Motorcycle Mechanics · SOC 49-3052

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Motorcycle Mechanicss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for motorcycle mechanics. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 60 metro areas

Motorcycle Mechanics: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Fresno, CA	$68,540	40	0.1
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$64,070	580	0.1
3	Reno, NV	$62,910	40	0.1
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$62,610	80	0.1
5	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$61,880	320	0.1
6	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$61,820	230	0.1
7	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,010	80	0.1
8	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$60,740	150	0.1
9	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$60,360	180	0.1
10	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$60,320	250	0.0
11	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,560	150	0.0
12	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$58,890	40	0.3
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$58,330	120	0.1
14	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,790	100	0.1
15	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,340	150	0.1
16	Bismarck, ND	$57,160	40	0.6
17	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$57,040	60	0.1
18	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$56,510	40	0.1
19	Colorado Springs, CO	$56,490	50	0.1
20	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$56,360	70	0.0
21	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$55,550	70	0.1
22	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$55,420	100	0.0
23	Appleton, WI	$52,000	40	0.3
24	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$52,000	40	0.2
25	Asheville, NC	$51,000	30	0.2

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Motorcycle Mechanics overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.