How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Salisbury, MD?

The median hourly wage is $28.06. The middle half earn between $24.75 and $30.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.27 an hour ($48,400 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.75.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Salisbury or Baltimore?

Baltimore pays more: the median is $58,370 in Salisbury and $74,470 in Baltimore, a 22% difference.

How does Salisbury pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Salisbury median of $58,370 is 22% less than the Maryland median of $74,790.

Diesel mechanic salary in Salisbury, MD

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Salisbury, MD area earn a median of $58,370 a year, or $28.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $73,340. That's 22% less than the Maryland median of $74,790.

Median yearly pay$58,370

Bottom 10% under$48,400Top 10% over$73,340

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $23.27/hr
Jobs in this area: 60
After cost of living: $61,050
Median hourly pay: $28.06/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Maryland median: −22%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41540, Salisbury, MD). 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	$48,400–$51,470$23.27–$24.75/hr
Experienced mechanic	$58,370$28.06/hr
Master / top earners	$62,770–$73,340$30.18–$35.26/hr

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

How Salisbury, MD compares

Salisbury has the lowest diesel mechanic median of the 6 Maryland metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the Salisbury area than nationally: 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.58 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $73,340, is 1.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $48,400: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Salisbury, MD?: Diesel mechanics in the Salisbury, MD area earn a median of $58,370 a year, or $28.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $73,340.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Salisbury, MD?: The median hourly wage is $28.06. The middle half earn between $24.75 and $30.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Salisbury, MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.27 an hour ($48,400 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.75.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Salisbury or Baltimore?: Baltimore pays more: the median is $58,370 in Salisbury and $74,470 in Baltimore, a 22% difference.
How does Salisbury pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Salisbury median of $58,370 is 22% 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 41540 (Salisbury, MD). 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 (95.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures