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

The median hourly wage is $30.76. The middle half earn between $28.34 and $37.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.26 an hour ($46,290 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.34.

Do diesel mechanics make more in Yakima or Seattle?

Seattle pays more: the median is $63,990 in Yakima and $82,330 in Seattle, a 22% difference.

How does Yakima pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Yakima median of $63,990 is 18% less than the Washington median of $77,900.

Diesel mechanic salary in Yakima, WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Diesel mechanics in the Yakima, WA area earn a median of $63,990 a year, or $30.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $85,370. That's 18% less than the Washington median of $77,900.

Median yearly pay$63,990

Bottom 10% under$46,290Top 10% over$85,370

Entry-level starting pay (estimate): $22.26/hr
Jobs in this area: 260
After cost of living: $66,970
Median hourly pay: $30.76/hr
vs U.S. median: +4%
vs Washington median: −18%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 49420, Yakima, 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	$46,290–$58,960$22.26–$28.34/hr
Experienced mechanic	$63,990$30.76/hr
Master / top earners	$77,500–$85,370$37.26–$41.04/hr

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

How Yakima, WA compares

Yakima ranks 12th of 13 Washington metro areas for diesel mechanic pay.
Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Yakima area than nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $85,370, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,290: 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 Yakima, WA?: Diesel mechanics in the Yakima, WA area earn a median of $63,990 a year, or $30.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $85,370.
How much do diesel mechanics make an hour in Yakima, WA?: The median hourly wage is $30.76. The middle half earn between $28.34 and $37.26 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do entry-level diesel mechanics make in Yakima, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.26 an hour ($46,290 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.34.
Do diesel mechanics make more in Yakima or Seattle?: Seattle pays more: the median is $63,990 in Yakima and $82,330 in Seattle, a 22% difference.
How does Yakima pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Yakima median of $63,990 is 18% 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 49420 (Yakima, 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 (95.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures