How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Sierra Vista, AZ?

The median hourly wage is $26.53. The middle half earn between $21.41 and $29.96 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Sierra Vista, AZ?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.15 an hour ($39,830 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.41.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Sierra Vista or Phoenix?

Phoenix pays more: the median is $55,180 in Sierra Vista and $63,330 in Phoenix, a 13% difference.

How does Sierra Vista pay compare with the rest of Arizona?

The Sierra Vista median of $55,180 is 11% less than the Arizona median of $61,680.

Diesel mechanic salary in Sierra Vista, AZ

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Sierra Vista–Douglas, AZ area earn a median of $55,180 a year, or $26.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $79,810. Across all of Arizona, the median is $61,680, so Sierra Vista pays 11% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$55,180

Bottom 10% under$39,830Top 10% over$79,810

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.15/hr
Jobs in this area: 60
After cost of living: $61,830
Median hourly pay: $26.53/hr
vs U.S. median: −11%
vs Arizona median: −11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 43420, Sierra Vista-Douglas, 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.

Entry-level to master diesel mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$39,830–$44,530$19.15–$21.41/hr
Experienced mechanic	$55,180$26.53/hr
Master / top earners	$62,310–$79,810$29.96–$38.37/hr

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

How Sierra Vista, AZ compares

Sierra Vista has the lowest diesel mechanic median of the 7 Arizona metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Sierra Vista area as nationally: 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,810, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,830: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Arizona metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Sierra Vista, AZ?: Diesel mechanics in the Sierra Vista–Douglas, AZ area earn a median of $55,180 a year, or $26.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $79,810.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Sierra Vista, AZ?: The median hourly wage is $26.53. The middle half earn between $21.41 and $29.96 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Sierra Vista, AZ?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.15 an hour ($39,830 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.41.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Sierra Vista or Phoenix?: Phoenix pays more: the median is $55,180 in Sierra Vista and $63,330 in Phoenix, a 13% difference.
How does Sierra Vista pay compare with the rest of Arizona?: The Sierra Vista median of $55,180 is 11% less than the Arizona median of $61,680.

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 43420 (Sierra Vista-Douglas, 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 (89.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures