How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Albany, OR?

The median hourly wage is $28.94. The middle half earn between $24.49 and $34.77 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Albany, OR?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.53 an hour ($44,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.49.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Albany or Portland?

Portland pays more: the median is $60,190 in Albany and $71,990 in Portland, a 16% difference.

How does Albany pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Albany median of $60,190 is 6% less than the Oregon median of $63,970.

Diesel mechanic salary in Albany, OR

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Albany, OR area earn a median of $60,190 a year, or $28.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $86,340 a year. Across all of Oregon, the median is $63,970, so Albany pays 6% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$60,190

Bottom 10% under$44,780Top 10% over$86,340

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $21.53/hr
Jobs in this area: 130
After cost of living: $58,950
Median hourly pay: $28.94/hr
vs U.S. median: −3%
vs Oregon median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 10540, Albany, OR). 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	$44,780–$50,930$21.53–$24.49/hr
Experienced mechanic	$60,190$28.94/hr
Master / top earners	$72,310–$86,340$34.77–$41.51/hr

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

How Albany, OR compares

Albany has the lowest diesel mechanic median of the 8 Oregon metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Albany area than nationally: 2.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $86,340, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,780: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oregon metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Albany, OR?: Diesel mechanics in the Albany, OR area earn a median of $60,190 a year, or $28.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $86,340 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Albany, OR?: The median hourly wage is $28.94. The middle half earn between $24.49 and $34.77 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Albany, OR?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.53 an hour ($44,780 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.49.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Albany or Portland?: Portland pays more: the median is $60,190 in Albany and $71,990 in Portland, a 16% difference.
How does Albany pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Albany median of $60,190 is 6% less than the Oregon median of $63,970.

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 10540 (Albany, OR). 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 (102.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures