How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Hammond, LA?

The median hourly wage is $23.85. The middle half earn between $20.20 and $29.55 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Hammond, LA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.60 an hour ($36,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.20.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Hammond or Shreveport?

Shreveport pays more: the median is $49,600 in Hammond and $60,490 in Shreveport, a 18% difference.

How does Hammond pay compare with the rest of Louisiana?

The Hammond median of $49,600 is 15% less than the Louisiana median of $58,680.

Diesel mechanic salary in Hammond, LA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Hammond, LA area earn a median of $49,600 a year, or $23.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,890. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $58,680; Hammond is 15% below it.

Median yearly pay$49,600

Bottom 10% under$36,610Top 10% over$74,890

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.60/hr
Jobs in this area: 90
After cost of living: $58,730
Median hourly pay: $23.85/hr
vs U.S. median: −20%
vs Louisiana median: −15%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25220, Hammond, LA). 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	$36,610–$42,010$17.60–$20.20/hr
Experienced mechanic	$49,600$23.85/hr
Master / top earners	$61,460–$74,890$29.55–$36.00/hr

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

How Hammond, LA compares

Hammond has the lowest diesel mechanic median of the 10 Louisiana metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Hammond area as nationally: 2.0 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,890, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,610: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Louisiana metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Hammond, LA?: Diesel mechanics in the Hammond, LA area earn a median of $49,600 a year, or $23.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,890.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Hammond, LA?: The median hourly wage is $23.85. The middle half earn between $20.20 and $29.55 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Hammond, LA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.60 an hour ($36,610 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.20.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Hammond or Shreveport?: Shreveport pays more: the median is $49,600 in Hammond and $60,490 in Shreveport, a 18% difference.
How does Hammond pay compare with the rest of Louisiana?: The Hammond median of $49,600 is 15% less than the Louisiana median of $58,680.

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 25220 (Hammond, LA). 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 (84.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures