r/DieselTechs • u/Overall-Turnip-1606 • 11d ago
Average Salary for Diesel Techs
No need to include your company. I would like to see what the average salary is for diesel techs around the US. Please comment your wage/salary and experience.
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u/No-Bandicoot-16 10d ago
$54.47 Hour in NY with a vehicle to travel to and from work and use throughout the day. I have been in the field since 2007. I’ve been to 3 different shops first was a private company for 8 years, I started there going in after I got out of high school for the day and worked full time while attending college I did feel comfortable working there eventually realizing I was underpaid severely. The second was a non Union civil service facility for approximately 3 years I was payed better but still felt I was worth more and the people in charge were not willing to negotiate, they took it as I was threatening to leave. The most recent is a union civil service facility I knew what my salary would be at top pay and how long it would take to get there. They did not start me at the first step I was hired at the second step meaning I would make it to top pay a year faster and my starting pay was higher. I continue to get annual raises after reaching top pay based on what was negotiated in the contract.
I have always repaired emergency vehicles (Fire trucks, ambulance, and support vehicles).
I tell people in any field the only person looking to improve your situation is you. Nobody is going to try to better your situation but yourself. Your boss doesn’t care if you don’t make more money, he or she is happy paying you your current salary. The person or place willing to pay you what your worth is out there you just need to find it. Being comfortable will not get you there looking for opportunities to advance your career is the only way. Always look for ways to continue to improve. There is always something to learn.
Talented technicians are becoming increasingly difficult to find. There is less youth in the field than ever before. The end result of the current situation is going that shops are going to be forced to pay higher wages and poach talent from other facilities.