Motorcycle Mechanics in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$44,287
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$13,753
23.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,290
Oregon costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oregon — 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
$58,040
Kept after tax
$44,287
Worth in national money
$42,290
State rank
5
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Oregon is one of the better-paying states for motorcycle mechanics. The middle earner takes $58,040, which ranks 5 of 45 states with published figures. That is about 19.47% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Oregon reports figures for, this is number 291.
- Oregon is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $58,040 the take-home is $44,287; in national-average money that behaves like $42,290. The average comes to $64,460, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Oregon ranks 5 of 45 states publishing a median for motorcycle mechanics, at $58,040 — about 19.47% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Oregon's occupational distribution, motorcycle mechanics sits at 291 of 489 — 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.
- Take-home for motorcycle mechanics in Oregon, on $58,040, is $44,287; deflated by the state's price level, $42,290. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $64,460 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Motorcycle Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,040 |
| Top tenth earn over | $115,910 |
| This salary | $58,040 |
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 Oregon | $44,287 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,815 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,944 |
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 | $52,404 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,607 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
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 Oregon earn under $58,040 and half over. The published range runs $39,900 at the tenth percentile to $115,910 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $44,287 take-home in Oregon comes from $58,040. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 291 of 489.
- Two cautions on $42,290, the adjusted value of that $58,040 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Oregon. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 291 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for motorcycle mechanics in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,900 to $115,910; 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.
- Retained pay of $44,287, from $58,040, assumes a single Oregon filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 291 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 5 of 45 for it.
- This $42,290 adjusted figure, worked from $58,040, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 291 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 291 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $64,460, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $39,900 at the bottom tenth to $115,910 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $42,290 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Oregon then takes its own share, leaving $44,287.
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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Oregon is $64,460. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($39,900) and the ninetieth ($115,910) 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.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Oregon's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $42,290 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $44,287 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oregon 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.