How much do Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians make in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC?

Percentile spread

For Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $48,150 and the 90th percentile is $103,840. The difference is $55,690, which is 83.4% 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 $61,060 to the 75th at $103,810, covers $42,750.

The mean annual wage is $77,540, which sits above the median of $66,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC median is 16.1% higher than the national median of $57,550 for Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,204, which is 18.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% higher than the Virginia median of $63,450.

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 97.941, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians at $68,204 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 150 miles away, with a median of $70,600 and employment of 120. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,840, against $68,204 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 171 miles away, with a median of $62,210 and employment of 200. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,539, against $68,204 here.
• Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is 192 miles away, with a median of $67,480 and employment of 50. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,260, against $68,204 here.