Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians · SOC 49-3051
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians Salary in the Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians in the Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $45,960 per year ($22.09 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,050 at the 10th percentile to $62,330 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians in the Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area earn more than $45,960 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $45,600 and $46,910.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,050 | $45,600 | $45,960 | $46,910 | $62,330 |
| Hourly | $18.29 | $21.92 | $22.09 | $22.55 | $29.97 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$45,960 median for Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $45,600 to $46,910
- Illinoisstate$47,840 median for Illinois; middle half earns $45,330 to $50,800
- United Statesnational$57,550 median for United States; middle half earns $46,750 to $66,620
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −4% vs Illinois overall and −20% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Illinois
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for motorboat mechanics and service technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areathis page$45,960 median for Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $45,600 to $46,910
- $50,250 median for Chicago metro area; middle half earns $45,290 to $55,810
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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Highest-paying metro areas for motorboat mechanics and service technicianss · Highest-paying occupations in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.