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

The median hourly wage is $29.85. The middle half earn between $23.25 and $35.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.05 an hour ($45,860 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.25.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Yuba City or San Francisco?

San Francisco pays more: the median is $62,080 in Yuba City and $82,100 in San Francisco, a 24% difference.

How does Yuba City pay compare with the rest of California?

The Yuba City median of $62,080 is 16% less than the California median of $73,950.

Diesel mechanic salary in Yuba City, CA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Yuba City, CA area earn a median of $62,080 a year, or $29.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $81,310. That's 16% less than the California median of $73,950.

Median yearly pay$62,080

Bottom 10% under$45,860Top 10% over$81,310

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.05/hr
Jobs in this area: 100
After cost of living: $59,560
Median hourly pay: $29.85/hr
vs U.S. median: +1%
vs California median: −16%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 49700, Yuba City, 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	$45,860–$48,360$22.05–$23.25/hr
Experienced mechanic	$62,080$29.85/hr
Master / top earners	$73,410–$81,310$35.29–$39.09/hr

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

How Yuba City, CA compares

Yuba City ranks 23rd of 25 California metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Yuba City area as nationally: 2.0 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,310, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,860: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Yuba City, CA?: Diesel mechanics in the Yuba City, CA area earn a median of $62,080 a year, or $29.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $81,310.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Yuba City, CA?: The median hourly wage is $29.85. The middle half earn between $23.25 and $35.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Yuba City, CA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.05 an hour ($45,860 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.25.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Yuba City or San Francisco?: San Francisco pays more: the median is $62,080 in Yuba City and $82,100 in San Francisco, a 24% difference.
How does Yuba City pay compare with the rest of California?: The Yuba City median of $62,080 is 16% 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 49700 (Yuba City, 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 (104.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures