How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Elizabethtown, KY?

The median hourly wage is $25.62. The middle half earn between $22.82 and $27.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Elizabethtown, KY?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.25 an hour ($37,960 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.82.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Elizabethtown or Cincinnati?

Cincinnati pays more: the median is $53,290 in Elizabethtown and $62,400 in Cincinnati, a 15% difference.

How does Elizabethtown pay compare with the rest of Kentucky?

The Elizabethtown median of $53,290 is 4% less than the Kentucky median of $55,480.

Diesel mechanic salary in Elizabethtown, KY

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Elizabethtown, KY area earn a median of $53,290 a year, or $25.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $62,780. That's 4% less than the Kentucky median of $55,480.

Median yearly pay$53,290

Bottom 10% under$37,960Top 10% over$62,780

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.25/hr
Jobs in this area: 130
After cost of living: $58,840
Median hourly pay: $25.62/hr
vs U.S. median: −14%
vs Kentucky median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21060, Elizabethtown, KY). 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	$37,960–$47,470$18.25–$22.82/hr
Experienced mechanic	$53,290$25.62/hr
Master / top earners	$56,610–$62,780$27.22–$30.18/hr

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

How Elizabethtown, KY compares

Elizabethtown ranks 6th of 9 Kentucky metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Elizabethtown area than nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $62,780, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,960: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Elizabethtown, KY?: Diesel mechanics in the Elizabethtown, KY area earn a median of $53,290 a year, or $25.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $62,780.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Elizabethtown, KY?: The median hourly wage is $25.62. The middle half earn between $22.82 and $27.22 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Elizabethtown, KY?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.25 an hour ($37,960 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.82.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Elizabethtown or Cincinnati?: Cincinnati pays more: the median is $53,290 in Elizabethtown and $62,400 in Cincinnati, a 15% difference.
How does Elizabethtown pay compare with the rest of Kentucky?: The Elizabethtown median of $53,290 is 4% less than the Kentucky median of $55,480.

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 21060 (Elizabethtown, KY). 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 (90.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures