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

The median hourly wage is $27.79. The middle half earn between $22.67 and $31.81 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.80 an hour ($43,260 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.67.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Twin Falls or Lewiston?

Lewiston pays more: the median is $57,790 in Twin Falls and $62,670 in Lewiston, a 8% difference.

How does Twin Falls pay compare with the rest of Idaho?

The Twin Falls median of $57,790 is 2% less than the Idaho median of $59,230.

Diesel mechanic salary in Twin Falls, ID

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Twin Falls, ID area earn a median of $57,790 a year, or $27.79 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,270 a year. That's 2% less than the Idaho median of $59,230.

Median yearly pay$57,790

Bottom 10% under$43,260Top 10% over$75,270

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $20.80/hr
Jobs in this area: 200
After cost of living: $62,740
Median hourly pay: $27.79/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Idaho median: −2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 46300, Twin Falls, 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	$43,260–$47,150$20.80–$22.67/hr
Experienced mechanic	$57,790$27.79/hr
Master / top earners	$66,170–$75,270$31.81–$36.19/hr

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

How Twin Falls, ID compares

Twin Falls ranks 6th of 7 Idaho metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Twin Falls area than nationally: 4.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,270, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,260: 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 Twin Falls, ID?: Diesel mechanics in the Twin Falls, ID area earn a median of $57,790 a year, or $27.79 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,270 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Twin Falls, ID?: The median hourly wage is $27.79. The middle half earn between $22.67 and $31.81 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Twin Falls, ID?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.80 an hour ($43,260 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.67.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Twin Falls or Lewiston?: Lewiston pays more: the median is $57,790 in Twin Falls and $62,670 in Lewiston, a 8% difference.
How does Twin Falls pay compare with the rest of Idaho?: The Twin Falls median of $57,790 is 2% 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 46300 (Twin Falls, 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 (92.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures