Motorboat Operators salary in the United States

$34,510
10th
$42,760
25th
$47,520
Median
$69,010
75th
$84,530
90th

National median

$47,520

2025 OEWS

Mean

$56,270

Hourly median

$22.85

Employment

2,480

Top paying locations with published data

LocationMedianEmployment
Kahului, HI$83,39070
Urban Honolulu, HI$81,440140
HI$76,250330
IL$68,38040
WA$63,65080
NY$62,000—
New York, NY$62,000—
Beaumont, TX$60,92050
Seattle, WA$59,97050
Houston, TX$50,270—
TX$50,270270
New Orleans, LA$49,23070
Cape Coral, FL$47,260—
MI$46,760—
FL$46,620170
CT$45,970—
Detroit, MI$45,970—
LA$45,800160
Providence, RI$45,760—
Boston, MA$45,760—
MA$45,160—
Barnstable Town, MA$45,16060
NJ$44,15040
Corpus Christi, TX$43,23050
Nashville, TN$42,36040
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025. Published survey snapshot, not a real-time market rate.