Highest-paying Cities for Motorcycle Mechanics

The top 100 highest paying cities for motorcycle mechanics (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of motorcycle mechanics in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $63,650, Vallejo-Fairfield, California is the highest paying city for motorcycle mechanics. It is followed by Grand Junction, Colorado (average annual salary $61,950). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of motorcycle mechanics in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Motorcycle Mechanics

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$63,650	$35,740	30
2	Grand Junction, Colorado	$61,950	$34,980	30
3	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$60,250	$37,720	60
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$60,080	$38,440	120
5	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$59,140	$35,930	30
6	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$58,400	$36,730	n/a
7	Duluth, Wisconsin	$57,980	$28,470	30
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$57,640	$36,730	450
9	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$56,420	$29,300	n/a
10	Tacoma, Washington	$56,290	$42,860	n/a
11	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$56,280	$38,780	90
12	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$54,560	$31,520	50
13	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$52,620	$27,070	40
14	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$51,940	$36,570	110
15	Tucson, Arizona	$50,840	$23,110	40
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$50,190	$36,890	90
17	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$49,710	$38,710	80
18	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$49,630	$31,180	160
19	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$49,590	$37,080	90
20	Manchester, New Hampshire	$49,120	$37,950	40
21	Anchorage, Alaska	$48,960	$35,490	40
22	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$48,690	$36,410	300
23	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$48,430	$26,850	100
24	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$48,300	$31,080	30
25	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$48,240	$30,110	70
26	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$48,200	$36,690	200
27	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$48,000	$29,690	340
28	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$48,000	$36,520	180
29	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$47,960	$31,900	50
30	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$47,790	$38,360	30
31	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$47,530	$37,510	50
32	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$47,420	$36,400	100
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$47,360	$35,520	160
34	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$47,270	$30,190	120
35	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$47,100	$30,500	50
36	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$47,090	$29,010	40
37	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$47,090	$30,570	130
38	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$47,010	$29,940	50
39	Bend, Oregon	$46,950	$29,970	30
40	Jacksonville, Florida	$46,790	$34,490	70
41	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$46,640	$35,940	40
42	Salem, Oregon	$46,590	$29,350	30
43	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$46,460	$35,460	100
44	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$46,360	$23,640	270
45	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$46,330	$27,790	180
46	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$46,310	$25,270	170
47	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$46,180	$28,370	140
48	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$45,980	$31,850	220
49	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$45,970	$35,380	30
50	Kansas City, Missouri	$45,960	$31,240	90
51	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$45,890	$36,630	40
52	Appleton, Wisconsin	$45,660	$29,620	40
53	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$45,590	$30,090	130
54	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$45,530	$30,140	110
55	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$45,030	$34,650	30
56	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$45,010	$27,920	390
57	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$44,940	$24,850	70
58	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$44,820	$28,190	40
59	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$44,760	$29,820	30
60	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$44,680	$28,200	30
61	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$44,680	$28,160	60
62	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$44,630	$23,050	120
63	Richmond, Virginia	$44,490	$27,420	50
64	Spokane, Washington	$44,080	$31,260	50
65	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$44,050	$24,960	50
66	Modesto, California	$43,830	$36,820	30
67	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$43,830	$23,440	90
68	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$43,830	$29,240	50
69	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$43,740	$30,530	40
70	Fargo, North Dakota	$43,690	$31,740	30
71	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$43,470	$34,630	130
72	Salt Lake City, Utah	$43,380	$30,020	50
73	Boulder, Colorado	$43,170	$19,720	40
74	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$43,000	$29,810	60
75	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$42,990	$22,180	50
76	Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$42,900	$28,610	50
77	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$42,850	$19,120	n/a
78	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$42,760	$26,360	50
79	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$42,710	$29,630	40
80	Rochester, New York	$42,630	$26,930	60
81	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$42,570	$27,740	150
82	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$42,370	$18,400	110
83	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$42,240	$29,250	30
84	Dayton, Ohio	$42,240	$27,390	40
85	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$41,940	$34,360	40
86	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$41,920	$31,860	40
87	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$41,820	$29,220	40
88	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$41,820	$27,480	40
89	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$41,610	$23,250	60
90	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$41,600	$37,490	30
91	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$41,600	$28,810	50
92	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$41,480	$34,080	40
93	Stockton, California	$41,340	$25,650	50
94	New Haven, Connecticut	$41,200	$28,020	30
95	Columbia, South Carolina	$40,970	$32,520	60
96	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$40,720	$34,140	110
97	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$40,670	$26,370	n/a
98	Asheville, North Carolina	$40,590	$25,890	50
99	Provo-Orem, Utah	$40,500	$24,870	70
100	Reading, Pennsylvania	$40,480	$34,220	50

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for motorcycle mechanics.