Diesel mechanic salary in Wausau, WI
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Diesel mechanics in the Wausau, WI area earn a median of $59,350 a year, or $28.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $76,890. Statewide, diesel mechanics earn a median of $62,450; Wausau is 5% below it.
- Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
- $17.49/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 280
- After cost of living
- $64,060
- Median hourly pay
- $28.53/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −4%
- vs Wisconsin median
- −5%
- Mean (average) pay
- $57,560 a year · $27.67 an hour
Pay by percentile
What diesel mechanics in Wausau, WI 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.
| Percentile | Hourly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $17.49 | $36,370 |
| 25th percentile | $21.54 | $44,810 |
| Median (50th) | $28.53 | $59,350 |
| 75th percentile | $30.82 | $64,100 |
| 90th percentile | $36.97 | $76,890 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.
How Wausau, WI compares
- Wausau has the lowest diesel mechanic median of the 15 Wisconsin metro areas with published pay.
- Diesel mechanics are more concentrated in the Wausau area than nationally: 4.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.2 times the U.S. share.
Other Wisconsin metro areas
Other trades in Wausau, WI
Questions
- Do diesel mechanics make more in Wausau or Minneapolis?
- Minneapolis pays more: the median is $59,350 in Wausau and $73,730 in Minneapolis, a 20% 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 48140 (Wausau, WI). 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 (92.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures