How much do Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?

Percentile spread

For Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $54,710 and the 90th percentile is $75,270. The difference is $20,560, which is 28.1% 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 $61,740 to the 75th at $74,530, covers $12,790.

The mean annual wage is $67,740, which sits below the median of $73,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Burlington-South Burlington, VT median is 27% higher than the national median of $57,550 for Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,393, which is 25.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% higher than the Vermont median of $72,350.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $73,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians at $72,393 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Glens Falls, NY is 91 miles away, with a median of $52,410 and employment of 70. That median is 28.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,246, against $72,393 here.
• Portland-South Portland, ME is 148 miles away, with a median of $61,640 and employment of 140. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,516, against $72,393 here.
• Watertown-Fort Drum, NY is 156 miles away, with a median of $49,200 and employment of 80. That median is 32.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,107, against $72,393 here.

Employment share

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Burlington-South Burlington, VT (30 of 120,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (23,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.67 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.