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

The median hourly wage is $27.06. The middle half earn between $23.50 and $28.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.10 an hour ($45,960 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.50.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Pocatello or Lewiston?

Lewiston pays more: the median is $56,290 in Pocatello and $62,670 in Lewiston, a 10% difference.

How does Pocatello pay compare with the rest of Idaho?

The Pocatello median of $56,290 is 5% less than the Idaho median of $59,230.

Diesel mechanic salary in Pocatello, ID

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Pocatello, ID area earn a median of $56,290 a year, or $27.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $69,720 a year. Across all of Idaho, the median is $59,230, so Pocatello pays 5% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$56,290

Bottom 10% under$45,960Top 10% over$69,720

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.10/hr
Jobs in this area: 70
After cost of living: $63,310
Median hourly pay: $27.06/hr
vs U.S. median: −9%
vs Idaho median: −5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38540, Pocatello, 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	$45,960–$48,880$22.10–$23.50/hr
Experienced mechanic	$56,290$27.06/hr
Master / top earners	$60,030–$69,720$28.86–$33.52/hr

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

How Pocatello, ID compares

Pocatello has the lowest diesel mechanic median of the 7 Idaho metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Pocatello area as nationally: 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $69,720, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,960: 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 Pocatello, ID?: Diesel mechanics in the Pocatello, ID area earn a median of $56,290 a year, or $27.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $69,720 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Pocatello, ID?: The median hourly wage is $27.06. The middle half earn between $23.50 and $28.86 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Pocatello, ID?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.10 an hour ($45,960 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.50.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Pocatello or Lewiston?: Lewiston pays more: the median is $56,290 in Pocatello and $62,670 in Lewiston, a 10% difference.
How does Pocatello pay compare with the rest of Idaho?: The Pocatello median of $56,290 is 5% less 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 38540 (Pocatello, 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 (88.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures