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

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

How does experience change A Truck Technician's salary?

A Truck Technician's salary grows with experience: a Diesel Mechanic I (0-1 years)earns $49,360, a Truck Technician (1-3 years)earns $55,475, a Diesel Mechanic III (3-5 years)earns $62,791, a Diesel Mechanic Supervisor (5+ years)earns $76,099,

What are the highest paying states for a Truck Technician?

Truck Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Truck Technician roles are District of Columbia $60,832, California $60,602, Massachusetts $59,794. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Truck Technician roles make?

Salaries for Truck Technician level roles vary by specialization: Ford Medium Duty Truck Technician: $60,737; Mechanic Truck: $57,439; Diesel Truck Technician: $56,642; Mobile Diesel Truck and Trailer Technician: $56,074; Heavy Truck Technician: $55,240.

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

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

Truck Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Truck Technician in the United States is $54,943 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,868
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $47,281 to $59,091
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,305

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,091	$4,924	$1,136	$28
Average	$54,943	$4,579	$1,057	$26
25th Percentile	$47,281	$3,940	$909	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Truck Technician Salaries

A Truck Technician'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 Do Truck Technician 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 Truck Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,832.
California: $60,602.
Massachusetts: $59,794.

District of Columbia $60,832 California $60,602 Massachusetts $59,794 Washington $59,574 New Jersey $59,552 Alaska $59,475 Connecticut $58,717 New York $58,409

Hawaii $57,426 Rhode Island $56,964 Maryland $56,651 Minnesota $56,223 Colorado $56,058 Illinois $56,003 Oregon $55,794 Delaware $55,640

New Hampshire $55,544 Virginia $55,327 Pennsylvania $54,695 Nevada $54,377 North Dakota $54,272 Michigan $54,107 Wisconsin $54,047 Vermont $53,926

Texas $53,591 Maine $53,569 Arizona $53,536 Ohio $53,498 Georgia $52,992 Indiana $52,739 Wyoming $52,690 Utah $52,613

Iowa $52,580 Kansas $52,316 Louisiana $52,239 North Carolina $52,212 Missouri $52,201 Florida $51,987 Montana $51,871 Nebraska $51,761

Kentucky $51,701 South Carolina $51,481 Tennessee $51,344 Idaho $51,289 New Mexico $50,888 Oklahoma $50,800 Alabama $50,476 South Dakota $49,932

Arkansas $49,635 West Virginia $49,476 Mississippi $48,998

Top Paying Cities for Truck 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: $69,299
San Francisco: $68,540
Oakland: $67,096

San Jose, CA $69,299

San Francisco, CA $68,540

Oakland, CA $67,096

New York, NY $63,260

Paramus, NJ $62,491

Queens Village, NY $62,488

Passaic, NJ $62,436

Bergenfield, NJ $62,431

Stamford, CT $62,310

Huntington, NY $62,288

Newark, NJ $61,882

Bridgeport, CT $61,766

Vallejo, CA $61,657

New Brunswick, NJ $61,635

Petaluma, CA $61,602

Middlesex, NJ $61,497

Somerset, NJ $61,459

Santa Cruz, CA $61,387

Boston, MA $61,052

Monterey, CA $60,859

Seattle, WA $60,734

Santa Rosa, CA $60,723

Los Angeles, CA $60,706

Juneau, AK $60,563

Washington, DC $60,503

Orange, CA $60,307

Santa Ana, CA $60,162

Long Beach, CA $60,107

Anaheim, CA $60,096

Anchorage, AK $60,069

Santa Maria, CA $59,904

Everett, WA $59,893

Danbury, CT $59,700

Bremerton, WA $59,624

Tacoma, WA $59,426

New Suffolk, NY $59,425

Sacramento, CA $59,409

Santa Barbara, CA $59,349

Trenton, NJ $59,289

San Diego, CA $59,289

Brockton, MA $59,228

Fairbanks, AK $59,094

Lompoc, CA $58,953

Lowell, MA $58,909

Ventura, CA $58,898

Nashua, NH $58,887

Stockton, CA $58,882

Modesto, CA $58,481

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,360

Olympia, WA $58,256

Kennewick, WA $58,256

New Haven, CT $58,234

Lawrence, MA $58,036

Hartford, CT $57,981

Riverside, CA $57,970

New Bedford, MA $57,915

Richland, WA $57,915

Bakersfield, CA $57,838

San Bernardino, CA $57,816

New Britain, CT $57,811

Atlantic City, NJ $57,811

New London, CT $57,789

Norwich, CT $57,772

Portsmouth, NH $57,761

Boulder, CO $57,645

Portland, OR $57,569

Worcester, MA $57,563

Minneapolis, MN $57,393

Philadelphia, PA $57,316

Honolulu, HI $57,135

Saint Paul, MN $57,108

Vineland, NJ $57,096

Providence, RI $56,937

Chicago, IL $56,778

Bellingham, WA $56,712

Springfield, MA $56,668

Baltimore, MD $56,651

Chico, CA $56,514

Pittsfield, MA $56,366

Manchester, NH $56,261

Spokane, WA $56,019

Denver, CO $56,014

Albany, NY $55,756

Troy, NY $55,734

Nassau, NY $55,675

Schenectady, NY $55,618

Wilmington, DE $55,574

Burlington, VT $55,498

Salem, OR $55,476

Portland, ME $55,305

Yakima, WA $55,250

Rochester, MN $55,080

Reno, NV $55,052

Fresno, CA $55,052

Milwaukee, WI $55,003

Detroit, MI $54,948

Ann Arbor, MI $54,939

Allentown, PA $54,932

Colorado Springs, CO $54,838

Syracuse, NY $54,811

Carson City, NV $54,811

Houston, TX $54,734

Eugene, OR $54,706

Gary, IN $54,640

Springfield, OR $54,596

Bismarck, ND $54,585

Galveston, TX $54,547

Medford, OR $54,465

Fort Collins, CO $54,443

Concord, NH $54,415

Austin, TX $54,399

Mesa, AZ $54,283

Reading, PA $54,278

Phoenix, AZ $54,272

Dallas, TX $54,256

Saint Cloud, MN $54,203

Madison, WI $54,129

Utica, NY $53,981

Rochester, NY $53,893

Des Moines, IA $53,888

Raleigh, NC $53,882

Atlanta, GA $53,800

Battle Creek, MI $53,783

Salt Lake City, UT $53,767

Lancaster, PA $53,684

Harrisburg, PA $53,607

Kansas City, MO $53,553

Champaign, IL $53,542

Kansas City, KS $53,542

Fort Worth, TX $53,536

Columbus, OH $53,527

Boca Raton, FL $53,514

Pittsburgh, PA $53,492

Richmond, VA $53,470

Indianapolis, IN $53,459

Cleveland, OH $53,454

Las Vegas, NV $53,388

Cincinnati, OH $53,388

Petersburg, VA $53,305

Huntsville, AL $53,223

Lansing, MI $53,186

Lebanon, PA $53,179

Pueblo, CO $53,173

Appleton, WI $53,157

Buffalo, NY $53,135

Dayton, OH $53,119

Racine, WI $53,108

Charlotte, NC $53,102

Saint Louis, MO $53,086

York, PA $53,053

Elkhart, IN $53,053

Gastonia, NC $53,042

Billings, MT $53,029

Beaumont, TX $53,014

Lorain, OH $53,003

Benton Harbor, MI $52,992

Toledo, OH $52,981

Binghamton, NY $52,954

Rock Hill, SC $52,948

Rockford, IL $52,921

Springfield, IL $52,899

Elyria, OH $52,893

Fargo, ND $52,893

Flagstaff, AZ $52,855

Fort Lauderdale, FL $52,822

Duluth, MN $52,789

Miami, FL $52,789

Cheyenne, WY $52,750

Grand Forks, ND $52,750

Bangor, ME $52,630

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,569

Durham, NC $52,546

Louisville, KY $52,542

Grand Rapids, MI $52,531

Hialeah, FL $52,525

Casper, WY $52,448

Scranton, PA $52,382

New Orleans, LA $52,366

Virginia Beach, VA $52,360

Akron, OH $52,333

Peoria, IL $52,261

Sarasota, FL $52,250

Nashville, TN $52,212

Omaha, NE $52,212

Green Bay, WI $52,212

Baton Rouge, LA $52,184

Charleston, SC $52,173

Jamestown, NY $52,146

Davenport, IA $52,146

Tucson, AZ $52,119

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,086

Tampa, FL $52,075

Evansville, IN $52,042

Port Arthur, TX $52,042

Bradenton, FL $52,020

Santa Fe, NM $51,921

Orlando, FL $51,822

Clearwater, FL $51,805

Canton, OH $51,690

La Crosse, WI $51,690

Albuquerque, NM $51,657

Newport News, VA $51,652

High Point, NC $51,635

Ogden, UT $51,613

Corpus Christi, TX $51,569

Norfolk, VA $51,536

Laramie, WY $51,536

Rock Island, IL $51,503

Saginaw, MI $51,492

Jacksonville, FL $51,487

Salisbury, NC $51,476

Boise, ID $51,465

Moline, IL $51,437

Fort Myers, FL $51,421

Memphis, TN $51,410

Tulsa, OK $51,382

Waterloo, IA $51,349

Spartanburg, SC $51,294

Lincoln, NE $51,267

Fort Wayne, IN $51,256

Provo, UT $51,250

Cedar Falls, IA $51,185

San Antonio, TX $51,163

Greensboro, NC $51,141

South Bend, IN $51,135

Savannah, GA $51,075

Muskegon, MI $51,053

Birmingham, AL $51,047

Winston Salem, NC $51,020

Lake Charles, LA $50,888

Anderson, IN $50,877

Lexington, KY $50,860

Augusta, GA $50,844

Greenville, SC $50,844

Lima, OH $50,800

Wichita, KS $50,794

Tuscaloosa, AL $50,794

Columbia, SC $50,745

Springfield, OH $50,734

Asheville, NC $50,646

Bloomington, IN $50,608

Knoxville, TN $50,410

Shreveport, LA $50,404

Wilmington, NC $50,333

Roanoke, VA $50,333

Topeka, KS $50,234

Frankfort, KY $50,228

Oklahoma City, OK $50,190

Chillicothe, OH $50,168

Longview, TX $50,163

Melbourne, FL $50,157

Sioux Falls, SD $50,069

Mobile, AL $50,064

Terre Haute, IN $50,042

Altoona, PA $50,009

Amarillo, TX $49,970

Killeen, TX $49,954

Fayetteville, AR $49,910

Chattanooga, TN $49,893

Sioux City, IA $49,844

Idaho Falls, ID $49,833

Lynchburg, VA $49,789

Gainesville, FL $49,718

Portsmouth, OH $49,690

Little Rock, AR $49,679

Lafayette, LA $49,657

Youngstown, OH $49,657

Daytona Beach, FL $49,624

Clarksville, TN $49,619

Pensacola, FL $49,613

Temple, TX $49,609

Hopkinsville, KY $49,448

Erie, PA $49,437

Florence, SC $49,415

Charleston, WV $49,327

Great Falls, MT $49,300

Macon, GA $49,223

Tallahassee, FL $49,218

Fayetteville, NC $49,207

Waco, TX $49,196

Helena, MT $49,157

Pine Bluff, AR $49,136

Vincennes, IN $49,069

Lubbock, TX $49,047

Alamogordo, NM $49,014

Twin Falls, ID $48,965

Rapid City, SD $48,948

Jackson, MS $48,849

Huntington, WV $48,846

Greenville, MS $48,844

Parkersburg, WV $48,788

Montgomery, AL $48,778

Wichita Falls, TX $48,723

Springfield, MO $48,723

Biloxi, MS $48,696

Monroe, LA $48,641

Johnstown, PA $48,602

Sumter, SC $48,580

Columbus, GA $48,575

Pascagoula, MS $48,470

Abilene, TX $48,470

Kingsport, TN $48,328

Albany, GA $48,328

Gulfport, MS $48,311

Alexandria, LA $48,130

Fort Smith, AR $47,992

El Paso, TX $47,844

Las Cruces, NM $47,597

Harlingen, TX $47,457

Pocatello, ID $47,448

Florence, AL $47,377

Brownsville, TX $47,366

Mcallen, TX $47,251

Dothan, AL $47,174

Columbus, MS $46,847

Altus, OK $46,591

Lawton, OK $46,487

Pierre, SD $46,289

What Skills Can Increase a Truck Technician'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 Truck Technician'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	$59,887	9%
Safety Training	$59,887	9%
Coordination	$59,338	8%
Hard Working	$57,140	4%
Listening	$56,591	3%
Electrical Repairs	$56,591	3%

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

Understanding how a Truck Technician'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 May 01, 2026

$47,281

Average $54,943/year

$59,091

$3,940

Average $4,579/month

$4,924

$909

Average $1,057/week

$1,136

$23

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,091	$4,924	$1,136	$28
Average	$54,943	$4,579	$1,057	$26
25th Percentile	$47,281	$3,940	$909	$23

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Salary Trends for Truck Technician

Salaries for a Truck Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $46,841 in 2023 to around $46,462 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Truck Technician salary trends, .

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2024

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