How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Las Cruces, NM?

The median hourly wage is $22.98. The middle half earn between $18.66 and $28.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Las Cruces, NM?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.47 an hour ($36,340 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.66.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Las Cruces or Albuquerque?

Albuquerque pays more: the median is $47,800 in Las Cruces and $59,140 in Albuquerque, a 19% difference.

How does Las Cruces pay compare with the rest of New Mexico?

The Las Cruces median of $47,800 is 15% less than the New Mexico median of $55,910.

Diesel mechanic salary in Las Cruces, NM

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Las Cruces, NM area earn a median of $47,800 a year, or $22.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,600 a year. Across all of New Mexico, the median is $55,910, so Las Cruces pays 15% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$47,800

Bottom 10% under$36,340Top 10% over$77,600

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.47/hr
Jobs in this area: 160
After cost of living: $52,990
Median hourly pay: $22.98/hr
vs U.S. median: −23%
vs New Mexico median: −15%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 29740, Las Cruces, NM). 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	$36,340–$38,800$17.47–$18.66/hr
Experienced mechanic	$47,800$22.98/hr
Master / top earners	$58,410–$77,600$28.08–$37.31/hr

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

How Las Cruces, NM compares

Las Cruces has the lowest diesel mechanic median of the 4 New Mexico metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Las Cruces area than nationally: 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.1 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $77,600, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,340: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other New Mexico metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Las Cruces, NM?: Diesel mechanics in the Las Cruces, NM area earn a median of $47,800 a year, or $22.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,600 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Las Cruces, NM?: The median hourly wage is $22.98. The middle half earn between $18.66 and $28.08 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Las Cruces, NM?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.47 an hour ($36,340 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.66.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Las Cruces or Albuquerque?: Albuquerque pays more: the median is $47,800 in Las Cruces and $59,140 in Albuquerque, a 19% difference.
How does Las Cruces pay compare with the rest of New Mexico?: The Las Cruces median of $47,800 is 15% less than the New Mexico median of $55,910.

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 29740 (Las Cruces, NM). 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 (90.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures