How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Oxnard, CA?

The median hourly wage is $35.93. The middle half earn between $29.56 and $39.07 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Oxnard, CA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.73 an hour ($51,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.56.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Oxnard or San Francisco?

San Francisco pays more: the median is $74,730 in Oxnard and $82,100 in San Francisco, a 9% difference.

How does Oxnard pay compare with the rest of California?

The Oxnard median of $74,730 is 1% more than the California median of $73,950.

Diesel mechanic salary in Oxnard, CA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA area earn a median of $74,730 a year, or $35.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $97,160. That's 1% more than the California median of $73,950.

Median yearly pay$74,730

Bottom 10% under$51,440Top 10% over$97,160

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $24.73/hr
Jobs in this area: 350
After cost of living: $67,610
Median hourly pay: $35.93/hr
vs U.S. median: +21%
vs California median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37100, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA). 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	$51,440–$61,480$24.73–$29.56/hr
Experienced mechanic	$74,730$35.93/hr
Master / top earners	$81,260–$97,160$39.07–$46.71/hr

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

How Oxnard, CA compares

Oxnard ranks 9th of 25 California metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the Oxnard area than nationally: 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.58 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $97,160, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $51,440: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Oxnard, CA?: Diesel mechanics in the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura, CA area earn a median of $74,730 a year, or $35.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $97,160.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Oxnard, CA?: The median hourly wage is $35.93. The middle half earn between $29.56 and $39.07 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Oxnard, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.73 an hour ($51,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.56.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Oxnard or San Francisco?: San Francisco pays more: the median is $74,730 in Oxnard and $82,100 in San Francisco, a 9% difference.
How does Oxnard pay compare with the rest of California?: The Oxnard median of $74,730 is 1% more than the California median of $73,950.

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 37100 (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA). 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 (110.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures