Powersports & Small Engine Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-3052 Motorcycle Mechanics, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Motorcycle Mechanics. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Fresno, CA	$68,540	40	1.03	1.46
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$64,070	580	1.07	1.15
Reno, NV	$62,910	40	1.51	1.27
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$62,610	80	0.76	1.03
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$61,880	320	0.91	1.20
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$61,820	230	1.71	1.05
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,010	80	0.84	1.30
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$60,740	150	1.1	0.97
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$60,360	180	1.06	1.02
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$60,320	250	0.3	0.98
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,560	150	0.57	0.84
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$58,890	40	2.93	1.06
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$58,330	120	0.66	0.80
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$57,790	100	1.06	0.97
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,340	150	0.61	1.06
Bismarck, ND	$57,160	40	6.43	1.09
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$57,040	60	0.65	0.68
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$56,510	40	1.08	1.15
Colorado Springs, CO	$56,490	50	1.72	1.07
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$56,360	70	0.31	0.85
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$55,550	70	0.58	1.11
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$55,420	100	0.5	0.75
Appleton, WI	$52,000	40	3.41	1.04
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$52,000	40	1.79	1.12
Asheville, NC	$51,000	30	1.92	1.09
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$50,670	100	1.01	1.03
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$50,170	50	0.76	0.96
Lubbock, TX	$49,990	30	2.38	1.19
Winston-Salem, NC	$49,770	40	1.62	1.07
Omaha, NE-IA	$49,640	40	0.94	1.00
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,510	100	1.08	0.98
Madison, WI	$49,450	30	0.93	0.85
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$49,240	30	0.71	0.97
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$49,220	140	0.58	1.01
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,200	90	0.96	0.99
Fairbanks-College, AK	$49,110	40	12.86	0.79
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$48,670	110	1.54	0.95
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,240	80	0.68	1.03
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$47,510	30	0.67	0.79
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$47,260	50	1.76	0.90
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,040	80	0.84	0.94
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$46,960	50	2.99	0.98
Rapid City, SD	$46,390	70	10.91	1.00
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,350	210	1.39	0.96
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$46,180	40	1.98	0.84
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$46,120	200	0.7	0.93
Tulsa, OK	$45,800	60	1.49	0.98
Oklahoma City, OK	$44,630	90	1.45	0.94
Cleveland, OH	$44,580	80	0.87	0.89
Columbus, OH	$44,280	70	0.75	0.86
Anchorage, AK	$43,680	140	9.26	0.73
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$43,460	40	0.58	0.79
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$43,340	80	0.34	0.85
Ogden, UT	$43,210	60	2.43	0.88
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$42,770	200	0.52	0.78
El Paso, TX	$42,100	30	1.02	1.07
Yuba City, CA	$38,480	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.77
Boise City, ID	$38,230	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.78
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$37,360	100	0.63	0.72
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$31,920	30	2.19	0.73

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Fresno, CA	1.46	$68,540	1.03
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.30	$61,010	0.84
Reno, NV	1.27	$62,910	1.51
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.20	$61,880	0.91
Lubbock, TX	1.19	$49,990	2.38
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.15	$56,510	1.08
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.15	$64,070	1.07
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.12	$52,000	1.79
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.11	$55,550	0.58
Asheville, NC	1.09	$51,000	1.92
Bismarck, ND	1.09	$57,160	6.43
Winston-Salem, NC	1.07	$49,770	1.62
Colorado Springs, CO	1.07	$56,490	1.72
El Paso, TX	1.07	$42,100	1.02
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.06	$58,890	2.93
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.06	$57,340	0.61
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.05	$61,820	1.71
Appleton, WI	1.04	$52,000	3.41
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.03	$48,240	0.68
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.03	$62,610	0.76
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.03	$50,670	1.01
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.02	$60,360	1.06
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.01	$49,220	0.58
Rapid City, SD	1.00	$46,390	10.91
Omaha, NE-IA	1.00	$49,640	0.94
Pittsburgh, PA	0.99	$49,200	0.96
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.98	$49,510	1.08
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.98	$60,320	0.3
Tulsa, OK	0.98	$45,800	1.49
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.98	$46,960	2.99
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.97	$60,740	1.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.97	$49,240	0.71
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.97	$57,790	1.06
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.96	$50,170	0.76
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.96	$46,350	1.39
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.95	$48,670	1.54
Oklahoma City, OK	0.94	$44,630	1.45
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.94	$47,040	0.84
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.93	$46,120	0.7
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.90	$47,260	1.76
Cleveland, OH	0.89	$44,580	0.87
Ogden, UT	0.88	$43,210	2.43
Columbus, OH	0.86	$44,280	0.75
Madison, WI	0.85	$49,450	0.93
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.85	$43,340	0.34
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.85	$56,360	0.31
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.84	$46,180	1.98
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.84	$59,560	0.57
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.80	$58,330	0.66
Fairbanks-College, AK	0.79	$49,110	12.86
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.79	$47,510	0.67
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.79	$43,460	0.58
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.78	$42,770	0.52
Boise City, ID	0.78	$38,230	Not published by BLS
Yuba City, CA	0.77	$38,480	Not published by BLS
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.75	$55,420	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	0.73	$31,920	2.19
Anchorage, AK	0.73	$43,680	9.26
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.72	$37,360	0.63
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.68	$57,040	0.65

Closest proxy Our title "Powersports & Small Engine Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-3052 Motorcycle Mechanics. Closest proxy: Motorcycle Mechanics. This published occupation covers only part of Powersports & Small Engine Technician; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.

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