Diesel mechanic salary in Sioux Falls, SD-MN
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Diesel mechanics in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN area earn a median of $61,700 a year, or $29.67 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,120. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $58,120; Sioux Falls is 6% above it.
- Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
- $22.50/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 620
- After cost of living
- $68,080
- Median hourly pay
- $29.67/hr
- vs U.S. median
- 0%
- vs South Dakota median
- +6%
- Mean (average) pay
- $61,970 a year · $29.79 an hour
Pay by percentile
What diesel mechanics in Sioux Falls, SD-MN 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.
| Percentile | Hourly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $22.50 | $46,800 |
| 25th percentile | $23.62 | $49,130 |
| Median (50th) | $29.67 | $61,700 |
| 75th percentile | $35.01 | $72,830 |
| 90th percentile | $39.00 | $81,120 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.
How Sioux Falls, SD-MN compares
- Sioux Falls ranks 2nd of 3 South Dakota metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
- Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Sioux Falls area than nationally: 3.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.9 times the U.S. share.
Other South Dakota metro areas
Other trades in Sioux Falls, SD-MN
Questions
- Do diesel mechanics make more in Sioux Falls or Rapid City?
- Rapid City pays more: the median is $61,700 in Sioux Falls and $62,700 in Rapid City, a 2% 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 43620 (Sioux Falls, SD-MN). 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 (90.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures