How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Bangor, ME?

The median hourly wage is $28.11. The middle half earn between $23.75 and $30.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Bangor, ME?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.69 an hour ($45,120 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.75.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Bangor or Portland?

Portland pays more: the median is $58,470 in Bangor and $66,100 in Portland, a 12% difference.

How does Bangor pay compare with the rest of Maine?

The Bangor median of $58,470 is 4% less than the Maine median of $60,850.

Diesel mechanic salary in Bangor, ME

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Bangor, ME area earn a median of $58,470 a year, or $28.11 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,090. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $60,850; Bangor is 4% below it.

Median yearly pay$58,470

Bottom 10% under$45,120Top 10% over$76,090

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $21.69/hr
Jobs in this area: 220
After cost of living: $60,590
Median hourly pay: $28.11/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs Maine median: −4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12620, Bangor, ME). 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	$45,120–$49,400$21.69–$23.75/hr
Experienced mechanic	$58,470$28.11/hr
Master / top earners	$63,950–$76,090$30.74–$36.58/hr

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

How Bangor, ME compares

Bangor has the lowest diesel mechanic median of the 3 Maine metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Bangor area than nationally: 3.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $76,090, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,120: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Maine metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Bangor, ME?: Diesel mechanics in the Bangor, ME area earn a median of $58,470 a year, or $28.11 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $76,090.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Bangor, ME?: The median hourly wage is $28.11. The middle half earn between $23.75 and $30.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Bangor, ME?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.69 an hour ($45,120 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.75.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Bangor or Portland?: Portland pays more: the median is $58,470 in Bangor and $66,100 in Portland, a 12% difference.
How does Bangor pay compare with the rest of Maine?: The Bangor median of $58,470 is 4% less than the Maine median of $60,850.

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 12620 (Bangor, ME). 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 (96.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures