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Diesel mechanic salary in Springfield, OH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Springfield, OH area earn a median of $60,040 a year, or $28.86 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $71,360. That's 1% less than the Ohio median of $60,470.

Median yearly pay$60,040
Bottom 10% under$44,860Top 10% over$71,360
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$21.57/hr
Jobs in this area
170
After cost of living
$66,360
Median hourly pay
$28.86/hr
vs U.S. median
−3%
vs Ohio median
−1%
Mean (average) pay
$58,340 a year · $28.05 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 44220, Springfield, OH). 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.

Pay by percentile

What diesel mechanics in Springfield, OH earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$21.57$44,860
25th percentile$23.35$48,570
Median (50th)$28.86$60,040
75th percentile$30.70$63,850
90th percentile$34.31$71,360

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How Springfield, OH compares

  • Springfield ranks 8th of 15 Ohio metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
  • Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Springfield area than nationally: 3.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.0 times the U.S. share.

Other Ohio metro areas

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Questions

Do diesel mechanics make more in Springfield or Dayton?
Dayton pays more: the median is $60,040 in Springfield and $62,730 in Dayton, a 4% difference.

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 44220 (Springfield, OH). 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 (90.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures