SOC 53-6031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants make in Macon-Bibb County, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants in Macon-Bibb County, GA is $28,450. The 10th percentile is $23,710 and the 90th percentile is $45,250. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$28,450

10th percentile
$23,710
25th percentile
$27,360
Median
$28,450
75th percentile
$36,040
90th percentile
$45,250
Mean
$31,920

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $23,710 and the 90th percentile is $45,250. The difference is $21,540, which is 75.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $27,360 to the 75th at $36,040, covers $8,680.

The mean annual wage is $31,920, which sits above the median of $28,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Macon-Bibb County, GA median is 20.2% lower than the national median of $35,670 for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,137, which is 9.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.1% lower than the Georgia median of $30,950.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Macon-Bibb County, GA is 88.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants at $32,137 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants. Macon-Bibb County, GA ranks 21st of 23 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Warner Robins, GA is 25 miles away, with a median of $29,940 and employment of 60. That median is 5.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,923, against $32,137 here.
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $31,040 and employment of 2,770. That median is 9.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,022, against $32,137 here.
  • Columbus, GA-AL is 72 miles away, with a median of $29,170 and employment of 90. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,667, against $32,137 here.

Employment share

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Macon-Bibb County, GA (70 of 95,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (102,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Macon-Bibb County, GA · Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants make in Macon-Bibb County, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants in Macon-Bibb County, GA is $28,450. The 10th percentile is $23,710 and the 90th percentile is $45,250. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants?

The local median is 20.2% lower than the national median of $35,670.

What is Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants pay in Macon-Bibb County, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Macon-Bibb County, GA is 88.528, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $28,450 is $32,137. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Macon-Bibb County, GA compare with nearby metros for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants?

Warner Robins, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 25 miles away, at $29,940. Macon-Bibb County, GA ranks 21st of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.