Diesel mechanic salary in the District of Columbia
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Diesel mechanics in the District of Columbia earn a median of $65,200 a year, or $31.34 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $93,040. That's 6% more than the national median of $61,770, 16th of 51 states and DC.
- Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
- $24.01/hr
- Jobs in the District of Columbia
- 110
- After cost of living
- $59,330
- Median hourly pay
- $31.34/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +6%
- Rank among states
- 16th of 51
- Mean (average) pay
- $69,880 a year · $33.60 an hour
Pay by percentile
What diesel mechanics in the District of Columbia 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.
| Percentile | Hourly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24.01 | $49,930 |
| 25th percentile | $28.58 | $59,450 |
| Median (50th) | $31.34 | $65,200 |
| 75th percentile | $36.53 | $75,980 |
| 90th percentile | $44.73 | $93,040 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.
How the District of Columbia compares
- Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the District of Columbia than nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.08 times the U.S. share.
Pay by metro area
Other trades in the District of Columbia
Bidding federal work? Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in the District of Columbia list what contractors must pay diesel mechanics on federal and federally assisted jobs, county by county.
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 11. 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 (109.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures