How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Peoria, IL?

The median hourly wage is $30.70. The middle half earn between $24.47 and $36.94 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Peoria, IL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.49 an hour ($44,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.47.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Peoria or Paducah?

Paducah pays more: the median is $63,850 in Peoria and $78,900 in Paducah, a 19% difference.

How does Peoria pay compare with the rest of Illinois?

The Peoria median of $63,850 is 1% less than the Illinois median of $64,340.

Diesel mechanic salary in Peoria, IL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Peoria, IL area earn a median of $63,850 a year, or $30.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $93,600. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $64,340; Peoria is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$63,850

Bottom 10% under$44,690Top 10% over$93,600

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $21.49/hr
Jobs in this area: 250
After cost of living: $69,990
Median hourly pay: $30.70/hr
vs U.S. median: +3%
vs Illinois median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37900, Peoria, IL). 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	$44,690–$50,890$21.49–$24.47/hr
Experienced mechanic	$63,850$30.70/hr
Master / top earners	$76,840–$93,600$36.94–$45.00/hr

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

How Peoria, IL compares

Peoria ranks 3rd of 12 Illinois metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the Peoria area than nationally: 1.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.81 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $93,600, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,690: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Illinois metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Peoria, IL?: Diesel mechanics in the Peoria, IL area earn a median of $63,850 a year, or $30.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $93,600.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Peoria, IL?: The median hourly wage is $30.70. The middle half earn between $24.47 and $36.94 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Peoria, IL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.49 an hour ($44,690 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.47.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Peoria or Paducah?: Paducah pays more: the median is $63,850 in Peoria and $78,900 in Paducah, a 19% difference.
How does Peoria pay compare with the rest of Illinois?: The Peoria median of $63,850 is 1% less than the Illinois median of $64,340.

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 37900 (Peoria, IL). 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 (91.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures