Motorcycle Mechanics salary

SOC 49-3052 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median

$48,580

per year, nationally

Middle half

$39,550–$61,510

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

13,510

in the U.S.

Growth 2024–34

+5.3%

1,500 openings/yr

What the range looks like

A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.

$34,770$74,400

10th: $34,770
25th: $39,550
Median: $48,580
75th: $61,510
90th: $74,400

Getting in

Typical education to enter: Postsecondary nondegree award
Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training

Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.

Where motorcycle mechanics earn the most

Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	State	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	New Hampshire	$62,890	104.2	130	2.14×
2	Nevada	$60,450	100.0	110	0.85×
3	New Jersey	$59,430	108.8	260	0.69×
4	Minnesota	$58,280	98.6	350	1.36×
5	Oregon	$58,040	103.4	160	0.92×
6	Maryland	$57,640	105.0	170	0.72×
7	California	$57,040	110.7	1,730	1.09×
8	Colorado	$56,850	103.1	420	1.67×
9	New York	$54,770	107.9	270	0.32×
10	Texas	$53,330	97.1	1,170	0.96×
11	South Carolina	$52,160	93.7	220	1.11×
12	Washington	$51,970	107.0	300	0.98×
13	Connecticut	$51,970	103.6	100	0.68×
14	Nebraska	$50,170	90.1	40	0.46×
15	North Dakota	$50,170	89.0	110	2.88×
16	Pennsylvania	$50,050	97.6	490	0.92×
17	Virginia	$49,400	101.1	300	0.83×
18	Vermont	$48,970	98.0	60	2.10×
19	Massachusetts	$48,940	105.8	—	—
20	Florida	$48,700	103.4	730	0.85×
21	North Carolina	$48,670	94.3	440	1.03×
22	Maine	$48,380	97.0	100	1.77×
23	Kentucky	$48,220	90.2	200	1.13×
24	Wisconsin	$48,190	94.1	550	2.14×
25	Arkansas	$47,350	86.9	180	1.57×
26	Tennessee	$47,300	91.9	320	1.12×
27	Montana	$47,130	94.6	140	3.26×
28	New Mexico	$46,610	92.2	70	0.90×
29	South Dakota	$46,490	88.6	200	4.95×
30	Hawaii	$46,390	110.0	30	0.60×
31	Mississippi	$45,710	87.0	160	1.54×
32	Alaska	$45,500	102.4	220	7.77×
33	Indiana	$45,470	93.3	430	1.54×
34	Iowa	$44,840	87.8	300	2.25×
35	Oklahoma	$44,740	87.8	240	1.64×
36	Ohio	$44,280	92.8	520	1.09×
37	Arizona	$44,190	100.7	240	0.85×
38	Utah	$43,820	98.9	170	1.14×
39	Idaho	$43,470	95.5	130	1.72×
40	Georgia	$43,050	96.3	250	0.58×
41	Alabama	$42,670	88.8	270	1.45×
42	Illinois	$41,630	100.0	290	0.55×
43	Michigan	$40,100	96.2	310	0.82×
44	Wyoming	$39,520	92.7	70	2.91×
45	West Virginia	$37,450	89.5	200	3.26×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where motorcycle mechanics wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Best paying metro areas for motorcycle mechanics

The 40 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	Metro area	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Fresno, CA	$68,540	102.2	40	1.03×
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$64,070	113.6	580	1.07×
3	Reno, NV	$62,910	101.0	40	1.51×
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$62,610	105.4	80	0.76×
5	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$61,880	103.1	320	0.91×
6	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$61,820	111.9	230	1.71×
7	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,010	94.7	80	0.84×
8	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$60,740	105.8	150	1.10×
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$60,360	104.8	180	1.06×
10	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$60,320	112.6	250	0.30×
11	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,560	108.9	150	0.57×
12	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$58,890	101.1	40	2.93×
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$58,330	111.1	120	0.66×
14	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,790	106.7	100	1.06×
15	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,340	102.6	150	0.61×
16	Bismarck, ND	$57,160	91.0	40	6.43×
17	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$57,040	110.4	60	0.65×
18	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$56,510	101.0	40	1.08×
19	Colorado Springs, CO	$56,490	100.7	50	1.72×
20	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$56,360	108.3	70	0.31×
21	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$55,550	97.3	70	0.58×
22	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$55,420	115.6	100	0.50×
23	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$52,000	91.4	40	1.79×
24	Appleton, WI	$52,000	92.4	40	3.41×
25	Asheville, NC	$51,000	96.5	30	1.92×
26	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$50,670	95.7	100	1.01×
27	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$50,170	98.2	50	0.76×
28	Lubbock, TX	$49,990	91.3	30	2.38×
29	Winston-Salem, NC	$49,770	92.0	40	1.62×
30	Omaha, NE-IA	$49,640	91.9	40	0.94×
31	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,510	96.3	100	1.08×
32	Madison, WI	$49,450	97.3	30	0.93×
33	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$49,240	95.8	30	0.71×
34	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$49,220	114.2	140	0.58×
35	Pittsburgh, PA	$49,200	94.7	90	0.96×
36	Fairbanks-College, AK	$49,110	103.2	40	12.86×
37	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$48,670	96.9	110	1.54×
38	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,240	101.4	80	0.68×
39	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$47,510	102.7	30	0.67×
40	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,260	110.5	50	1.76×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where motorcycle mechanics wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Similar occupations

Other jobs in the same field, with what each pays nationally.

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,620
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,770
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,510
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$54,890
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$79,870
Tire Repairers and Changers$37,710
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$56,550
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,880