Average Motorcycle Mechanic Salary

How Much Does a Motorcycle Mechanic Make?

On average, a Motorcycle Mechanic make $49,650 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent made $31,770, while the top-paid 10 percent made $70,210.

Annually National Average Salary: $49,650

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* Based on information from the May 2024 salary report from the BLS.

Salary by State

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Annual Salary by State

State	10% Annual	25% Annual	Avg. Annual	75% Annual	90% Annual
Alabama	$26,190	$35,350	$45,570	$50,540	$77,650
Alaska	$37,240	$37,620	$55,630	$58,710	$109,200
Arizona	$35,060	$38,940	$50,300	$58,310	$66,370
Arkansas	$26,190	$35,610	$44,160	$51,080	$59,860
California	$37,880	$45,950	$58,290	$70,180	$74,890
Connecticut	$37,920	$38,140	$47,710	$59,700	$62,130
Florida	$33,770	$39,850	$50,810	$59,110	$74,140
Georgia	$26,460	$35,050	$45,270	$52,100	$65,660
Idaho	$27,430	$30,150	$40,500	$45,760	$63,540
Illinois	$29,120	$31,910	$42,690	$52,810	$56,740
Indiana	$29,210	$35,700	$43,970	$49,520	$59,570
Iowa	$30,710	$37,020	$44,640	$50,400	$58,870
Kansas	$31,170	$39,980	$49,040	$61,890	$65,300
Kentucky	$30,340	$35,120	$48,090	$59,480	$62,540
Louisiana	$21,180	$22,680	$40,460	$48,200	$68,090
Maine	$38,950	$44,050	$48,880	$59,040	$61,090
Maryland	$45,890	$47,530	$57,260	$62,070	$79,360
Massachusetts	$48,500	$52,590	$56,430	$60,000	$71,740
Michigan	$21,580	$28,690	$42,470	$49,430	$65,730
Minnesota	$40,330	$47,280	$51,440	$58,880	$59,300
Mississippi	$28,480	$29,320	$39,400	$47,840	$59,540
Missouri	$31,880	$36,160	$45,090	$53,670	$58,030
Montana	$33,310	$39,280	$44,060	$48,120	$55,100
Nebraska	$37,730	$40,770	$50,630	$60,990	$64,390
Nevada	$27,550	$47,340	$52,280	$61,880	$69,900
New Hampshire	$33,300	$46,280	$54,240	$61,600	$77,980
New Jersey	$37,200	$45,980	$55,380	$60,830	$73,930
New Mexico	$30,010	$31,980	$39,530	$48,180	$50,480
New York	$35,010	$38,350	$49,960	$58,770	$66,290
North Carolina	$30,260	$36,390	$46,870	$58,270	$72,800
North Dakota	$38,970	$47,050	$56,350	$62,400	$72,960
Ohio	$29,120	$34,210	$42,980	$46,800	$60,930
Oklahoma	$29,410	$36,760	$44,860	$48,890	$58,480
Oregon	$38,870	$44,990	$56,480	$61,950	$73,150
Pennsylvania	$31,210	$42,620	$49,910	$61,290	$67,140
Rhode Island	$29,470	$42,120	$48,490	$46,650	$78,700
South Carolina	$39,340	$46,840	$52,200	$59,200	$66,830
South Dakota	$35,410	$40,190	$48,190	$53,040	$66,080
Tennessee	$29,570	$36,340	$47,310	$54,950	$65,510
Texas	$31,230	$37,620	$49,880	$61,030	$69,940
Utah	$31,250	$36,590	$48,450	$59,710	$75,080
Vermont	$40,330	$44,470	$48,890	$51,570	$60,460
Virginia	$38,610	$45,430	$52,590	$58,030	$74,560
Washington	$38,770	$44,520	$49,520	$50,190	$65,650
West Virginia	$26,890	$30,380	$43,120	$51,920	$60,360
Wisconsin	$36,500	$45,540	$55,530	$62,440	$77,020
Wyoming	$37,280	$38,180	$53,630	$65,530	$71,740

Annual Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is California, where the average salary is $58,290.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

California - $58,290

Maryland - $57,260

Oregon - $56,480

Massachusetts - $56,430

North Dakota - $56,350

Monthly Salary by State

State	10% Monthly	25% Monthly	Avg. Monthly	75% Monthly	90% Monthly
Alabama	$2,167	$2,917	$3,750	$4,167	$6,417
Alaska	$3,083	$3,083	$4,583	$4,833	$9,083
Arizona	$2,917	$3,167	$4,167	$4,833	$5,500
Arkansas	$2,167	$2,917	$3,667	$4,250	$4,917
California	$3,083	$3,750	$4,833	$5,833	$6,167
Connecticut	$3,083	$3,167	$3,917	$4,917	$5,167
Florida	$2,750	$3,250	$4,167	$4,917	$6,167
Georgia	$2,167	$2,917	$3,750	$4,333	$5,417
Idaho	$2,250	$2,500	$3,333	$3,750	$5,250
Illinois	$2,417	$2,583	$3,500	$4,333	$4,667
Indiana	$2,417	$2,917	$3,583	$4,083	$4,917
Iowa	$2,500	$3,083	$3,667	$4,167	$4,833
Kansas	$2,583	$3,250	$4,083	$5,083	$5,417
Kentucky	$2,500	$2,917	$4,000	$4,917	$5,167
Louisiana	$1,750	$1,833	$3,333	$4,000	$5,667
Maine	$3,167	$3,667	$4,000	$4,917	$5,083
Maryland	$3,750	$3,917	$4,750	$5,167	$6,583
Massachusetts	$4,000	$4,333	$4,667	$5,000	$5,917
Michigan	$1,750	$2,333	$3,500	$4,083	$5,417
Minnesota	$3,333	$3,917	$4,250	$4,833	$4,917
Mississippi	$2,333	$2,417	$3,250	$3,917	$4,917
Missouri	$2,583	$3,000	$3,750	$4,417	$4,833
Montana	$2,750	$3,250	$3,667	$4,000	$4,583
Nebraska	$3,083	$3,333	$4,167	$5,000	$5,333
Nevada	$2,250	$3,917	$4,333	$5,083	$5,750
New Hampshire	$2,750	$3,833	$4,500	$5,083	$6,417
New Jersey	$3,083	$3,750	$4,583	$5,000	$6,083
New Mexico	$2,500	$2,583	$3,250	$4,000	$4,167
New York	$2,917	$3,167	$4,083	$4,833	$5,500
North Carolina	$2,500	$3,000	$3,833	$4,833	$6,000
North Dakota	$3,167	$3,917	$4,667	$5,167	$6,000
Ohio	$2,417	$2,833	$3,500	$3,833	$5,000
Oklahoma	$2,417	$3,000	$3,667	$4,000	$4,833
Oregon	$3,167	$3,667	$4,667	$5,083	$6,083
Pennsylvania	$2,583	$3,500	$4,083	$5,083	$5,583
Rhode Island	$2,417	$3,500	$4,000	$3,833	$6,500
South Carolina	$3,250	$3,833	$4,333	$4,917	$5,500
South Dakota	$2,917	$3,333	$4,000	$4,417	$5,500
Tennessee	$2,417	$3,000	$3,917	$4,500	$5,417
Texas	$2,583	$3,083	$4,083	$5,083	$5,750
Utah	$2,583	$3,000	$4,000	$4,917	$6,250
Vermont	$3,333	$3,667	$4,000	$4,250	$5,000
Virginia	$3,167	$3,750	$4,333	$4,833	$6,167
Washington	$3,167	$3,667	$4,083	$4,167	$5,417
West Virginia	$2,167	$2,500	$3,583	$4,250	$5,000
Wisconsin	$3,000	$3,750	$4,583	$5,167	$6,417
Wyoming	$3,083	$3,167	$4,417	$5,417	$5,917

Monthly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is California, where the average salary is $4,833.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

California - $4,833

Maryland - $4,750

Oregon - $4,667

North Dakota - $4,667

Massachusetts - $4,667

Hourly Salary by State

State	10% Hourly	25% Hourly	Avg. Hourly	75% Hourly	90% Hourly
Alabama	$12.59	$17.00	$21.91	$24.30	$37.33
Alaska	$17.90	$18.09	$26.74	$28.23	$52.50
Arizona	$16.86	$18.72	$24.19	$28.03	$31.91
Arkansas	$12.59	$17.12	$21.23	$24.56	$28.78
California	$18.21	$22.09	$28.02	$33.74	$36.00
Connecticut	$18.23	$18.34	$22.94	$28.70	$29.87
Florida	$16.24	$19.16	$24.43	$28.42	$35.65
Georgia	$12.72	$16.85	$21.76	$25.05	$31.57
Idaho	$13.19	$14.49	$19.47	$22.00	$30.55
Illinois	$14.00	$15.34	$20.53	$25.39	$27.28
Indiana	$14.04	$17.16	$21.14	$23.81	$28.64
Iowa	$14.77	$17.80	$21.46	$24.23	$28.31
Kansas	$14.99	$19.22	$23.58	$29.76	$31.39
Kentucky	$14.59	$16.89	$23.12	$28.60	$30.07
Louisiana	$10.18	$10.91	$19.45	$23.18	$32.74
Maine	$18.73	$21.18	$23.50	$28.39	$29.37
Maryland	$22.06	$22.85	$27.53	$29.84	$38.16
Massachusetts	$23.32	$25.28	$27.13	$28.85	$34.49
Michigan	$10.38	$13.79	$20.42	$23.77	$31.60
Minnesota	$19.39	$22.73	$24.73	$28.31	$28.51
Mississippi	$13.69	$14.09	$18.94	$23.00	$28.63
Missouri	$15.33	$17.38	$21.68	$25.80	$27.90
Montana	$16.02	$18.89	$21.18	$23.13	$26.49
Nebraska	$18.14	$19.60	$24.34	$29.32	$30.96
Nevada	$13.25	$22.76	$25.13	$29.75	$33.61
New Hampshire	$16.01	$22.25	$26.08	$29.61	$37.49
New Jersey	$17.89	$22.10	$26.63	$29.24	$35.54
New Mexico	$14.43	$15.37	$19.01	$23.17	$24.27
New York	$16.83	$18.44	$24.02	$28.25	$31.87
North Carolina	$14.55	$17.50	$22.53	$28.02	$35.00
North Dakota	$18.74	$22.62	$27.09	$30.00	$35.08
Ohio	$14.00	$16.45	$20.66	$22.50	$29.30
Oklahoma	$14.14	$17.67	$21.57	$23.50	$28.12
Oregon	$18.69	$21.63	$27.15	$29.78	$35.17
Pennsylvania	$15.01	$20.49	$24.00	$29.47	$32.28
Rhode Island	$14.17	$20.25	$23.31	$22.43	$37.84
South Carolina	$18.91	$22.52	$25.09	$28.46	$32.13
South Dakota	$17.02	$19.32	$23.17	$25.50	$31.77
Tennessee	$14.22	$17.47	$22.75	$26.42	$31.50
Texas	$15.01	$18.09	$23.98	$29.34	$33.63
Utah	$15.03	$17.59	$23.29	$28.71	$36.10
Vermont	$19.39	$21.38	$23.51	$24.79	$29.07
Virginia	$18.56	$21.84	$25.28	$27.90	$35.85
Washington	$18.64	$21.40	$23.81	$24.13	$31.56
West Virginia	$12.93	$14.61	$20.73	$24.96	$29.02
Wisconsin	$17.55	$21.89	$26.70	$30.02	$37.03
Wyoming	$17.92	$18.36	$25.79	$31.50	$34.49

Hourly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is California, where the average salary is $28.02.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

California - $28.02

Maryland - $27.53

Oregon - $27.15

Massachusetts - $27.13

North Dakota - $27.09

Motorcycle Mechanics: Salary Overview

Motorcycle mechanics repair and overhaul motorcycles, scooters, dirt bikes, mopeds, and similar vehicles.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for motorcycle mechanics was $37,600 as of May 2019 which means that half of all workers in this profession earned less than this amount while half earned more.

Salaries vary depending on region and industry of employment, education, and experience level, among other factors.

The bottom 10 percent reportedly earned less than $24,490 per year while the top 10 percent made more than $60,060.

The 25th percentile for this profession was $29,950 as of May 2019 which means that 75 percent of all workers in this profession earned more than this amount.

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Motorcycle Mechanic Salary by Industry

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, most motorcycle mechanics work for other motor vehicle dealers.

The average annual wage for workers in this occupation who were hired by dealers of these types of motor vehicles was $39,900 as of May 2019- higher than the median across all industries.

Motorcycle mechanics who worked for personal and household goods repair and maintenance businesses reportedly earned $38,670 per year, on average.

The average annual wage was $36,980 for motorcycle mechanics hired by manufacturers of other transportation equipment and $44,930 for those who worked for automobile dealers.

The report published by BLS shows that the highest-paying industry for this profession was the field of automotive repair and maintenance where the average annual wage was $50,570.

Salaries for this profession also vary depending on the region and the state of employment.

The top-paying states for this occupation are Nevada, California, and Georgia.

Motorcycle mechanics in Nevada reportedly earned $50,880 per year, on average while those in California and Georgia earned $49,030 and $48,930 respectively.

The average annual wage was $48,070 for motorcycle mechanics in New Jersey and $46,720 for those in New Hampshire.

In West Virginia, on the other hand, the average annual wage reported by motorcycle mechanics was below the $30,000 mark.

The top-paying metropolitan area for workers in this occupation was New York-Newark-Jersey City- where the average annual wage reported by workers in this occupation was $42,450 as of May 2019.

There are many other factors that will influence your earnings as a motorcycle mechanic.

The motorcycle mechanic’s technical and customer service skills are also important.

Knowing how to repair multiple types of motorcycles and having a few years of experience may help you earn more.

Also, those who specialize in restoring classic motorcycles may have better-earning prospects.

Your salary as a motorcycle mechanic will also depend upon the compensation package you have negotiated with your employer.

Some motorcycle mechanics are paid a fixed salary while others earn an hourly rate.

The total wage received by those who are paid an hourly rate also depends on how many hours he/she works.

The average hourly rate reported by workers in this occupation was $19.22 while the median rate was $18.08

However, hourly wages also vary depending on the experience and skills level, the region, and the employer.

As an entry-level motorcycle mechanic, your hourly wage will typically be somewhere in the $10-$12 range but after earning a few years of experience, your rate will become closer to $20.

The most experienced motorcycle mechanics may earn close to $30 per hour.

However, 80 percent of all motorcycle mechanics reported hourly wages that are in the $11.78-$28.87 range.

If you’re paid based on an hourly rate, your total earnings are directly determined by how many hours you work each day and, hard-working individuals with less than 5 years of experience but who have good skills and a willingness to learn new things may earn more than experienced mechanics with fewer billable hours.

* Based on information from the May 2024 salary report from the BLS. The figures represent accumulated data for all states of employment for Motorcycle Mechanics. BLS data represents averages and medians for workers at all levels of education and experience. This data doesn't represent starting salaries.

* Employment conditions in your area may vary.