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

The median hourly wage is $29.60. The middle half earn between $25.62 and $36.57 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.51 an hour ($44,740 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.62.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Odessa or Austin?

Odessa pays more: the median is $61,560 in Odessa and $61,070 in Austin, a 1% difference.

How does Odessa pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Odessa median of $61,560 is 5% more than the Texas median of $58,810.

Diesel mechanic salary in Odessa, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Odessa, TX area earn a median of $61,560 a year, or $29.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $96,380. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $58,810; Odessa is 5% above it.

Median yearly pay$61,560

Bottom 10% under$44,740Top 10% over$96,380

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $21.51/hr
Jobs in this area: 420
After cost of living: $65,560
Median hourly pay: $29.60/hr
vs U.S. median: 0%
vs Texas median: +5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 36220, Odessa, 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	$44,740–$53,280$21.51–$25.62/hr
Experienced mechanic	$61,560$29.60/hr
Master / top earners	$76,070–$96,380$36.57–$46.34/hr

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

How Odessa, TX compares

Odessa ranks 2nd of 25 Texas metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Odessa area than nationally: 5.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.8 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $96,380, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $44,740: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

Other trades in Odessa, TX

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Carpenter Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic

Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Odessa, TX?: Diesel mechanics in the Odessa, TX area earn a median of $61,560 a year, or $29.60 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $96,380.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Odessa, TX?: The median hourly wage is $29.60. The middle half earn between $25.62 and $36.57 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Odessa, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.51 an hour ($44,740 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.62.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Odessa or Austin?: Odessa pays more: the median is $61,560 in Odessa and $61,070 in Austin, a 1% difference.
How does Odessa pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Odessa median of $61,560 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 36220 (Odessa, 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 (93.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures