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.
- 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%
- Mean (average) pay
- $52,680 a year · $25.33 an hour
Pay by percentile
What diesel mechanics in Hammond, LA earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.
| Percentile | Hourly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17.60 | $36,610 |
| 25th percentile | $20.20 | $42,010 |
| Median (50th) | $23.85 | $49,600 |
| 75th percentile | $29.55 | $61,460 |
| 90th percentile | $36.00 | $74,890 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.
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.
Other Louisiana metro areas
Other trades in Hammond, LA
Questions
- 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.
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