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

The median hourly wage is $30.41. The middle half earn between $28.52 and $35.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.03 an hour ($45,820 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.52.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Waterbury or Bridgeport?

Bridgeport pays more: the median is $63,250 in Waterbury and $75,940 in Bridgeport, a 17% difference.

How does Waterbury pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The Waterbury median of $63,250 is 6% less than the Connecticut median of $67,300.

Diesel mechanic salary in Waterbury, CT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Waterbury–Shelton, CT area earn a median of $63,250 a year, or $30.41 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $84,930 a year. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $67,300; Waterbury is 6% below it.

Median yearly pay$63,250

Bottom 10% under$45,820Top 10% over$84,930

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.03/hr
Jobs in this area: 220
After cost of living: $63,390
Median hourly pay: $30.41/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Connecticut median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47930, Waterbury-Shelton, 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	$45,820–$59,320$22.03–$28.52/hr
Experienced mechanic	$63,250$30.41/hr
Master / top earners	$73,540–$84,930$35.36–$40.83/hr

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

How Waterbury, CT compares

Waterbury has the lowest diesel mechanic median of the 5 Connecticut metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the Waterbury area than nationally: 1.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.73 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $84,930, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,820: 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 Waterbury, CT?: Diesel mechanics in the Waterbury–Shelton, CT area earn a median of $63,250 a year, or $30.41 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $84,930 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Waterbury, CT?: The median hourly wage is $30.41. The middle half earn between $28.52 and $35.36 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Waterbury, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.03 an hour ($45,820 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.52.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Waterbury or Bridgeport?: Bridgeport pays more: the median is $63,250 in Waterbury and $75,940 in Bridgeport, a 17% difference.
How does Waterbury pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?: The Waterbury median of $63,250 is 6% less 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 47930 (Waterbury-Shelton, 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 (99.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures