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Diesel mechanic salary in San Angelo, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the San Angelo, TX area earn a median of $51,250 a year, or $24.64 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $68,050. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $58,810; San Angelo is 13% below it.

Median yearly pay$51,250
Bottom 10% under$36,900Top 10% over$68,050
Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
$17.74/hr
Jobs in this area
80
After cost of living
$55,430
Median hourly pay
$24.64/hr
vs U.S. median
−17%
vs Texas median
−13%
Mean (average) pay
$52,900 a year · $25.43 an hour
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41660, San Angelo, 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.

Pay by percentile

What diesel mechanics in San Angelo, TX 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.

PercentileHourlyYearly
10th percentile$17.74$36,900
25th percentile$20.57$42,780
Median (50th)$24.64$51,250
75th percentile$30.01$62,410
90th percentile$32.72$68,050

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.

How San Angelo, TX compares

  • San Angelo ranks 19th of 25 Texas metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
  • Diesel mechanics are less concentrated in the San Angelo area than nationally: 1.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.86 times the U.S. share.

Other Texas metro areas

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Questions

Do diesel mechanics make more in San Angelo or Austin?
Austin pays more: the median is $51,250 in San Angelo and $61,070 in Austin, a 16% 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 41660 (San Angelo, 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 (92.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures