Motorboat Operators · SOC 53-5022
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Motorboat Operatorss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for motorboat operators. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 16 of 16 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $83,390 | 70 | 0.9 |
| 2 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $81,440 | 140 | 0.3 |
| 3 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $62,000 | Not published | Not published |
| 4 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $60,920 | 50 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $59,970 | 50 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $50,270 | Not published | Not published |
| 7 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $49,230 | 70 | 0.2 |
| 8 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $47,260 | Not published | Not published |
| 9 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $45,970 | Not published | Not published |
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $45,760 | Not published | Not published |
| 11 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $45,760 | Not published | Not published |
| 12 | Barnstable Town, MA | $45,160 | 60 | 0.6 |
| 13 | Corpus Christi, TX | $43,230 | 50 | 0.3 |
| 14 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $42,360 | 40 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $34,510 | 80 | 0.0 |
| 16 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $26,630 | 140 | 0.2 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Motorboat Operators overview.
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.