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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 $27.27 $35.28 $39.98
Yearly $56,720 $73,388 $83,157
    Champaign Area Hourly $25.41 $30.28 $39.94
Yearly $52,853 $62,988 $83,064
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $22.59 $30.23 $32.93
Yearly $46,995 $62,875 $68,484
    Cook County Hourly $28.81 $35.56 $39.41
Yearly $59,932 $73,954 $81,980
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $27.55 $37.14 $43.73
Yearly $57,301 $77,259 $90,967
    Du Page County Hourly $26.43 $35.33 $39.41
Yearly $54,959 $73,483 $81,981
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $26.16 $32.25 $39.27
Yearly $54,407 $67,084 $81,672
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $23.88 $32.34 $51.69
Yearly $49,656 $67,269 $107,527
    Lake County Hourly $27.56 $34.25 $40.87
Yearly $57,315 $71,246 $85,022
    Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $30.17 $38.87 $40.67
Yearly $62,749 $80,837 $84,596
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $25.06 $30.93 $39.91
Yearly $52,118 $64,327 $83,002
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $29.00 $32.21 $40.13
Yearly $60,308 $66,992 $83,474
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $21.80 $26.22 $30.60
Yearly $45,343 $54,540 $63,651
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $29.12 $36.83 $38.33
Yearly $60,572 $76,604 $79,746
    Rockford Area Hourly $30.02 $36.57 $41.33
Yearly $62,434 $76,051 $85,964
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $31.99 $39.38 $39.38
Yearly $66,547 $81,919 $81,919
    Springfield Area Hourly $31.62 $41.52 $42.67
Yearly $65,759 $86,370 $88,767
    St Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $25.21 $32.38 $40.37
Yearly $52,440 $67,342 $83,970
    Will County Hourly $29.22 $35.70 $40.20
Yearly $60,794 $74,251 $83,606
United States Hourly $27.39 $31.50 $38.11
Yearly $56,970 $65,510 $79,270

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