How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Boise City, ID?

The median hourly wage is $29.01. The middle half earn between $23.93 and $34.37 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Boise City, ID?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.52 an hour ($46,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.93.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Boise City or Lewiston?

Lewiston pays more: the median is $60,340 in Boise City and $62,670 in Lewiston, a 4% difference.

How does Boise City pay compare with the rest of Idaho?

The Boise City median of $60,340 is 2% more than the Idaho median of $59,230.

Diesel mechanic salary in Boise City, ID

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Boise City, ID area earn a median of $60,340 a year, or $29.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $79,370. That's 2% more than the Idaho median of $59,230.

Median yearly pay$60,340

Bottom 10% under$46,850Top 10% over$79,370

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.52/hr
Jobs in this area: 730
After cost of living: $61,330
Median hourly pay: $29.01/hr
vs U.S. median: −2%
vs Idaho median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14260, Boise City, ID). 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	$46,850–$49,780$22.52–$23.93/hr
Experienced mechanic	$60,340$29.01/hr
Master / top earners	$71,480–$79,370$34.37–$38.16/hr

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

How Boise City, ID compares

Boise City ranks 4th of 7 Idaho metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Boise City area as nationally: 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,370, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,850: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Idaho metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Boise City, ID?: Diesel mechanics in the Boise City, ID area earn a median of $60,340 a year, or $29.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $79,370.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Boise City, ID?: The median hourly wage is $29.01. The middle half earn between $23.93 and $34.37 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Boise City, ID?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.52 an hour ($46,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.93.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Boise City or Lewiston?: Lewiston pays more: the median is $60,340 in Boise City and $62,670 in Lewiston, a 4% difference.
How does Boise City pay compare with the rest of Idaho?: The Boise City median of $60,340 is 2% more than the Idaho median of $59,230.

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 14260 (Boise City, ID). 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 (98.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures