How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Kennewick, WA?

The median hourly wage is $33.53. The middle half earn between $29.31 and $37.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Kennewick, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.55 an hour ($46,900 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.31.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Kennewick or Seattle?

Seattle pays more: the median is $69,750 in Kennewick and $82,330 in Seattle, a 15% difference.

How does Kennewick pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Kennewick median of $69,750 is 10% less than the Washington median of $77,900.

Diesel mechanic salary in Kennewick, WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Kennewick–Richland, WA area earn a median of $69,750 a year, or $33.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $85,560 a year. Across all of Washington, the median is $77,900, so Kennewick pays 10% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$69,750

Bottom 10% under$46,900Top 10% over$85,560

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.55/hr
Jobs in this area: 250
After cost of living: $69,690
Median hourly pay: $33.53/hr
vs U.S. median: +13%
vs Washington median: −10%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 28420, Kennewick-Richland, WA). 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	$46,900–$60,960$22.55–$29.31/hr
Experienced mechanic	$69,750$33.53/hr
Master / top earners	$78,340–$85,560$37.67–$41.13/hr

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

How Kennewick, WA compares

Kennewick ranks 8th of 13 Washington metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Kennewick area as nationally: 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $85,560, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,900: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Washington metro areas

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Questions

How much do diesel mechanics make in Kennewick, WA?: Diesel mechanics in the Kennewick–Richland, WA area earn a median of $69,750 a year, or $33.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $85,560 a year.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Kennewick, WA?: The median hourly wage is $33.53. The middle half earn between $29.31 and $37.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Kennewick, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.55 an hour ($46,900 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.31.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Kennewick or Seattle?: Seattle pays more: the median is $69,750 in Kennewick and $82,330 in Seattle, a 15% difference.
How does Kennewick pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Kennewick median of $69,750 is 10% less than the Washington median of $77,900.

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 28420 (Kennewick-Richland, WA). 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 (100.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures