How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Santa Fe, NM?

The median hourly wage is $26.49. The middle half earn between $23.39 and $28.89 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Santa Fe, NM?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.52 an hour ($46,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.39.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Santa Fe or Albuquerque?

Albuquerque pays more: the median is $55,100 in Santa Fe and $59,140 in Albuquerque, a 7% difference.

How does Santa Fe pay compare with the rest of New Mexico?

The Santa Fe median of $55,100 is 1% less than the New Mexico median of $55,910.

Diesel mechanic salary in Santa Fe, NM

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Santa Fe, NM area earn a median of $55,100 a year, or $26.49 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $64,040 a year. Across all of New Mexico, the median is $55,910, so Santa Fe pays 1% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$55,100

Bottom 10% under$46,840Top 10% over$64,040

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.52/hr
Jobs in this area: 60
After cost of living: $55,790
Median hourly pay: $26.49/hr
vs U.S. median: −11%
vs New Mexico median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 42140, Santa Fe, 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	$46,840–$48,660$22.52–$23.39/hr
Experienced mechanic	$55,100$26.49/hr
Master / top earners	$60,090–$64,040$28.89–$30.79/hr

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

How Santa Fe, NM compares

Santa Fe ranks 2nd of 4 New Mexico metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the Santa Fe area than nationally: 1.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.52 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $64,040, is 1.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,840: 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 Santa Fe, NM?: Diesel mechanics in the Santa Fe, NM area earn a median of $55,100 a year, or $26.49 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $64,040 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Santa Fe, NM?: The median hourly wage is $26.49. The middle half earn between $23.39 and $28.89 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Santa Fe, NM?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.52 an hour ($46,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.39.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Santa Fe or Albuquerque?: Albuquerque pays more: the median is $55,100 in Santa Fe and $59,140 in Albuquerque, a 7% difference.
How does Santa Fe pay compare with the rest of New Mexico?: The Santa Fe median of $55,100 is 1% 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 42140 (Santa Fe, 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 (98.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures