Motorcycle Mechanics in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,859
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$9,191
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,906
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — 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
$50,050
Kept after tax
$40,859
Worth in national money
$41,906
State rank
16
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Pennsylvania pays motorcycle mechanics around $50,050 at the midpoint, 16 of 45 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Motorcycle mechanics ranks 311 among 492 occupations Pennsylvania publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Pennsylvania costs about what the country costs, so from $50,050, take-home of $40,859 is worth roughly $41,906 in national money. The average comes to $54,970, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For motorcycle mechanics the Pennsylvania median is $50,050, ranking 16 of 45 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Position 311 of 492 in Pennsylvania places motorcycle mechanics in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Pennsylvania is near the national base, so for motorcycle mechanics, whose median is $50,050, the adjusted figure of $41,906 differs little from $40,859 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $54,970 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 | $37,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,050 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,150 |
| This salary | $50,050 |
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 Pennsylvania | $40,859 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,395 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,721 |
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 | $48,138 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,082 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $50,050 as a midpoint for Pennsylvania, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,010 and the ninetieth is $75,150 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Pennsylvania's $40,859, worked from $50,050. 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 311 of 492.
- Two cautions on $41,906, the adjusted value of that $50,050 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Pennsylvania. 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 311 of 492 locally.
- The Pennsylvania median of $50,050 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,010 to $75,150. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Pennsylvania take-home of $40,859, on $50,050 for work ranking 311 of 492 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 311 of 492 in the state.
- This $41,906 adjusted figure, worked from $50,050, 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 311 of 492 in the state. The occupation ranks 311 of 492 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 $54,970, 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 $37,010 at the bottom tenth to $75,150 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $41,906.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Pennsylvania's own levy, $40,859 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 Pennsylvania is $54,970. 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 ($37,010) and the ninetieth ($75,150) 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?
Pennsylvania'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 $41,906 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 $40,859 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania 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.