How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Pittsfield, MA?

The median hourly wage is $30.46. The middle half earn between $26.01 and $34.75 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Pittsfield, MA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.48 an hour ($46,750 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.01.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Pittsfield or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $63,360 in Pittsfield and $75,770 in Boston, a 16% difference.

How does Pittsfield pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?

The Pittsfield median of $63,360 is 14% less than the Massachusetts median of $73,270.

Diesel mechanic salary in Pittsfield, MA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Pittsfield, MA area earn a median of $63,360 a year, or $30.46 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $82,660 a year. That's 14% less than the Massachusetts median of $73,270.

Median yearly pay$63,360

Bottom 10% under$46,750Top 10% over$82,660

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.48/hr
Jobs in this area: 100
After cost of living: $66,620
Median hourly pay: $30.46/hr
vs U.S. median: +3%
vs Massachusetts median: −14%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38340, Pittsfield, MA). 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	$46,750–$54,100$22.48–$26.01/hr
Experienced mechanic	$63,360$30.46/hr
Master / top earners	$72,290–$82,660$34.75–$39.74/hr

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

How Pittsfield, MA compares

Pittsfield ranks 6th of 7 Massachusetts metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Pittsfield area as nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $82,660, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,750: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Massachusetts metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Pittsfield, MA?: Diesel mechanics in the Pittsfield, MA area earn a median of $63,360 a year, or $30.46 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $82,660 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Pittsfield, MA?: The median hourly wage is $30.46. The middle half earn between $26.01 and $34.75 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Pittsfield, MA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.48 an hour ($46,750 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.01.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Pittsfield or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $63,360 in Pittsfield and $75,770 in Boston, a 16% difference.
How does Pittsfield pay compare with the rest of Massachusetts?: The Pittsfield median of $63,360 is 14% less than the Massachusetts median of $73,270.

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 38340 (Pittsfield, MA). 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 (95.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures