The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $54,560, Hawaii is the highest paying state for motorcycle mechanics. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $51,900). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $54,560 |
$31,520 | 50 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $51,900 |
$32,680 | 130 |
| 3 | North Dakota | $50,280 |
$35,280 | 70 |
| 4 | California | $47,700 |
$35,580 | 1,520 |
| 5 | Maryland | $47,590 |
$33,220 | 180 |
| 6 | Mississippi | $47,460 |
$21,120 | 150 |
| 7 | Oregon | $47,400 |
$34,150 | 220 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $47,320 |
$35,360 | 200 |
| 9 | Arizona | $47,190 |
$28,800 | 520 |
| 10 | New York | $46,830 |
$31,770 | 470 |
| 11 | Washington | $46,620 |
$36,520 | 370 |
| 12 | Nevada | $46,460 |
$36,100 | 160 |
| 13 | North Carolina | $46,420 |
$28,070 | 430 |
| 14 | Maine | $46,240 |
$32,040 | 200 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $46,240 |
$36,200 | 100 |
| 16 | Texas | $45,900 |
$28,010 | 720 |
| 17 | Illinois | $45,860 |
$29,290 | 300 |
| 18 | Virginia | $45,680 |
$27,910 | 300 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $45,450 |
$24,910 | 600 |
| 20 | Michigan | $44,960 |
$29,710 | 450 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $44,730 |
$24,400 | 410 |
| 22 | Vermont | $44,090 |
$37,440 | 80 |
| 23 | Colorado | $43,980 |
$31,200 | 400 |
| 24 | Florida | $43,750 |
$29,810 | 980 |
| 25 | Alaska | $43,680 |
$37,490 | 110 |
| 26 | Delaware | $43,380 |
$25,600 | 50 |
| 27 | Rhode Island | $43,180 |
$38,550 | 50 |
| 28 | Louisiana | $42,340 |
$30,530 | 100 |
| 29 | Idaho | $41,630 |
$25,800 | 140 |
| 30 | Georgia | $41,600 |
$27,980 | 210 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $41,500 |
$31,100 | 470 |
| 32 | Utah | $40,500 |
$23,230 | 300 |
| 33 | Wyoming | $39,490 |
$30,990 | 110 |
| 34 | Kansas | $39,240 |
$24,960 | 100 |
| 35 | Montana | $38,850 |
$23,430 | 270 |
| 36 | Ohio | $38,820 |
$27,530 | 380 |
| 37 | Connecticut | $38,550 |
$36,480 | 100 |
| 38 | Indiana | $37,700 |
$22,980 | 460 |
| 39 | Minnesota | $37,660 |
$23,010 | 440 |
| 40 | Missouri | $37,470 |
$28,780 | 300 |
| 41 | Nebraska | $37,410 |
$31,060 | 80 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $37,270 |
$28,770 | 170 |
| 43 | Iowa | $37,200 |
$28,390 | 530 |
| 44 | South Dakota | $36,730 |
$30,280 | 250 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $36,470 |
$21,630 | 220 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $35,730 |
$25,440 | 210 |
| 47 | Alabama | $34,860 |
$22,250 | 270 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $33,810 |
$27,040 | 160 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $31,200 |
$23,920 | 130 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $28,700 |
$23,590 | 180 |