Best Cities for Motorcycle Mechanicss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where motorcycle mechanicss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.37	$61,010	$66,315	26%
2	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.31	$61,880	$63,663	31%
3	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.25	$60,360	$60,663	29%
4	NevadaState	1.24	$60,450	$60,329	29%
5	MinnesotaState	1.22	$58,280	$59,469	26%
6	New HampshireState	1.22	$62,890	$59,330	30%
7	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.20	$62,610	$58,080	34%
8	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.19	$55,550	$57,985	32%
9	South CarolinaState	1.17	$52,160	$56,696	29%
10	OregonState	1.16	$58,040	$56,350	33%
11	TexasState	1.15	$53,330	$55,785	31%
12	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.14	$57,340	$55,401	33%
13	ArkansasState	1.13	$47,350	$54,867	22%
14	NebraskaState	1.13	$50,170	$54,831	25%
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.13	$64,070	$54,996	42%
16	KentuckyState	1.12	$48,220	$54,486	24%
17	New JerseyState	1.12	$59,430	$54,623	36%
18	North DakotaState	1.12	$50,170	$54,179	23%
19	ColoradoState	1.11	$56,850	$53,937	39%
20	MississippiState	1.11	$45,710	$53,903	23%
21	MarylandState	1.09	$57,640	$52,784	35%
22	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.09	$49,200	$53,189	29%
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.09	$59,560	$52,801	40%
24	WisconsinState	1.07	$48,190	$52,210	27%
25	CaliforniaState	1.06	$57,040	$51,527	48%
26	North CarolinaState	1.06	$48,670	$51,557	32%
27	PennsylvaniaState	1.06	$50,050	$51,598	31%
28	TennesseeState	1.06	$47,300	$51,694	32%
29	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.06	$49,510	$51,466	38%
30	South DakotaState	1.05	$46,490	$51,200	25%
31	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.05	$58,330	$51,032	45%
32	New MexicoState	1.04	$46,610	$50,663	27%
33	OklahomaState	1.04	$44,740	$50,554	26%
34	IndianaState	1.03	$45,470	$50,243	28%
35	IowaState	1.03	$44,840	$50,269	25%
36	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.02	$56,360	$49,656	54%
37	AlabamaState	1.01	$42,670	$48,990	27%
38	MontanaState	1.01	$47,130	$48,890	29%
39	OhioState	1.01	$44,280	$48,982	28%
40	MaineState	1.00	$48,380	$48,477	32%
41	New YorkState	1.00	$54,770	$48,684	40%
42	WashingtonState	1.00	$51,970	$48,434	44%
43	ConnecticutState	0.99	$51,970	$48,299	36%
44	FloridaState	0.99	$48,700	$47,980	42%
45	VermontState	0.98	$48,970	$47,776	35%
46	VirginiaState	0.98	$49,400	$47,729	38%
47	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.98	$57,040	$47,454	66%
48	Columbus, OHMetro	0.97	$44,280	$47,358	35%
49	GeorgiaState	0.95	$43,050	$46,092	39%
50	IdahoState	0.93	$43,470	$45,047	33%
51	MassachusettsState	0.93	$48,940	$45,106	55%
52	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.93	$49,220	$45,364	50%
53	West VirginiaState	0.92	$37,450	$44,477	27%
54	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.92	$43,340	$44,773	45%
55	AlaskaState	0.90	$45,500	$43,624	36%
56	ArizonaState	0.90	$44,190	$43,796	41%
57	UtahState	0.90	$43,820	$43,733	41%
58	MichiganState	0.89	$40,100	$43,445	33%
59	IllinoisState	0.88	$41,630	$42,741	38%
60	HawaiiState	0.87	$46,390	$42,173	62%
61	WyomingState	0.87	$39,520	$42,495	30%
62	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.84	$37,360	$40,965	39%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).