Occupation · SOC 49-3091

Bicycle Repairers: pay and where the jobs are

What bicycle repairers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$42,780 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$42,730
Median hourly wage
$20.57
Mean hourly wage
$20.55
Employment
12,170

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-3091.

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How much do bicycle repairers make?

The median annual wage for bicycle repairers was $42,780 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $31,220 and the highest-paid 10% more than $55,000. As an hourly rate, the median is $20.57. About 12,170 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Arizona ($53,970), New Jersey ($49,260) and Wyoming ($49,030). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Wyoming.

Pay ladder

What each step of the pay range for bicycle repairers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

Bicycle Repairers: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$31,220$15.01$2,602$2,272
25th percentile$36,360$17.48$3,030$2,616
Median$42,780$20.57$3,565$3,046
75th percentile$48,020$23.09$4,002$3,397
90th percentile$55,000$26.44$4,583$3,864

Bicycle Repairers: pay by state

42 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

1

Wyoming

$44,854 take-home in national prices

2

Arizona

$44,290 take-home in national prices

3

West Virginia

$38,872 take-home in national prices

Where a median bicycle repairer paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
StateEmploymentMedian10th pct.90th pct.Median after tax*In national prices†
Arizona610$53,970$36,790$59,180$44,589$44,290
New Jersey240$49,260$33,700$72,790$40,189$36,937
Wyoming60$49,030$47,240$59,680$41,576$44,854
Washington430$48,220$38,000$56,820$40,256$37,618
New York970$47,750$33,380$55,510$38,328$35,515
Colorado730$47,620$35,390$56,260$38,846$37,696
District of ColumbiaNot published$46,860$46,860$51,910$38,186$34,746
Maine70$46,200$33,040$49,610$37,609$38,752
Connecticut330$45,630$37,700$55,260$36,993$35,704
Oregon570$45,600$37,710$50,590$35,635$34,476
California1,710$45,120$36,380$56,440$37,060$33,472
Maryland70$44,550$36,200$52,130$36,226$34,514
Wisconsin240$43,710$28,100$51,650$36,034$38,296
Utah230$43,100$31,970$48,530$35,535$35,944
AlaskaNot published$42,330$37,710$42,950$35,981$35,151
West Virginia40$41,960$30,840$52,320$34,790$38,872
Florida510$41,630$36,790$46,550$35,630$34,453
Massachusetts280$41,600$36,140$49,300$33,554$31,728
Pennsylvania320$39,890$27,030$48,690$32,979$33,800
Michigan580$38,910$33,190$46,980$32,041$33,301
Missouri180$38,170$28,690$45,570$31,993$35,228
Montana70$37,990$30,500$44,140$31,676$33,468
Texas390$37,690$26,030$50,110$32,464$33,448
Illinois660$37,560$31,200$44,990$30,645$30,658
Idaho260$37,550$30,640$47,940$31,470$32,954
North Carolina210$36,500$29,900$48,910$30,560$32,398
Virginia190$36,420$34,190$47,460$30,163$29,834
Rhode Island100$36,400$35,820$46,260$30,279$29,604
Delaware30$35,650$33,900$48,060$29,380$29,437
South CarolinaNot published$35,530$32,850$38,480$30,320$32,341
KansasNot published$35,360$29,770$47,370$29,417$32,661
Nevada280$35,290$27,580$45,340$30,536$30,542
Minnesota180$35,210$25,100$47,220$29,251$29,660
Oklahoma60$34,650$24,180$38,900$29,008$33,022
TennesseeNot published$34,640$34,400$38,180$30,013$32,669
North Dakota100$34,440$33,750$46,260$29,853$33,558
Iowa230$34,240$29,550$46,240$29,043$33,092
Ohio140$33,640$30,950$38,500$28,735$30,973
Indiana140$33,010$27,480$44,290$27,759$29,743
South Dakota80$31,500$28,770$35,810$27,490$31,032
Georgia170$30,870$29,840$36,980$26,192$27,200
Puerto Rico30$24,140$22,510$24,960——

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 49-3091. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

  1. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
  2. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.