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

The median hourly wage is $22.84. The middle half earn between $19.12 and $27.73 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.78 an hour ($36,980 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.12.

Do diesel mechanics make more in McAllen or Austin?

Austin pays more: the median is $47,500 in McAllen and $61,070 in Austin, a 22% difference.

How does McAllen pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The McAllen median of $47,500 is 19% less than the Texas median of $58,810.

Diesel mechanic salary in McAllen, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX area earn a median of $47,500 a year, or $22.84 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $68,260. That's 19% less than the Texas median of $58,810.

Median yearly pay$47,500

Bottom 10% under$36,980Top 10% over$68,260

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $17.78/hr
Jobs in this area: 650
After cost of living: $55,300
Median hourly pay: $22.84/hr
vs U.S. median: −23%
vs Texas median: −19%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 32580, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, 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	$36,980–$39,770$17.78–$19.12/hr
Experienced mechanic	$47,500$22.84/hr
Master / top earners	$57,680–$68,260$27.73–$32.82/hr

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

How McAllen, TX compares

McAllen ranks 24th of 25 Texas metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the McAllen area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $68,260, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,980: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in McAllen, TX?: Diesel mechanics in the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX area earn a median of $47,500 a year, or $22.84 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $68,260.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in McAllen, TX?: The median hourly wage is $22.84. The middle half earn between $19.12 and $27.73 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in McAllen, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.78 an hour ($36,980 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.12.
Do diesel mechanics make more in McAllen or Austin?: Austin pays more: the median is $47,500 in McAllen and $61,070 in Austin, a 22% difference.
How does McAllen pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The McAllen median of $47,500 is 19% 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 32580 (McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, 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 (85.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures