SOC 53-5022 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Motorboat Operators make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Motorboat Operators in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $45,760. The 10th percentile is $43,330 and the 90th percentile is $50,530. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$45,760

10th percentile
$43,330
25th percentile
$43,330
Median
$45,760
75th percentile
$45,760
90th percentile
$50,530
Mean
$48,460

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Motorboat Operators, the published 10th percentile is $43,330 and the 90th percentile is $50,530. The difference is $7,200, which is 15.7% 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 $43,330 to the 75th at $45,760, covers $2,430.

The mean annual wage is $48,460, which sits above the median of $45,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $47,520 for Motorboat Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,266, which is 11.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the Massachusetts median of $45,160.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Motorboat Operators at $42,266 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Motorboat Operators. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 4 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 $45,760. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,963, against $42,266 here.
  • Barnstable Town, MA is 71 miles away, with a median of $45,160 and employment of 60. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,917, against $42,266 here.
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 189 miles away, with a median of $62,000. That median is 35.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,080, against $42,266 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Motorboat Operators 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 Motorboat Operators make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Motorboat Operators in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $45,760. The 10th percentile is $43,330 and the 90th percentile is $50,530.

How does that compare with the national median for Motorboat Operators?

The local median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $47,520.

What is Motorboat Operators pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,760 is $42,266. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH compare with nearby metros for Motorboat Operators?

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $45,760. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.