SOC 53-5022 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Motorboat Operators make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Motorboat Operators in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $45,760. The 10th percentile is $40,730 and the 90th percentile is $45,760. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$45,760
- 10th percentile
- $40,730
- 25th percentile
- $43,330
- Median
- $45,760
- 75th percentile
- $45,760
- 90th percentile
- $45,760
- Mean
- $47,120
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Motorboat Operators, the published 10th percentile is $40,730 and the 90th percentile is $45,760. The difference is $5,030, which is 11.0% 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 $47,120, which sits above the median of $45,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $47,520 for Motorboat Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,963, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Rhode Island, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, 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 $44,963 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. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 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).).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 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 $42,266, against $44,963 here.
- Barnstable Town, MA is 58 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 $44,963 here.
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 147 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 $44,963 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Motorboat Operators in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $45,760. The 10th percentile is $40,730 and the 90th percentile is $45,760.
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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,760 is $44,963. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Providence-Warwick, RI-MA compare with nearby metros for Motorboat Operators?
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $45,760. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.