Average Motorcycle Mechanic Salary

How Much Does a Motorcycle Mechanic Make?

On average, a Motorcycle Mechanic make $41,970 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent made $27,890, while the top-paid 10 percent made $60,420.

Annually National Average Salary: $41,970

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* Based on information from the May 2021 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	$17,900	$28,160	$36,070	$44,890	$58,790
Alaska	$37,850	$37,920	$41,720	$48,410	$50,710
Arizona	$29,080	$30,400	$39,530	$50,980	$59,550
Arkansas	$22,880	$23,470	$30,590	$37,130	$39,640
California	$30,240	$37,480	$50,640	$59,990	$74,270
Colorado	$30,320	$35,250	$45,470	$51,370	$62,120
Connecticut	$34,280	$36,190	$42,060	$47,060	$49,160
Florida	$23,910	$29,860	$41,240	$47,710	$60,500
Georgia	$28,450	$30,830	$43,920	$55,330	$60,490
Hawaii	$29,760	$30,390	$41,130	$47,760	$60,770
Idaho	$29,740	$30,890	$40,470	$46,030	$48,040
Illinois	$28,560	$29,630	$37,660	$45,980	$50,830
Indiana	$28,090	$29,990	$40,660	$46,990	$57,150
Iowa	$27,290	$28,990	$40,060	$46,720	$60,280
Kansas	$23,060	$30,280	$38,650	$45,850	$49,900
Kentucky	$22,720	$26,130	$37,630	$46,750	$47,850
Louisiana	$27,000	$29,190	$37,310	$45,200	$50,680
Maine	$29,560	$36,790	$40,060	$46,220	$51,310
Maryland	$28,860	$29,830	$43,990	$60,400	$62,880
Massachusetts	$36,660	$37,510	$43,700	$47,280	$59,820
Michigan	$28,850	$29,710	$40,310	$47,090	$58,910
Minnesota	$25,690	$29,990	$40,370	$47,580	$60,140
Mississippi	$21,090	$29,690	$39,750	$46,930	$53,480
Missouri	$28,820	$29,980	$41,560	$49,710	$60,820
Montana	$23,990	$29,950	$39,020	$46,540	$49,840
Nebraska	$29,630	$31,540	$41,530	$47,410	$60,280
Nevada	$36,200	$37,920	$50,850	$60,820	$73,570
New Hampshire	$36,520	$37,050	$48,660	$59,170	$61,920
New Jersey	$28,990	$33,060	$42,970	$50,150	$60,170
New Mexico	$23,120	$23,820	$30,540	$31,130	$47,610
New York	$29,720	$35,720	$43,600	$48,420	$59,550
North Carolina	$26,360	$29,960	$42,730	$47,760	$61,200
North Dakota	$37,350	$45,510	$47,140	$47,010	$49,250
Ohio	$23,060	$27,770	$40,560	$47,410	$59,850
Oklahoma	$22,610	$29,250	$37,590	$47,090	$51,490
Oregon	$29,350	$36,420	$43,990	$48,710	$61,200
Pennsylvania	$22,790	$29,050	$37,590	$46,700	$50,290
Rhode Island	$25,190	$37,680	$49,590	$60,260	$61,690
South Carolina	$28,770	$34,230	$35,880	$37,050	$38,780
South Dakota	$29,040	$29,760	$36,550	$37,680	$47,090
Tennessee	$24,250	$29,630	$38,070	$47,260	$49,480
Texas	$18,220	$26,130	$40,380	$48,680	$61,550
Utah	$28,630	$31,240	$47,870	$61,890	$73,700
Vermont	$29,260	$29,850	$50,720	$47,780	$63,670
Virginia	$28,430	$30,470	$42,640	$47,960	$60,110
Washington	$30,980	$37,050	$44,210	$48,050	$58,640
West Virginia	$19,560	$28,870	$30,430	$31,210	$38,250
Wisconsin	$29,630	$36,240	$41,540	$47,110	$50,200
Wyoming	$23,640	$29,930	$41,810	$47,140	$60,570

Annual Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Nevada, where the average salary is $50,850.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Nevada - $50,850

Vermont - $50,720

California - $50,640

Rhode Island - $49,590

New Hampshire - $48,660

Monthly Salary by State

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

Monthly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Vermont, where the average salary is $4,167.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Vermont - $4,167

California - $4,167

Nevada - $4,167

Rhode Island - $4,083

New Hampshire - $4,000

Hourly Salary by State

State	10% Hourly	25% Hourly	Avg. Hourly	75% Hourly	90% Hourly
Alabama	$8.61	$13.54	$17.34	$21.58	$28.26
Alaska	$18.20	$18.23	$20.06	$23.27	$24.38
Arizona	$13.98	$14.61	$19.01	$24.51	$28.63
Arkansas	$11.00	$11.29	$14.71	$17.85	$19.06
California	$14.54	$18.02	$24.35	$28.84	$35.71
Colorado	$14.58	$16.95	$21.86	$24.70	$29.86
Connecticut	$16.48	$17.40	$20.22	$22.63	$23.64
Florida	$11.49	$14.36	$19.83	$22.94	$29.09
Georgia	$13.68	$14.82	$21.12	$26.60	$29.08
Hawaii	$14.31	$14.61	$19.77	$22.96	$29.22
Idaho	$14.30	$14.85	$19.46	$22.13	$23.10
Illinois	$13.73	$14.25	$18.11	$22.11	$24.44
Indiana	$13.51	$14.42	$19.55	$22.59	$27.48
Iowa	$13.12	$13.94	$19.26	$22.46	$28.98
Kansas	$11.09	$14.56	$18.58	$22.04	$23.99
Kentucky	$10.92	$12.56	$18.09	$22.48	$23.01
Louisiana	$12.98	$14.03	$17.94	$21.73	$24.37
Maine	$14.21	$17.69	$19.26	$22.22	$24.67
Maryland	$13.88	$14.34	$21.15	$29.04	$30.23
Massachusetts	$17.62	$18.03	$21.01	$22.73	$28.76
Michigan	$13.87	$14.28	$19.38	$22.64	$28.32
Minnesota	$12.35	$14.42	$19.41	$22.88	$28.91
Mississippi	$10.14	$14.27	$19.11	$22.56	$25.71
Missouri	$13.85	$14.41	$19.98	$23.90	$29.24
Montana	$11.53	$14.40	$18.76	$22.38	$23.96
Nebraska	$14.25	$15.16	$19.97	$22.79	$28.98
Nevada	$17.40	$18.23	$24.45	$29.24	$35.37
New Hampshire	$17.56	$17.81	$23.40	$28.45	$29.77
New Jersey	$13.94	$15.89	$20.66	$24.11	$28.93
New Mexico	$11.12	$11.45	$14.69	$14.97	$22.89
New York	$14.29	$17.18	$20.96	$23.28	$28.63
North Carolina	$12.67	$14.40	$20.54	$22.96	$29.43
North Dakota	$17.96	$21.88	$22.67	$22.60	$23.68
Ohio	$11.09	$13.35	$19.50	$22.80	$28.78
Oklahoma	$10.87	$14.06	$18.07	$22.64	$24.75
Oregon	$14.11	$17.51	$21.15	$23.42	$29.43
Pennsylvania	$10.96	$13.97	$18.07	$22.45	$24.18
Rhode Island	$12.11	$18.12	$23.84	$28.97	$29.66
South Carolina	$13.83	$16.46	$17.25	$17.81	$18.64
South Dakota	$13.96	$14.31	$17.57	$18.11	$22.64
Tennessee	$11.66	$14.25	$18.31	$22.72	$23.79
Texas	$8.76	$12.56	$19.42	$23.41	$29.59
Utah	$13.77	$15.02	$23.02	$29.75	$35.43
Vermont	$14.07	$14.35	$24.39	$22.97	$30.61
Virginia	$13.67	$14.65	$20.50	$23.06	$28.90
Washington	$14.89	$17.81	$21.26	$23.10	$28.19
West Virginia	$9.40	$13.88	$14.63	$15.00	$18.39
Wisconsin	$14.24	$17.42	$19.97	$22.65	$24.13
Wyoming	$11.37	$14.39	$20.10	$22.67	$29.12

Hourly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Nevada, where the average salary is $24.45.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Nevada - $24.45

Vermont - $24.39

California - $24.35

Rhode Island - $23.84

New Hampshire - $23.40

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 2021 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.