Diesel mechanic salary in Cape Coral, FL
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Diesel mechanics in the Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL area earn a median of $62,010 a year, or $29.81 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $78,010 a year. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $60,490; Cape Coral is 3% above it.
- Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
- $22.32/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 470
- After cost of living
- $60,590
- Median hourly pay
- $29.81/hr
- vs U.S. median
- 0%
- vs Florida median
- +3%
- Mean (average) pay
- $61,430 a year · $29.54 an hour
Pay by percentile
What diesel mechanics in Cape Coral, FL 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 | $22.32 | $46,420 |
| 25th percentile | $23.97 | $49,860 |
| Median (50th) | $29.81 | $62,010 |
| 75th percentile | $35.08 | $72,960 |
| 90th percentile | $37.50 | $78,010 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.
How Cape Coral, FL compares
- Cape Coral ranks 3rd of 22 Florida metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
- Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the Cape Coral area than nationally: 1.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.82 times the U.S. share.
Other Florida metro areas
Other trades in Cape Coral, FL
Questions
- Do diesel mechanics make more in Cape Coral or Jacksonville?
- Cape Coral pays more: the median is $62,010 in Cape Coral and $61,470 in Jacksonville, a 1% 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 15980 (Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL). 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 (102.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures