How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Bridgeport, CT?

The median hourly wage is $36.51. The middle half earn between $30.02 and $42.93 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Bridgeport, CT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.99 an hour ($49,910 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.02.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Bridgeport or Norwich?

Bridgeport pays more: the median is $75,940 in Bridgeport and $66,700 in Norwich, a 14% difference.

How does Bridgeport pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The Bridgeport median of $75,940 is 13% more than the Connecticut median of $67,300.

Diesel mechanic salary in Bridgeport, CT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury, CT area earn a median of $75,940 a year, or $36.51 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $104,000 a year. That's 13% more than the Connecticut median of $67,300.

Median yearly pay$75,940

Bottom 10% under$49,910Top 10% over$104,000

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $23.99/hr
Jobs in this area: 420
After cost of living: $71,060
Median hourly pay: $36.51/hr
vs U.S. median: +23%
vs Connecticut median: +13%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14860, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT). 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	$49,910–$62,450$23.99–$30.02/hr
Experienced mechanic	$75,940$36.51/hr
Master / top earners	$89,290–$104,000$42.93–$50.00/hr

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

How Bridgeport, CT compares

Bridgeport has the highest diesel mechanic median of the 5 Connecticut metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the Bridgeport area than nationally: 1.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.55 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $104,000, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $49,910: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Connecticut metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Bridgeport, CT?: Diesel mechanics in the Bridgeport–Stamford–Danbury, CT area earn a median of $75,940 a year, or $36.51 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $104,000 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Bridgeport, CT?: The median hourly wage is $36.51. The middle half earn between $30.02 and $42.93 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Bridgeport, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.99 an hour ($49,910 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.02.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Bridgeport or Norwich?: Bridgeport pays more: the median is $75,940 in Bridgeport and $66,700 in Norwich, a 14% difference.
How does Bridgeport pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?: The Bridgeport median of $75,940 is 13% more than the Connecticut median of $67,300.

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 14860 (Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT). 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 (106.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures