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Diesel mechanic salary in Flagstaff, AZ

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Flagstaff, AZ area earn a median of $60,290 a year, or $28.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $83,890 a year. That's 2% less than the Arizona median of $61,680.

Median yearly pay$60,290
Bottom 10% under$46,890Top 10% over$83,890
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$22.54/hr
Jobs in this area
100
After cost of living
$60,090
Median hourly pay
$28.99/hr
vs U.S. median
−2%
vs Arizona median
−2%
Mean (average) pay
$63,670 a year · $30.61 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 22380, Flagstaff, AZ). 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.

Pay by percentile

What diesel mechanics in Flagstaff, AZ earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$22.54$46,890
25th percentile$27.90$58,040
Median (50th)$28.99$60,290
75th percentile$35.03$72,850
90th percentile$40.33$83,890

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How Flagstaff, AZ compares

  • Flagstaff ranks 3rd of 7 Arizona metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
  • Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the Flagstaff area than nationally: 1.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.81 times the U.S. share.

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Questions

Do diesel mechanics make more in Flagstaff or Phoenix?
Phoenix pays more: the median is $60,290 in Flagstaff and $63,330 in Phoenix, a 5% difference.

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 22380 (Flagstaff, AZ). 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 (100.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures