How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Sebring, FL?

The median hourly wage is $22.43. The middle half earn between $21.31 and $27.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Sebring, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.86 an hour ($39,220 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.31.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Sebring or Jacksonville?

Jacksonville pays more: the median is $46,650 in Sebring and $61,470 in Jacksonville, a 24% difference.

How does Sebring pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Sebring median of $46,650 is 23% less than the Florida median of $60,490.

Diesel mechanic salary in Sebring, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Sebring, FL area earn a median of $46,650 a year, or $22.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $66,390. Across all of Florida, the median is $60,490, so Sebring pays 23% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$46,650

Bottom 10% under$39,220Top 10% over$66,390

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.86/hr
Jobs in this area: 50
After cost of living: $50,450
Median hourly pay: $22.43/hr
vs U.S. median: −24%
vs Florida median: −23%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 42700, Sebring, 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.

Entry-level to master diesel mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Entry level	$39,220–$44,330$18.86–$21.31/hr
Experienced mechanic	$46,650$22.43/hr
Master / top earners	$57,270–$66,390$27.53–$31.92/hr

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

How Sebring, FL compares

Sebring has the lowest diesel mechanic median of the 22 Florida metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Sebring area as nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $66,390, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,220: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Florida metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Sebring, FL?: Diesel mechanics in the Sebring, FL area earn a median of $46,650 a year, or $22.43 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $66,390.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Sebring, FL?: The median hourly wage is $22.43. The middle half earn between $21.31 and $27.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Sebring, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.86 an hour ($39,220 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.31.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Sebring or Jacksonville?: Jacksonville pays more: the median is $46,650 in Sebring and $61,470 in Jacksonville, a 24% difference.
How does Sebring pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Sebring median of $46,650 is 23% less than the Florida median of $60,490.

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 42700 (Sebring, 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 (92.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures