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Motorcycle Mechanics pay in Fresno, CA and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Motorcycle Mechanics is $68,540 per year in Fresno, CA. It is $64,070 per year in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Fresno, CA is 7.0% above Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 49-3052 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 40 wage and salary jobs in Fresno, CA and 580 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings