Pay by state · 45 states
Motorcycle Mechanic Salary by State (2026)
Motorcycle Mechanics earn the most in New Hampshire at $62,890 a year and the least in West Virginia at $37,450 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $48,580. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $62,890New Hampshire
- National median
- $48,580BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $37,450West Virginia
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Motorcycle Mechanic salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of motorcycle mechanics OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NHNew Hampshire | $62,890 | $50,670 | $65,220 | 130 | $60,375 |
| 2 | NVNevada | $60,450 | $50,650 | $71,860 | 110 | $60,463 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $59,430 | $50,210 | $64,740 | 260 | $54,621 |
| 4 | MNMinnesota | $58,280 | $49,970 | $61,090 | 350 | $59,095 |
| 5 | OROregon | $58,040 | $46,630 | $67,790 | 160 | $56,153 |
| 6 | MDMaryland | $57,640 | $49,940 | $68,150 | 170 | $54,917 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $57,040 | $44,830 | $69,660 | 1,730 | $51,517 |
| 8 | COColorado | $56,850 | $44,880 | $62,680 | 420 | $55,166 |
| 9 | NYNew York | $54,770 | $47,840 | $65,540 | 270 | $50,750 |
| 10 | TXTexas | $53,330 | $38,510 | $64,190 | 1,170 | $54,947 |
| 11 | SCSouth Carolina | $52,160 | $39,940 | $60,320 | 220 | $55,638 |
| 12 | CTConnecticut | $51,970 | $43,130 | $61,650 | 100 | $50,159 |
| 13 | WAWashington | $51,970 | $45,600 | $65,890 | 300 | $48,564 |
| 14 | NENebraska | $50,170 | $48,830 | $62,080 | 40 | $55,681 |
| 15 | NDNorth Dakota | $50,170 | $47,020 | $63,950 | 110 | $56,397 |
| 16 | PAPennsylvania | $50,050 | $46,960 | $62,540 | 490 | $51,295 |
| 17 | VAVirginia | $49,400 | $46,270 | $59,290 | 300 | $48,861 |
| 18 | VTVermont | $48,970 | $45,420 | $54,510 | 60 | $49,991 |
| 19 | MAMassachusetts | $48,940 | $47,700 | $57,990 | N/A | $46,276 |
| 20 | FLFlorida | $48,700 | $44,720 | $59,920 | 730 | $47,092 |
| 21 | NCNorth Carolina | $48,670 | $37,580 | $59,260 | 440 | $51,598 |
| 22 | MEMaine | $48,380 | $40,500 | $59,910 | 100 | $49,851 |
| 23 | KYKentucky | $48,220 | $36,460 | $59,630 | 200 | $53,483 |
| 24 | WIWisconsin | $48,190 | $45,790 | $57,230 | 550 | $51,214 |
| 25 | ARArkansas | $47,350 | $39,700 | $52,000 | 180 | $54,465 |
| 26 | TNTennessee | $47,300 | $39,640 | $53,310 | 320 | $51,486 |
| 27 | MTMontana | $47,130 | $40,500 | $52,040 | 140 | $49,797 |
| 28 | NMNew Mexico | $46,610 | $33,830 | $50,190 | 70 | $50,547 |
| 29 | SDSouth Dakota | $46,490 | $39,940 | $50,320 | 200 | $52,480 |
| 30 | HIHawaii | $46,390 | $45,320 | $46,700 | 30 | $42,192 |
| 31 | MSMississippi | $45,710 | $31,920 | $49,400 | 160 | $52,569 |
| 32 | AKAlaska | $45,500 | $38,130 | $49,210 | 220 | $44,451 |
| 33 | INIndiana | $45,470 | $36,810 | $56,320 | 430 | $48,720 |
| 34 | IAIowa | $44,840 | $37,810 | $58,820 | 300 | $51,093 |
| 35 | OKOklahoma | $44,740 | $37,900 | $54,300 | 240 | $50,932 |
| 36 | OHOhio | $44,280 | $35,530 | $49,640 | 520 | $47,729 |
| 37 | AZArizona | $44,190 | $37,730 | $63,750 | 240 | $43,893 |
| 38 | UTUtah | $43,820 | $37,090 | $64,600 | 170 | $44,324 |
| 39 | IDIdaho | $43,470 | $31,030 | $48,410 | 130 | $45,521 |
| 40 | GAGeorgia | $43,050 | $37,380 | $55,020 | 250 | $44,707 |
| 41 | ALAlabama | $42,670 | $34,470 | $54,120 | 270 | $48,039 |
| 42 | ILIllinois | $41,630 | $39,120 | $50,560 | 290 | $41,647 |
| 43 | MIMichigan | $40,100 | $33,210 | $47,110 | 310 | $41,677 |
| 44 | WYWyoming | $39,520 | $37,800 | $61,810 | 70 | $42,636 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $37,450 | $28,770 | $61,010 | 200 | $41,845 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Motorcycle Mechanics, that changes the ranking: New Hampshire leads on raw pay at $62,890, while Nevada leads once prices are taken into account at $60,463.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Motorcycle Mechanic pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Motorcycle Mechanics the most?
New Hampshire reports the highest median wage for Motorcycle Mechanics at $62,890 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Nevada ($60,450) and New Jersey ($59,430).
Which state pays Motorcycle Mechanics the least?
West Virginia reports the lowest median for Motorcycle Mechanics at $37,450 a year, $25,440 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Motorcycle Mechanics earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Nevada first at $60,463 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $60,450. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.