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Diesel mechanic salary in Pueblo, CO

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Pueblo, CO area earn a median of $60,990 a year, or $29.32 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $82,560. That's 13% less than the Colorado median of $70,480.

Median yearly pay$60,990
Bottom 10% under$45,500Top 10% over$82,560
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$21.87/hr
Jobs in this area
90
After cost of living
$66,470
Median hourly pay
$29.32/hr
vs U.S. median
−1%
vs Colorado median
−13%
Mean (average) pay
$63,210 a year · $30.39 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39380, Pueblo, CO). 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.

Pay by percentile

What diesel mechanics in Pueblo, CO earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$21.87$45,500
25th percentile$24.36$50,670
Median (50th)$29.32$60,990
75th percentile$34.08$70,890
90th percentile$39.69$82,560

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How Pueblo, CO compares

  • Pueblo ranks 6th of 7 Colorado metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
  • Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the Pueblo area than nationally: 1.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.78 times the U.S. share.

Other Colorado metro areas

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Questions

Do diesel mechanics make more in Pueblo or Denver?
Denver pays more: the median is $60,990 in Pueblo and $72,800 in Denver, a 16% difference.

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 39380 (Pueblo, CO). 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 (91.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures