What are the main factors that influence a Mechanic Truck's salary?

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

How does experience change a Mechanic Truck's salary?

A Mechanic Truck's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,697 for beginners, reaching about $58,198 at mid-level, and approach $59,352 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Mechanic Truck?

Mechanic Truck salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Mechanic Truck roles are District of Columbia $63,584, California $63,343, Massachusetts $62,499. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Mechanic Truck roles make?

Salaries for Mechanic Truck level roles vary by specialization: Truck Diesel Mechanic: $55,534; Mechanic 2 Engine Mechanic: $55,344; Mechanic: $53,528; Truck Dispatcher: $52,923; Mechanic A: $52,182.

How do different companies affect a Mechanic Truck's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Mechanic Truck 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.

Mechanic Truck Salary in the United States

How much does a Mechanic Truck make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mechanic Truck in the United States is $57,428 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $65,762
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,423 to $61,790
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,045

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Mechanic Truck Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,790	$5,149	$1,188	$30
Average	$57,428	$4,786	$1,104	$28
25th Percentile	$50,423	$4,202	$970	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Mechanic Truck Salaries

A Mechanic Truck'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 Mechanic Truck Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Mechanic Truck'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): $54,697
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,012
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,198
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,224
Expert (over 8 years): $59,352

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Mechanic Truck	$54,697
Intermediate Level Mechanic Truck	$56,012
Senior Level Mechanic Truck	$58,198
Specialist Level Mechanic Truck	$59,224
Expert Level Mechanic Truck	$59,352

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How Do Mechanic Truck 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 Mechanic Trucks. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $63,584.
California: $63,343.
Massachusetts: $62,499.

District of Columbia $63,584

California $63,343

Massachusetts $62,499

Washington $62,269

New Jersey $62,246

Alaska $62,166

Connecticut $61,373

New York $61,052

Hawaii $60,024

Rhode Island $59,541

Maryland $59,214

Minnesota $58,766

Colorado $58,594

Illinois $58,536

Oregon $58,318

Delaware $58,157

New Hampshire $58,056

Virginia $57,830

Pennsylvania $57,170

Nevada $56,836

North Dakota $56,727

Michigan $56,555

Wisconsin $56,492

Vermont $56,366

Texas $56,015

Maine $55,992

Arizona $55,958

Ohio $55,918

Georgia $55,389

Indiana $55,125

Wyoming $55,073

Utah $54,993

Iowa $54,959

Kansas $54,683

Louisiana $54,603

North Carolina $54,574

Missouri $54,562

Florida $54,338

Montana $54,218

Nebraska $54,103

Kentucky $54,040

South Carolina $53,810

Tennessee $53,666

Idaho $53,609

New Mexico $53,190

Oklahoma $53,098

Alabama $52,759

South Dakota $52,191

Arkansas $51,880

West Virginia $51,714

Mississippi $51,214

Top Paying Cities for Mechanic Trucks

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: $72,434
San Francisco: $71,722
Oakland: $70,131

San Jose, CA $72,434

San Francisco, CA $71,722

Oakland, CA $70,131

New York, NY $66,553

Queens Village, NY $66,123

Paramus, NJ $65,663

Passaic, NJ $65,606

Bergenfield, NJ $65,548

Stamford, CT $65,462

Huntington, NY $65,405

Newark, NJ $65,031

Bridgeport, CT $64,917

New Brunswick, NJ $64,727

Vallejo, CA $64,607

Middlesex, NJ $64,572

Somerset, NJ $64,520

Petaluma, CA $64,388

Santa Cruz, CA $64,164

Boston, MA $64,049

Monterey, CA $63,762

Fairbanks, AK $63,722

Los Angeles, CA $63,613

Washington, DC $63,584

Seattle, WA $63,481

Santa Rosa, CA $63,469

Juneau, AK $63,303

Orange, CA $63,113

Anchorage, AK $63,010

Anaheim, CA $62,970

Santa Ana, CA $62,884

Nassau, NY $62,849

Long Beach, CA $62,826

Danbury, CT $62,809

Santa Maria, CA $62,614

Everett, WA $62,602

Bremerton, WA $62,321

Trenton, NJ $62,212

Sacramento, CA $62,189

San Diego, CA $62,160

Brockton, MA $62,137

Tacoma, WA $62,114

Santa Barbara, CA $62,034

Lowell, MA $61,804

New Suffolk, NY $61,781

Nashua, NH $61,712

Lompoc, CA $61,620

Ventura, CA $61,563

Stockton, CA $61,546

New Haven, CT $61,431

Atlantic City, NJ $61,281

Hartford, CT $61,155

Modesto, CA $61,126

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,000

New Britain, CT $60,971

Olympia, WA $60,891

Kennewick, WA $60,891

New London, CT $60,879

Norwich, CT $60,862

Lawrence, MA $60,833

Bakersfield, CA $60,673

Riverside, CA $60,592

New Bedford, MA $60,592

Richland, WA $60,535

Portsmouth, NH $60,489

Vineland, NJ $60,477

San Bernardino, CA $60,431

Boulder, CO $60,271

Worcester, MA $60,225

Portland, OR $60,173

Saint Paul, MN $60,104

Minneapolis, MN $60,104

Philadelphia, PA $60,024

Honolulu, HI $59,719

Springfield, MA $59,518

Providence, RI $59,513

Chicago, IL $59,346

Bellingham, WA $59,277

Baltimore, MD $59,214

Chico, CA $59,070

Wilmington, DE $58,973

Pittsfield, MA $58,915

Manchester, NH $58,806

Spokane, WA $58,554

Denver, CO $58,548

Albany, NY $58,278

Troy, NY $58,255

Schenectady, NY $58,134

Burlington, VT $58,008

Portland, ME $57,807

Salem, OR $57,761

Yakima, WA $57,750

Ann Arbor, MI $57,732

Rochester, MN $57,572

Fresno, CA $57,543

Reno, NV $57,543

Milwaukee, WI $57,491

Detroit, MI $57,434

Allentown, PA $57,417

Carson City, NV $57,411

Houston, TX $57,325

Colorado Springs, CO $57,319

Syracuse, NY $57,290

Eugene, OR $57,181

Bismarck, ND $57,112

Gary, IN $57,112

Galveston, TX $57,112

Springfield, OR $57,066

Medford, OR $56,928

Fort Collins, CO $56,905

Austin, TX $56,859

Mesa, AZ $56,739

Phoenix, AZ $56,727

Dallas, TX $56,710

Reading, PA $56,676

Saint Cloud, MN $56,653

Concord, NH $56,601

Madison, WI $56,578

Utica, NY $56,423

Raleigh, NC $56,377

Las Vegas, NV $56,371

Rochester, NY $56,331

Des Moines, IA $56,325

Atlanta, GA $56,233

Battle Creek, MI $56,216

Salt Lake City, UT $56,199

Lancaster, PA $56,113

Champaign, IL $56,101

Harrisburg, PA $56,032

Durham, NC $55,981

Kansas City, MO $55,975

Kansas City, KS $55,964

Fort Worth, TX $55,958

Boca Raton, FL $55,935

Cleveland, OH $55,929

Columbus, OH $55,918

Pittsburgh, PA $55,912

Richmond, VA $55,889

Indianapolis, IN $55,877

Cincinnati, OH $55,803

Petersburg, VA $55,717

Billings, MT $55,590

Lansing, MI $55,590

Huntsville, AL $55,590

Lebanon, PA $55,585

Dayton, OH $55,579

Pueblo, CO $55,579

Appleton, WI $55,562

Buffalo, NY $55,539

Racine, WI $55,510

Charlotte, NC $55,504

Saint Louis, MO $55,487

Springfield, IL $55,464

Elkhart, IN $55,452

York, PA $55,452

Gastonia, NC $55,447

Benton Harbor, MI $55,447

Beaumont, TX $55,412

Lorain, OH $55,401

Toledo, OH $55,378

Binghamton, NY $55,349

Rock Hill, SC $55,343

Rockford, IL $55,315

Fargo, ND $55,286

Elyria, OH $55,286

Flagstaff, AZ $55,246

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,211

Miami, FL $55,177

Duluth, MN $55,085

Bangor, ME $55,010

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,947

Louisville, KY $54,918

Grand Rapids, MI $54,907

Hialeah, FL $54,901

Casper, WY $54,821

Scranton, PA $54,752

New Orleans, LA $54,735

Virginia Beach, VA $54,729

Akron, OH $54,700

Peoria, IL $54,626

Sarasota, FL $54,614

Green Bay, WI $54,574

Baton Rouge, LA $54,545

Charleston, SC $54,534

Nashville, TN $54,516

Jamestown, NY $54,505

Davenport, IA $54,505

Tucson, AZ $54,476

Cheyenne, WY $54,459

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,442

Tampa, FL $54,430

Omaha, NE $54,419

Port Arthur, TX $54,396

Evansville, IN $54,396

Bradenton, FL $54,373

Santa Fe, NM $54,269

Orlando, FL $54,212

Clearwater, FL $54,149

Canton, OH $54,028

La Crosse, WI $54,028

Grand Forks, ND $54,011

Albuquerque, NM $53,994

Tulsa, OK $53,994

Newport News, VA $53,988

High Point, NC $53,971

Ogden, UT $53,948

Corpus Christi, TX $53,902

Laramie, WY $53,867

Norfolk, VA $53,867

Rock Island, IL $53,833

Saginaw, MI $53,822

Jacksonville, FL $53,816

Salisbury, NC $53,804

Memphis, TN $53,793

Moline, IL $53,764

Fort Myers, FL $53,747

Waterloo, IA $53,672

Spartanburg, SC $53,615

Lincoln, NE $53,586

Fort Wayne, IN $53,575

Birmingham, AL $53,511

Cedar Falls, IA $53,500

Provo, UT $53,494

Springfield, OH $53,488

San Antonio, TX $53,477

Greensboro, NC $53,454

South Bend, IN $53,448

Winston Salem, NC $53,442

Boise, ID $53,425

Savannah, GA $53,385

Muskegon, MI $53,282

Lima, OH $53,213

Lake Charles, LA $53,190

Anderson, IN $53,178

Lexington, KY $53,161

Augusta, GA $53,144

Greenville, SC $53,144

Wichita, KS $53,092

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,092

Columbia, SC $53,041

Bloomington, IN $52,897

Roanoke, VA $52,862

Asheville, NC $52,788

Knoxville, TN $52,690

Shreveport, LA $52,684

Wilmington, NC $52,610

Frankfort, KY $52,501

Oklahoma City, OK $52,460

Chillicothe, OH $52,438

Longview, TX $52,432

Topeka, KS $52,415

Mobile, AL $52,328

Terre Haute, IN $52,305

Erie, PA $52,300

Altoona, PA $52,271

Melbourne, FL $52,254

Amarillo, TX $52,231

Killeen, TX $52,214

Fayetteville, AR $52,168

Sioux Falls, SD $52,127

Chattanooga, TN $52,093

Idaho Falls, ID $52,087

Gainesville, FL $51,967

Portsmouth, OH $51,938

Little Rock, AR $51,926

Lynchburg, VA $51,926

Lafayette, LA $51,903

Youngstown, OH $51,903

Temple, TX $51,880

Daytona Beach, FL $51,869

Clarksville, TN $51,863

Pensacola, FL $51,857

Hopkinsville, KY $51,685

Charleston, WV $51,679

Florence, SC $51,651

Sioux City, IA $51,616

Macon, GA $51,450

Tallahassee, FL $51,444

Fayetteville, NC $51,433

Waco, TX $51,421

Wichita Falls, TX $51,421

Pine Bluff, AR $51,398

Vincennes, IN $51,289

Lubbock, TX $51,266

Great Falls, MT $51,232

Alamogordo, NM $51,226

Abilene, TX $51,180

Rapid City, SD $51,105

Monroe, LA $51,105

Albany, GA $51,071

Huntington, WV $51,065

Jackson, MS $51,059

Greenville, MS $51,053

Parkersburg, WV $50,996

Montgomery, AL $50,985

Johnstown, PA $50,973

Springfield, MO $50,927

Biloxi, MS $50,898

Sumter, SC $50,778

Columbus, GA $50,772

Twin Falls, ID $50,738

Pascagoula, MS $50,663

Kingsport, TN $50,514

Gulfport, MS $50,496

Alexandria, LA $50,307

Fort Smith, AR $50,163

El Paso, TX $50,008

Helena, MT $49,934

Las Cruces, NM $49,750

Harlingen, TX $49,589

Pocatello, ID $49,537

Florence, AL $49,520

Brownsville, TX $49,509

Dothan, AL $49,417

Mcallen, TX $49,388

Columbus, MS $48,963

Altus, OK $48,699

Lawton, OK $48,590

Pierre, SD $48,383

What Skills Can Increase a Mechanic Truck'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 Mechanic Truck'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	$62,597	9%
Safety Training	$62,597	9%
Coordination	$62,022	8%
Hard Working	$59,725	4%
Listening	$59,151	3%
Electrical Repairs	$59,151	3%

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Mechanic Truck Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mechanic Truck'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

$50,423

Average $57,428/year

$61,790

$4,202

Average $4,786/month

$5,149

$970

Average $1,104/week

$1,188

$24

Average $28/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,790	$5,149	$1,188	$30
Average	$57,428	$4,786	$1,104	$28
25th Percentile	$50,423	$4,202	$970	$24

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Salary Trends for Mechanic Truck

Salaries for a Mechanic Truck can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $48,228 in 2023 to around $47,837 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Mechanic Truck salary trends, .

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