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

The median hourly wage is $33.85. The middle half earn between $25.45 and $37.92 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.59 an hour ($46,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.45.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Stockton or San Francisco?

San Francisco pays more: the median is $70,410 in Stockton and $82,100 in San Francisco, a 14% difference.

How does Stockton pay compare with the rest of California?

The Stockton median of $70,410 is 5% less than the California median of $73,950.

Diesel mechanic salary in Stockton, CA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Stockton–Lodi, CA area earn a median of $70,410 a year, or $33.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $90,170. Across all of California, the median is $73,950, so Stockton pays 5% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$70,410

Bottom 10% under$46,990Top 10% over$90,170

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.59/hr
Jobs in this area: 760
After cost of living: $67,000
Median hourly pay: $33.85/hr
vs U.S. median: +14%
vs California median: −5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 44700, Stockton-Lodi, 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	$46,990–$52,940$22.59–$25.45/hr
Experienced mechanic	$70,410$33.85/hr
Master / top earners	$78,860–$90,170$37.92–$43.35/hr

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

How Stockton, CA compares

Stockton ranks 13th of 25 California metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Stockton area than nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $90,170, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,990: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other California metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Stockton, CA?: Diesel mechanics in the Stockton–Lodi, CA area earn a median of $70,410 a year, or $33.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $90,170.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Stockton, CA?: The median hourly wage is $33.85. The middle half earn between $25.45 and $37.92 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Stockton, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.59 an hour ($46,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.45.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Stockton or San Francisco?: San Francisco pays more: the median is $70,410 in Stockton and $82,100 in San Francisco, a 14% difference.
How does Stockton pay compare with the rest of California?: The Stockton median of $70,410 is 5% less 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 44700 (Stockton-Lodi, 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 (105.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures