How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Savannah, GA?

The median hourly wage is $34.99. The middle half earn between $26.22 and $40.89 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Savannah, GA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.13 an hour ($46,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.22.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Savannah or Atlanta?

Savannah pays more: the median is $72,770 in Savannah and $62,270 in Atlanta, a 17% difference.

How does Savannah pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Savannah median of $72,770 is 19% more than the Georgia median of $61,370.

Diesel mechanic salary in Savannah, GA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Savannah, GA area earn a median of $72,770 a year, or $34.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $85,260. That's 19% more than the Georgia median of $61,370.

Median yearly pay$72,770

Bottom 10% under$46,030Top 10% over$85,260

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.13/hr
Jobs in this area: 1,260
After cost of living: $76,430
Median hourly pay: $34.99/hr
vs U.S. median: +18%
vs Georgia median: +19%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 42340, Savannah, GA). 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	$46,030–$54,540$22.13–$26.22/hr
Experienced mechanic	$72,770$34.99/hr
Master / top earners	$85,050–$85,260$40.89–$40.99/hr

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

How Savannah, GA compares

Savannah has the highest diesel mechanic median of the 14 Georgia metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Savannah area than nationally: 6.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 3.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $85,260, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,030: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Georgia metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Savannah, GA?: Diesel mechanics in the Savannah, GA area earn a median of $72,770 a year, or $34.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $85,260.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Savannah, GA?: The median hourly wage is $34.99. The middle half earn between $26.22 and $40.89 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Savannah, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.13 an hour ($46,030 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.22.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Savannah or Atlanta?: Savannah pays more: the median is $72,770 in Savannah and $62,270 in Atlanta, a 17% difference.
How does Savannah pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Savannah median of $72,770 is 19% more than the Georgia median of $61,370.

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 42340 (Savannah, GA). 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 (95.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures