How much do Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels make in Barnstable Town, MA?

Percentile spread

For Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels, the published 10th percentile is $52,120 and the 90th percentile is $162,590. The difference is $110,470, which is 132.5% 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 $63,100 to the 75th at $123,230, covers $60,130.

The mean annual wage is $99,570, which sits above the median of $83,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Barnstable Town, MA median is 9.8% lower than the national median of $92,460 for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,788, which is 8.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7% higher than the Massachusetts median of $77,950.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Barnstable Town, MA is 98.351, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $83,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels at $84,788 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels. Barnstable Town, MA ranks 2nd of 8 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).).

• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $75,430 and employment of 280. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,116, against $84,788 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 71 miles away, with a median of $75,130 and employment of 490. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,394, against $84,788 here.
• Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 101 miles away, with a median of $78,310 and employment of 90. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,963, against $84,788 here.