How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Huntsville, AL?

The median hourly wage is $26.49. The middle half earn between $23.03 and $30.28 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Huntsville, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.44 an hour ($40,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.03.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Huntsville or Birmingham?

Pay is about the same: the median is $55,110 in Huntsville and $55,040 in Birmingham.

How does Huntsville pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Huntsville median of $55,110 is 9% more than the Alabama median of $50,470.

Diesel mechanic salary in Huntsville, AL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Huntsville, AL area earn a median of $55,110 a year, or $26.49 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,010. That's 9% more than the Alabama median of $50,470.

Median yearly pay$55,110

Bottom 10% under$40,440Top 10% over$79,010

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.44/hr
Jobs in this area: 490
After cost of living: $59,210
Median hourly pay: $26.49/hr
vs U.S. median: −11%
vs Alabama median: +9%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 26620, Huntsville, AL). Excludes self-employed diesel mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Entry-level to master diesel mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$40,440–$47,900$19.44–$23.03/hr
Experienced mechanic	$55,110$26.49/hr
Master / top earners	$62,990–$79,010$30.28–$37.99/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Huntsville, AL compares

Huntsville has the highest diesel mechanic median of the 13 Alabama metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Huntsville area as nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,010, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,440: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Alabama metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Huntsville, AL?: Diesel mechanics in the Huntsville, AL area earn a median of $55,110 a year, or $26.49 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $79,010.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Huntsville, AL?: The median hourly wage is $26.49. The middle half earn between $23.03 and $30.28 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Huntsville, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.44 an hour ($40,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.03.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Huntsville or Birmingham?: Pay is about the same: the median is $55,110 in Huntsville and $55,040 in Birmingham.
How does Huntsville pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Huntsville median of $55,110 is 9% more than the Alabama median of $50,470.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-3031 (Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists), area code 26620 (Huntsville, AL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed diesel mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (93.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures