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Diesel mechanic salary in North Port, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FL area earn a median of $62,260 a year, or $29.93 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,800 a year. Across all of Florida, the median is $60,490, so North Port pays 3% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$62,260
Bottom 10% under$47,120Top 10% over$77,800
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$22.66/hr
Jobs in this area
410
After cost of living
$60,790
Median hourly pay
$29.93/hr
vs U.S. median
+1%
vs Florida median
+3%
Mean (average) pay
$61,630 a year · $29.63 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 35840, North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL). 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 North Port, 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.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$22.66$47,120
25th percentile$24.63$51,230
Median (50th)$29.93$62,260
75th percentile$31.44$65,400
90th percentile$37.41$77,800

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

How North Port, FL compares

  • North Port ranks 2nd of 22 Florida metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
  • Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the North Port area than nationally: 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.65 times the U.S. share.

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Questions

Do diesel mechanics make more in North Port or Jacksonville?
North Port pays more: the median is $62,260 in North Port 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 35840 (North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, 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 (102.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures