SOC 49-3051 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$57,550

U.S. median hourly wage$27.67

U.S. employment23,220

Nationally, motorboat mechanics and service technicians earned a median of $57,550 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 23,220 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii	$77,740	$37.38	150	0.2
Massachusetts	$74,160	$35.66	890	0.2
Alaska	$72,520	$34.86	160	0.5
Vermont	$72,350	$34.78	50	0.2
New Jersey	$71,880	$34.56	250	0.1
Oregon	$66,460	$31.95	140	0.1
Connecticut	$63,480	$30.52	560	0.3
Virginia	$63,450	$30.51	Not published	Not published
Washington	$63,020	$30.30	750	0.2
California	$62,330	$29.97	1,230	0.1
Minnesota	$61,010	$29.33	500	0.2
North Dakota	$60,990	$29.32	70	0.2
Maine	$60,510	$29.09	340	0.5
Maryland	$60,310	$29.00	420	0.2
Delaware	$60,230	$28.96	130	0.3
Arizona	$59,390	$28.55	430	0.1
New York	$58,940	$28.34	1,470	0.2
Rhode Island	$58,470	$28.11	400	0.8
Colorado	$57,050	$27.43	50	0.0
Wisconsin	$56,920	$27.37	690	0.2
New Hampshire	$56,160	$27.00	180	0.3
Florida	$55,680	$26.77	4,810	0.5
Texas	$53,290	$25.62	1,010	0.1
Louisiana	$53,080	$25.52	240	0.1
Ohio	$52,450	$25.21	400	0.1
Montana	$52,160	$25.08	60	0.1
Pennsylvania	$51,520	$24.77	400	0.1
North Carolina	$51,430	$24.72	930	0.2
Indiana	$51,200	$24.62	450	0.1
Kentucky	$50,920	$24.48	360	0.2
Iowa	$49,930	$24.01	110	0.1
Georgia	$49,850	$23.97	390	0.1
Nevada	$49,630	$23.86	Not published	Not published
Tennessee	$49,120	$23.62	200	0.1
South Carolina	$49,080	$23.60	620	0.3
Michigan	$47,900	$23.03	1,480	0.3
Illinois	$47,840	$23.00	360	0.1
Idaho	$47,740	$22.95	100	0.1
Kansas	$47,720	$22.94	90	0.1
South Dakota	$46,840	$22.52	90	0.2
Utah	$46,470	$22.34	70	0.0
Arkansas	$45,860	$22.05	200	0.2
Nebraska	$45,400	$21.83	80	0.1
Alabama	$45,250	$21.76	420	0.2
Mississippi	$43,800	$21.06	60	0.1
Missouri	$43,580	$20.95	330	0.1
Oklahoma	$39,920	$19.19	260	0.2
Puerto Rico	$38,370	$18.45	100	0.1
New Mexico	$36,510	$17.55	Not published	Not published
West Virginia	$36,480	$17.54	40	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 101 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Urban Honolulu, HI	$78,040	$37.52	100	0.2
Barnstable Town, MA	$75,420	$36.26	180	1.9
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$73,080	$35.13	30	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$72,790	$35.00	490	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$71,620	$34.43	90	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$71,410	$34.33	150	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$70,600	$33.94	120	0.0
Tucson, AZ	$68,880	$33.12	70	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$67,480	$32.44	50	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$66,800	$32.12	Not published	Not published
Anchorage, AK	$66,110	$31.79	30	0.2
Bellingham, WA	$65,110	$31.30	50	0.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,140	$30.84	420	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$63,900	$30.72	210	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$63,170	$30.37	240	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$63,030	$30.30	90	0.1
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$62,880	$30.23	70	1.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$62,590	$30.09	40	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$62,470	$30.03	140	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$62,450	$30.02	160	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$62,210	$29.91	200	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$62,070	$29.84	940	0.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$61,640	$29.63	140	0.5
Madison, WI	$61,290	$29.47	60	0.1
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$61,030	$29.34	120	0.9
Duluth, MN-WI	$61,010	$29.33	40	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$60,910	$29.29	460	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$60,680	$29.17	40	0.1
St. Cloud, MN	$60,650	$29.16	40	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$60,090	$28.89	70	0.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$59,870	$28.79	40	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$59,800	$28.75	240	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$59,490	$28.60	1,670	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$59,170	$28.45	500	0.7
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$59,110	$28.42	80	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$59,030	$28.38	70	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$58,800	$28.27	190	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$58,750	$28.25	70	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$58,650	$28.20	190	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$58,240	$28.00	130	0.7
Port St. Lucie, FL	$57,900	$27.84	270	1.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$57,520	$27.65	Not published	Not published
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$57,250	$27.52	120	0.5
Jacksonville, FL	$57,150	$27.48	340	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$56,860	$27.34	90	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$56,790	$27.30	300	0.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$56,780	$27.30	80	0.4
Sandusky, OH	$56,670	$27.24	120	2.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$56,200	$27.02	60	0.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$56,200	$27.02	80	0.1
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$55,910	$26.88	60	1.1
Syracuse, NY	$55,610	$26.74	40	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$55,280	$26.58	50	0.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$54,580	$26.24	240	0.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$54,470	$26.19	610	0.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$54,230	$26.07	40	0.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$54,160	$26.04	50	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$53,040	$25.50	250	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$52,520	$25.25	250	0.1
Glens Falls, NY	$52,410	$25.20	70	1.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$52,000	$25.00	80	0.9
Pittsburgh, PA	$51,440	$24.73	80	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$51,200	$24.62	190	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$50,890	$24.47	40	0.1
Punta Gorda, FL	$50,730	$24.39	60	1.1
Green Bay, WI	$50,440	$24.25	60	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$50,340	$24.20	70	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$50,250	$24.16	200	0.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$49,990	$24.03	30	0.1
Mobile, AL	$49,960	$24.02	60	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$49,960	$24.02	30	0.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$49,930	$24.00	40	0.2
Gainesville, GA	$49,850	$23.97	80	0.8
Ocala, FL	$49,750	$23.92	50	0.4
Savannah, GA	$49,680	$23.89	60	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$49,620	$23.86	240	0.6
Knoxville, TN	$49,560	$23.83	60	0.1
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$49,200	$23.65	80	2.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$48,850	$23.49	50	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$48,820	$23.47	110	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$48,750	$23.44	Not published	Not published
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$48,500	$23.32	120	1.3
Traverse City, MI	$48,360	$23.25	40	0.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$48,330	$23.24	30	0.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$47,960	$23.06	120	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,920	$23.04	450	0.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$47,890	$23.03	120	0.9
St. Louis, MO-IL	$47,870	$23.02	80	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$46,890	$22.55	30	0.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$46,570	$22.39	30	0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	$46,340	$22.28	60	0.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$45,980	$22.11	190	0.3
Boise City, ID	$45,850	$22.05	40	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$45,780	$22.01	Not published	Not published
Springfield, MO	$44,410	$21.35	40	0.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$44,220	$21.26	40	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$43,710	$21.01	60	0.1
Redding, CA	$43,470	$20.90	30	0.4
Flint, MI	$42,080	$20.23	30	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$38,370	$18.45	90	0.1
Paducah, KY-IL	Not published	Not published	90	1.7

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.