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

The median hourly wage is $32.03. The middle half earn between $26.14 and $37.13 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.25 an hour ($44,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.14.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Visalia or San Francisco?

San Francisco pays more: the median is $66,610 in Visalia and $82,100 in San Francisco, a 19% difference.

How does Visalia pay compare with the rest of California?

The Visalia median of $66,610 is 10% less than the California median of $73,950.

Diesel mechanic salary in Visalia, CA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Visalia, CA area earn a median of $66,610 a year, or $32.03 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $82,090. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $73,950; Visalia is 10% below it.

Median yearly pay$66,610

Bottom 10% under$44,210Top 10% over$82,090

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $21.25/hr
Jobs in this area: 240
After cost of living: $66,730
Median hourly pay: $32.03/hr
vs U.S. median: +8%
vs California median: −10%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47300, Visalia, 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	$44,210–$54,380$21.25–$26.14/hr
Experienced mechanic	$66,610$32.03/hr
Master / top earners	$77,240–$82,090$37.13–$39.46/hr

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

How Visalia, CA compares

Visalia ranks 17th of 25 California metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the Visalia area than nationally: 1.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.74 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,090, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,210: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Visalia, CA?: Diesel mechanics in the Visalia, CA area earn a median of $66,610 a year, or $32.03 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $82,090.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Visalia, CA?: The median hourly wage is $32.03. The middle half earn between $26.14 and $37.13 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Visalia, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.25 an hour ($44,210 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.14.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Visalia or San Francisco?: San Francisco pays more: the median is $66,610 in Visalia and $82,100 in San Francisco, a 19% difference.
How does Visalia pay compare with the rest of California?: The Visalia median of $66,610 is 10% 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 47300 (Visalia, 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 (99.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures