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Diesel mechanic salary in Enid, OK

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Enid, OK area earn a median of $49,030 a year, or $23.57 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $66,350. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $55,340; Enid is 11% below it.

Median yearly pay$49,030
Bottom 10% under$34,110Top 10% over$66,350
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$16.40/hr
Jobs in this area
80
After cost of living
$58,180
Median hourly pay
$23.57/hr
vs U.S. median
−21%
vs Oklahoma median
−11%
Mean (average) pay
$49,930 a year · $24.01 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21420, Enid, OK). 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 Enid, OK 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$16.40$34,110
25th percentile$20.52$42,670
Median (50th)$23.57$49,030
75th percentile$26.28$54,660
90th percentile$31.90$66,350

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

How Enid, OK compares

  • Enid ranks 4th of 5 Oklahoma metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
  • Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Enid area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.8 times the U.S. share.

Other Oklahoma metro areas

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Questions

Do diesel mechanics make more in Enid or Tulsa?
Tulsa pays more: the median is $49,030 in Enid and $57,730 in Tulsa, a 15% 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 21420 (Enid, OK). 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 (84.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures