How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Longview, TX?

The median hourly wage is $25.04. The middle half earn between $21.67 and $30.11 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Longview, TX?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.00 an hour ($39,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.67.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Longview or Austin?

Austin pays more: the median is $52,090 in Longview and $61,070 in Austin, a 15% difference.

How does Longview pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Longview median of $52,090 is 11% less than the Texas median of $58,810.

Diesel mechanic salary in Longview, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Longview, TX area earn a median of $52,090 a year, or $25.04 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,810. That's 11% less than the Texas median of $58,810.

Median yearly pay$52,090

Bottom 10% under$39,520Top 10% over$78,810

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $19.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 350
After cost of living: $58,210
Median hourly pay: $25.04/hr
vs U.S. median: −16%
vs Texas median: −11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30980, Longview, TX). 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	$39,520–$45,060$19.00–$21.67/hr
Experienced mechanic	$52,090$25.04/hr
Master / top earners	$62,630–$78,810$30.11–$37.89/hr

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

How Longview, TX compares

Longview ranks 17th of 25 Texas metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Longview area than nationally: 3.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.6 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $78,810, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,520: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Longview, TX?: Diesel mechanics in the Longview, TX area earn a median of $52,090 a year, or $25.04 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $78,810.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Longview, TX?: The median hourly wage is $25.04. The middle half earn between $21.67 and $30.11 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Longview, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.00 an hour ($39,520 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.67.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Longview or Austin?: Austin pays more: the median is $52,090 in Longview and $61,070 in Austin, a 15% difference.
How does Longview pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Longview median of $52,090 is 11% less than the Texas median of $58,810.

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 30980 (Longview, TX). 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 (89.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures