis, IN $53,770

Cincinnati, OH $53,698

Petersburg, VA $53,615

Billings, MT $53,494

Lansing, MI $53,494

Huntsville, AL $53,494

Lebanon, PA $53,488

Dayton, OH $53,483

Pueblo, CO $53,483

Appleton, WI $53,466

Buffalo, NY $53,444

Racine, WI $53,416

Charlotte, NC $53,411

Saint Louis, MO $53,394

Springfield, IL $53,372

Elkhart, IN $53,361

York, PA $53,361

Gastonia, NC $53,356

Benton Harbor, MI $53,356

Beaumont, TX $53,322

Lorain, OH $53,311

Toledo, OH $53,289

Binghamton, NY $53,262

Rock Hill, SC $53,256

Rockford, IL $53,229

Fargo, ND $53,201

Elyria, OH $53,201

Flagstaff, AZ $53,162

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,129

Miami, FL $53,096

Duluth, MN $53,008

Bangor, ME $52,936

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,875

Louisville, KY $52,847

Grand Rapids, MI $52,836

Hialeah, FL $52,831

Casper, WY $52,753

Scranton, PA $52,687

New Orleans, LA $52,670

Virginia Beach, VA $52,665

Akron, OH $52,637

Peoria, IL $52,565

Sarasota, FL $52,554

Green Bay, WI $52,516

Baton Rouge, LA $52,488

Charleston, SC $52,477

Nashville, TN $52,460

Jamestown, NY $52,449

Davenport, IA $52,449

Tucson, AZ $52,422

Cheyenne, WY $52,405

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,389

Tampa, FL $52,378

Omaha, NE $52,366

Port Arthur, TX $52,344

Evansville, IN $52,344

Bradenton, FL $52,322

Santa Fe, NM $52,223

Orlando, FL $52,168

Clearwater, FL $52,107

Canton, OH $51,991

La Crosse, WI $51,991

Grand Forks, ND $51,974

Albuquerque, NM $51,958

Tulsa, OK $51,958

Newport News, VA $51,952

High Point, NC $51,935

Ogden, UT $51,913

Corpus Christi, TX $51,869

Laramie, WY $51,836

Norfolk, VA $51,836

Rock Island, IL $51,803

Saginaw, MI $51,792

Jacksonville, FL $51,786

Salisbury, NC $51,775

Memphis, TN $51,764

Moline, IL $51,736

Fort Myers, FL $51,720

Waterloo, IA $51,648

Spartanburg, SC $51,593

Lincoln, NE $51,565

Fort Wayne, IN $51,554

Birmingham, AL $51,493

Cedar Falls, IA $51,482

Provo, UT $51,477

Springfield, OH $51,471

San Antonio, TX $51,460

Greensboro, NC $51,438

South Bend, IN $51,433

Winston Salem, NC $51,427

Boise, ID $51,410

Savannah, GA $51,372

Muskegon, MI $51,272

Lima, OH $51,206

Lake Charles, LA $51,184

Anderson, IN $51,173

Lexington, KY $51,156

Augusta, GA $51,140

Greenville, SC $51,140

Wichita, KS $51,090

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,090

Columbia, SC $51,040

Bloomington, IN $50,902

Roanoke, VA $50,869

Asheville, NC $50,797

Knoxville, TN $50,703

Shreveport, LA $50,698

Wilmington, NC $50,626

Frankfort, KY $50,521

Oklahoma City, OK $50,482

Chillicothe, OH $50,460

Longview, TX $50,454

Topeka, KS $50,438

Mobile, AL $50,355

Terre Haute, IN $50,333

Erie, PA $50,327

Altoona, PA $50,300

Melbourne, FL $50,283

Amarillo, TX $50,261

Killeen, TX $50,244

Fayetteville, AR $50,200

Sioux Falls, SD $50,161

Chattanooga, TN $50,128

Idaho Falls, ID $50,123

Gainesville, FL $50,007

Portsmouth, OH $49,979

Little Rock, AR $49,968

Lynchburg, VA $49,968

Lafayette, LA $49,946

Youngstown, OH $49,946

Temple, TX $49,924

Daytona Beach, FL $49,913

Clarksville, TN $49,907

Pensacola, FL $49,902

Hopkinsville, KY $49,736

Charleston, WV $49,730

Florence, SC $49,703

Sioux City, IA $49,670

Macon, GA $49,509

Tallahassee, FL $49,504

Fayetteville, NC $49,493

Waco, TX $49,482

Wichita Falls, TX $49,482

Pine Bluff, AR $49,460

Vincennes, IN $49,355

Lubbock, TX $49,333

Great Falls, MT $49,299

Alamogordo, NM $49,294

Abilene, TX $49,250

Rapid City, SD $49,178

Monroe, LA $49,178

Albany, GA $49,145

Huntington, WV $49,139

Jackson, MS $49,134

Greenville, MS $49,128

Parkersburg, WV $49,073

Montgomery, AL $49,062

Johnstown, PA $49,051

Springfield, MO $49,007

Biloxi, MS $48,979

Sumter, SC $48,863

Columbus, GA $48,857

Twin Falls, ID $48,824

Pascagoula, MS $48,752

Kingsport, TN $48,609

Gulfport, MS $48,592

Alexandria, LA $48,410

Fort Smith, AR $48,272

El Paso, TX $48,122

Helena, MT $48,050

Las Cruces, NM $47,874

Harlingen, TX $47,719

Pocatello, ID $47,669

Florence, AL $47,653

Brownsville, TX $47,642

Dothan, AL $47,553

Mcallen, TX $47,525

Columbus, MS $47,117

Altus, OK $46,862

Lawton, OK $46,757

Pierre, SD $46,558

What Skills Can Increase a Diesel Technicians's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Dedication (Mentioned in 9.28% Job Postings): Dedication is the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose. It produce high-quality results for your company and it helps nurture your work ethic and can lead to success.
OEM (Mentioned in 4.1% Job Postings): Original Equipment Manufacturer or OEM is a company that manufactures and sells products or parts of a product that their buyer, another company, sells to its own customers while putting the products under its own branding.
Technical Services (Mentioned in 2.28% Job Postings): Technical services are services that an IT organization provides to support business services or IT operations. Employee provisioning, backup and recovery, storage, and self-service help desk are examples of technical services

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Dedication	9.28%
OEM	4.1%
Technical Services	2.28%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Diesel Technicians's salary.

Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Safety Training: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Waste Management	$60,236	9%
Safety Training	$60,236	9%
Coordination	$59,683	8%
Hard Working	$57,473	4%
Listening	$56,920	3%
Electrical Repairs	$56,920	3%

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Diesel Technicians Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Diesel Technicians's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$47,401

Average $55,262/year

$60,032

$3,950

Average $4,605/month

$5,003

$912

Average $1,063/week

$1,154

$23

Average $27/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,032	$5,003	$1,154	$29
Average	$55,262	$4,605	$1,063	$27
25th Percentile	$47,401	$3,950	$912	$23

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Salary Trends for Diesel Technicians

Salaries for a Diesel Technicians can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,053 in 2023 to around $47,664 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Diesel Technicians salary trends, .

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