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

The median hourly wage is $29.71. The middle half earn between $25.18 and $35.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.95 an hour ($43,570 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.18.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Midland or Austin?

Midland pays more: the median is $61,810 in Midland and $61,070 in Austin, a 1% difference.

How does Midland pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Midland median of $61,810 is 5% more than the Texas median of $58,810.

Diesel mechanic salary in Midland, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Midland, TX area earn a median of $61,810 a year, or $29.71 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $89,700. Across all of Texas, the median is $58,810, so Midland pays 5% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$61,810

Bottom 10% under$43,570Top 10% over$89,700

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $20.95/hr
Jobs in this area: 580
After cost of living: $64,530
Median hourly pay: $29.71/hr
vs U.S. median: 0%
vs Texas median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33260, Midland, 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	$43,570–$52,380$20.95–$25.18/hr
Experienced mechanic	$61,810$29.71/hr
Master / top earners	$74,280–$89,700$35.71–$43.13/hr

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

How Midland, TX compares

Midland has the highest diesel mechanic median of the 25 Texas metro areas with published pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Midland area than nationally: 4.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.5 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $89,700, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,570: 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 Midland, TX?: Diesel mechanics in the Midland, TX area earn a median of $61,810 a year, or $29.71 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $89,700.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Midland, TX?: The median hourly wage is $29.71. The middle half earn between $25.18 and $35.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Midland, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.95 an hour ($43,570 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.18.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Midland or Austin?: Midland pays more: the median is $61,810 in Midland and $61,070 in Austin, a 1% difference.
How does Midland pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Midland median of $61,810 is 5% more 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 33260 (Midland, 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 (95.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures