Diesel mechanic salary in Salt Lake City, UT
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Diesel mechanics in the Salt Lake City–Murray, UT area earn a median of $65,200 a year, or $31.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $84,740. Across all of Utah, the median is $64,350, so Salt Lake City pays 1% more than the state as a whole.
- Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
- $23.33/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 1,500
- After cost of living
- $64,640
- Median hourly pay
- $31.35/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +6%
- vs Utah median
- +1%
Entry-level to master diesel mechanic pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $48,530–$59,470$23.33–$28.59/hr | |
| Experienced mechanic | $65,200$31.35/hr | |
| Master / top earners | $76,530–$84,740$36.79–$40.74/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Salt Lake City, UT compares
- Salt Lake City has the highest diesel mechanic median of the 5 Utah metro areas with published pay.
- Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Salt Lake City area as nationally: 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $84,740, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $48,530: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do diesel mechanics make in Salt Lake City, UT?
- Diesel mechanics in the Salt Lake City–Murray, UT area earn a median of $65,200 a year, or $31.35 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $84,740.
- How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Salt Lake City, UT?
- The median hourly wage is $31.35. The middle half earn between $28.59 and $36.79 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Salt Lake City, UT?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.33 an hour ($48,530 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.59.
- Do diesel mechanics make more in Salt Lake City or Provo?
- Salt Lake City pays more: the median is $65,200 in Salt Lake City and $64,350 in Provo, a 1% difference.
- How does Salt Lake City pay compare with the rest of Utah?
- The Salt Lake City median of $65,200 is 1% more than the Utah median of $64,350.
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 41620 (Salt Lake City-Murray, UT). 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 (100.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures