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Diesel Mechanics

Diesel Mechanics - Wages & Trends

Wages and benefits vary by employer. Full-time mechanics may receive benefits such as sick leave, vacation pay, and health insurance.

Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines (SOC 49-3042)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $23.75 $30.61 $39.04
Yearly $49,412 $63,661 $81,201
    Champaign Area Hourly $18.96 $30.21 $40.03
Yearly $39,444 $62,824 $83,259
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $24.92 $32.62 $42.26
Yearly $51,819 $67,853 $87,903
    Cook County Hourly $25.32 $31.76 $40.70
Yearly $52,664 $66,075 $84,648
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $27.01 $32.55 $42.30
Yearly $56,178 $67,703 $87,971
    Du Page County Hourly $24.90 $30.94 $41.30
Yearly $51,788 $64,342 $85,900
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $23.25 $27.63 $37.80
Yearly $48,356 $57,475 $78,624
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $25.15 $38.02 $38.02
Yearly $52,330 $79,085 $79,085
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $24.90 $33.50 $52.43
Yearly $51,788 $69,690 $109,060
    Lake County Hourly $27.01 $33.78 $41.15
Yearly $56,178 $70,269 $85,594
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $20.16 $25.13 $31.43
Yearly $41,936 $52,276 $65,370
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $24.77 $31.45 $38.56
Yearly $51,519 $65,430 $80,188
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $24.29 $31.56 $36.29
Yearly $50,521 $65,633 $75,480
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $22.26 $26.80 $30.99
Yearly $46,287 $55,762 $64,454
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $24.26 $36.34 $36.34
Yearly $50,446 $75,597 $75,597
    Springfield Area Hourly $29.97 $39.38 $39.47
Yearly $62,335 $81,916 $82,096
    Will County Hourly $20.31 $20.31 $30.33
Yearly $42,239 $42,239 $63,088
United States Hourly $24.24 $29.76 $36.18
Yearly $50,420 $61,900 $75,260

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.