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

The median hourly wage is $24.77. The middle half earn between $22.28 and $33.79 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.55 an hour ($38,570 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.28.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Victoria or Austin?

Austin pays more: the median is $51,520 in Victoria and $61,070 in Austin, a 16% difference.

How does Victoria pay compare with the rest of Texas?

The Victoria median of $51,520 is 12% less than the Texas median of $58,810.

Diesel mechanic salary in Victoria, TX

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Victoria, TX area earn a median of $51,520 a year, or $24.77 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,500 a year. That's 12% less than the Texas median of $58,810.

Median yearly pay$51,520

Bottom 10% under$38,570Top 10% over$79,500

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $18.55/hr
Jobs in this area: 70
After cost of living: $57,350
Median hourly pay: $24.77/hr
vs U.S. median: −17%
vs Texas median: −12%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 47020, Victoria, 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	$38,570–$46,340$18.55–$22.28/hr
Experienced mechanic	$51,520$24.77/hr
Master / top earners	$70,280–$79,500$33.79–$38.22/hr

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

How Victoria, TX compares

Victoria ranks 18th of 25 Texas metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Victoria area as nationally: 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $79,500, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,570: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Texas metro areas

Other trades in Victoria, TX

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Victoria, TX?: Diesel mechanics in the Victoria, TX area earn a median of $51,520 a year, or $24.77 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $79,500 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Victoria, TX?: The median hourly wage is $24.77. The middle half earn between $22.28 and $33.79 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Victoria, TX?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.55 an hour ($38,570 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.28.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Victoria or Austin?: Austin pays more: the median is $51,520 in Victoria and $61,070 in Austin, a 16% difference.
How does Victoria pay compare with the rest of Texas?: The Victoria median of $51,520 is 12% 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 47020 (Victoria, 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 (89.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures