Lead Marine Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-3051 Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Urban Honolulu, HI	$78,040	100	1.55	1.36
Barnstable Town, MA	$75,420	180	12.84	1.34
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$73,080	30	1.8	1.22
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$72,790	490	1.22	1.09
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$71,620	90	0.49	1.18
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$71,410	150	0.43	0.96
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$70,600	120	0.26	0.99
Tucson, AZ	$68,880	70	1.25	1.44
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$67,480	50	2.09	1.42
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$66,800	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.35
Anchorage, AK	$66,110	30	1.2	1.10
Bellingham, WA	$65,110	50	3.98	1.13
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,140	420	1.33	0.88
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$63,900	210	3.46	1.04
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$63,170	240	0.83	1.06
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$63,030	90	0.33	1.30
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$62,880	70	8.76	1.06
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$62,590	40	2.57	0.99
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$62,470	140	1.58	1.04
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$62,450	160	0.72	1.06
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$62,210	200	1	1.05
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$62,070	940	0.66	1.01
Portland-South Portland, ME	$61,640	140	3.15	1.08
Madison, WI	$61,290	60	0.95	1.06
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$61,030	120	6.34	1.06
Duluth, MN-WI	$61,010	40	2.08	1.22
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$60,910	460	0.49	1.09
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$60,680	40	0.87	1.16
St. Cloud, MN	$60,650	40	2.37	1.19
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$60,090	70	1.09	1.27
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$59,870	40	2.17	1.25
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$59,800	240	0.69	1.16
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$59,490	1,670	3.97	1.22
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$59,170	500	4.69	1.10
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$59,110	80	3.19	1.24
Cleveland, OH	$59,030	70	0.48	1.18
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$58,800	190	0.43	1.08
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$58,750	70	0.57	1.15
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$58,650	190	3.7	1.24
Wilmington, NC	$58,240	130	4.67	1.27
Port St. Lucie, FL	$57,900	270	10.4	1.25
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$57,520	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.01
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$57,250	120	3.37	1.17
Jacksonville, FL	$57,150	340	2.94	1.17
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$56,860	90	0.54	1.13
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$56,790	300	0.61	1.15
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$56,780	80	2.8	1.23
Sandusky, OH	$56,670	120	16.68	1.26
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$56,200	60	3.27	1.16
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$56,200	80	0.5	0.94
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$55,910	60	7.21	1.26
Syracuse, NY	$55,610	40	0.89	1.05
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$55,280	50	0.54	1.14
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$54,580	240	5.23	1.17
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$54,470	610	2.82	1.11
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$54,230	40	1.91	1.20
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$54,160	50	3.97	1.24
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$53,040	250	1.17	1.14
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$52,520	250	0.42	1.02
Glens Falls, NY	$52,410	70	9.58	1.07
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$52,000	80	6.11	1.15
Pittsburgh, PA	$51,440	80	0.48	1.04
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$51,200	190	0.92	1.02
Baton Rouge, LA	$50,890	40	0.64	1.04
Punta Gorda, FL	$50,730	60	7.56	1.11
Green Bay, WI	$50,440	60	2.24	1.01
Corpus Christi, TX	$50,340	70	2.29	1.11
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$50,250	200	0.29	0.92
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$49,990	30	0.89	1.09
Mobile, AL	$49,960	60	2.18	1.06
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$49,960	30	0.84	0.91
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$49,930	40	1.67	1.03
Gainesville, GA	$49,850	80	5.29	1.09
Ocala, FL	$49,750	50	2.5	1.13
Savannah, GA	$49,680	60	2.17	1.05
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$49,620	240	4.12	1.01
Knoxville, TN	$49,560	60	0.89	1.05
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$49,200	80	13.76	1.03
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$48,850	50	1.25	1.05
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$48,820	110	0.67	0.99
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$48,750	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.05
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$48,500	120	9.01	1.26
Traverse City, MI	$48,360	40	3.76	1.02
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$48,330	30	0.6	1.04
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$47,960	120	3.55	1.07
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,920	450	1.57	0.92
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$47,890	120	6.35	1.01
St. Louis, MO-IL	$47,870	80	0.42	0.96
Omaha, NE-IA	$46,890	30	0.45	0.94
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$46,570	30	3.42	1.01
Kansas City, MO-KS	$46,340	60	0.37	0.91
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$45,980	190	2.18	0.97
Boise City, ID	$45,850	40	0.7	0.93
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$45,780	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.98
Springfield, MO	$44,410	40	1.13	0.97
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$44,220	40	1.77	1.21
Tulsa, OK	$43,710	60	0.89	0.94
Redding, CA	$43,470	30	2.87	0.89
Flint, MI	$42,080	30	1.68	0.92
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$38,370	90	0.84	1.30

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Tucson, AZ	1.44	$68,880	1.25
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.42	$67,480	2.09
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.36	$78,040	1.55
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.35	$66,800	Not published by BLS
Barnstable Town, MA	1.34	$75,420	12.84
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.30	$38,370	0.84
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.30	$63,030	0.33
Wilmington, NC	1.27	$58,240	4.67
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.27	$60,090	1.09
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.26	$55,910	7.21
Sandusky, OH	1.26	$56,670	16.68
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.26	$48,500	9.01
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.25	$59,870	2.17
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.25	$57,900	10.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.24	$59,110	3.19
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.24	$58,650	3.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	1.24	$54,160	3.97
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.23	$56,780	2.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.22	$59,490	3.97
Duluth, MN-WI	1.22	$61,010	2.08
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.22	$73,080	1.8
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.21	$44,220	1.77
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.20	$54,230	1.91
St. Cloud, MN	1.19	$60,650	2.37
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.18	$71,620	0.49
Cleveland, OH	1.18	$59,030	0.48
Jacksonville, FL	1.17	$57,150	2.94
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.17	$57,250	3.37
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.17	$54,580	5.23
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.16	$59,800	0.69
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.16	$56,200	3.27
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.16	$60,680	0.87
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.15	$52,000	6.11
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.15	$56,790	0.61
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.15	$58,750	0.57
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.14	$55,280	0.54
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.14	$53,040	1.17
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.13	$56,860	0.54
Ocala, FL	1.13	$49,750	2.5
Bellingham, WA	1.13	$65,110	3.98
Punta Gorda, FL	1.11	$50,730	7.56
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.11	$54,470	2.82
Corpus Christi, TX	1.11	$50,340	2.29
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.10	$59,170	4.69
Anchorage, AK	1.10	$66,110	1.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.09	$72,790	1.22
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.09	$60,910	0.49
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.09	$49,990	0.89
Gainesville, GA	1.09	$49,850	5.29
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.08	$58,800	0.43
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.08	$61,640	3.15
Glens Falls, NY	1.07	$52,410	9.58
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.07	$47,960	3.55
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.06	$63,170	0.83
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.06	$62,450	0.72
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	1.06	$61,030	6.34
Mobile, AL	1.06	$49,960	2.18
Madison, WI	1.06	$61,290	0.95
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.06	$62,880	8.76
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.05	$62,210	1
Knoxville, TN	1.05	$49,560	0.89
Savannah, GA	1.05	$49,680	2.17
Syracuse, NY	1.05	$55,610	0.89
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.05	$48,850	1.25
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.05	$48,750	Not published by BLS
Baton Rouge, LA	1.04	$50,890	0.64
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.04	$62,470	1.58
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.04	$63,900	3.46
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.04	$48,330	0.6
Pittsburgh, PA	1.04	$51,440	0.48
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	1.03	$49,200	13.76
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.03	$49,930	1.67
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.02	$51,200	0.92
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.02	$52,520	0.42
Traverse City, MI	1.02	$48,360	3.76
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.01	$46,570	3.42
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.01	$62,070	0.66
Green Bay, WI	1.01	$50,440	2.24
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.01	$57,520	Not published by BLS
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.01	$49,620	4.12
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.01	$47,890	6.35
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.99	$70,600	0.26
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	0.99	$62,590	2.57
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	0.99	$48,820	0.67
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.98	$45,780	Not published by BLS
Springfield, MO	0.97	$44,410	1.13
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.97	$45,980	2.18
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.96	$71,410	0.43
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.96	$47,870	0.42
Omaha, NE-IA	0.94	$46,890	0.45
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.94	$56,200	0.5
Tulsa, OK	0.94	$43,710	0.89
Boise City, ID	0.93	$45,850	0.7
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.92	$47,920	1.57
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.92	$50,250	0.29
Flint, MI	0.92	$42,080	1.68
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.91	$49,960	0.84
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.91	$46,340	0.37
Redding, CA	0.89	$43,470	2.87
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.88	$64,140	1.33

Broader occupation Our title "Lead Marine Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-3051 Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians. BLS groups Lead Marine Technician within Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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