Motorcycle Mechanics in New Mexico
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,594
after federal, FICA and New Mexico tax
Tax takes
$8,016
17.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,699
New Mexico costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Mexico — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$46,610
Kept after tax
$38,594
Worth in national money
$42,699
State rank
28
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New Mexico sits in the middle of the pack for motorcycle mechanics. The median is $46,610, ranking 28 of 45 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 485 occupations New Mexico reports figures for, this is number 316.
- Here is where New Mexico does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $46,610 you keep $38,594, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $42,699 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $46,480, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- New Mexico occupies the middle band for motorcycle mechanics: a median of $46,610, ranking 28 of 45. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In New Mexico's occupational distribution, motorcycle mechanics sits at 316 of 485 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and New Mexico income tax, retained pay for motorcycle mechanics on $46,610 is $38,594. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $42,699 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $46,480 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Motorcycle Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,610 |
| Top tenth earn over | $73,840 |
| This salary | $46,610 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New Mexico | $38,594 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,631 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,916 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,319 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,317 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of motorcycle mechanics in New Mexico earn under $46,610 and half over. The published range runs $31,560 at the tenth percentile to $73,840 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind New Mexico's $38,594, worked from $46,610. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 316 of 485.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $42,699 uses one figure for the whole of New Mexico. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 485 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 316.
- Figures are distribution medians for motorcycle mechanics in New Mexico, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,560 to $73,840; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The New Mexico take-home of $38,594, on $46,610 for work ranking 316 of 485 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 316 of 485 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $42,699, worked from $46,610, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular New Mexico address, on work sitting at 316 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $31,560, the highest tenth $73,840, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. New Mexico is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $42,699 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and New Mexico adds its own income tax on top — which is why $38,594 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($31,560) and the ninetieth ($73,840) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
New Mexico's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $42,699 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,594 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Mexico income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.