How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Hagerstown, MD-WV?

The median hourly wage is $31.62. The middle half earn between $25.71 and $36.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Hagerstown, MD-WV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.53 an hour ($44,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.71.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Hagerstown or Baltimore?

Baltimore pays more: the median is $65,760 in Hagerstown and $74,470 in Baltimore, a 12% difference.

How does Hagerstown pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Hagerstown median of $65,760 is 12% less than the Maryland median of $74,790.

Diesel mechanic salary in Hagerstown, MD-WV

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD-WV area earn a median of $65,760 a year, or $31.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $82,070 a year. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $74,790; Hagerstown is 12% below it.

Median yearly pay$65,760

Bottom 10% under$44,780Top 10% over$82,070

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $21.53/hr
Jobs in this area: 240
After cost of living: $69,830
Median hourly pay: $31.62/hr
vs U.S. median: +6%
vs Maryland median: −12%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25180, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV). 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	$44,780–$53,480$21.53–$25.71/hr
Experienced mechanic	$65,760$31.62/hr
Master / top earners	$75,050–$82,070$36.08–$39.46/hr

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

How Hagerstown, MD-WV compares

Hagerstown ranks 3rd of 6 Maryland metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Hagerstown area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,070, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,780: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Maryland metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: Diesel mechanics in the Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD-WV area earn a median of $65,760 a year, or $31.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $82,070 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: The median hourly wage is $31.62. The middle half earn between $25.71 and $36.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Hagerstown, MD-WV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.53 an hour ($44,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.71.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Hagerstown or Baltimore?: Baltimore pays more: the median is $65,760 in Hagerstown and $74,470 in Baltimore, a 12% difference.
How does Hagerstown pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Hagerstown median of $65,760 is 12% less than the Maryland median of $74,790.

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 25180 (Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV). 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 (94.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures