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Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians Salary in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $54,470. BLS estimates approximately 610 people work in this occupation in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 5.4% below the national median ($57,550).

Median salary
$54,470
Average salary
$58,050
Median hourly
$26.19
Employment
610

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$37,660$18.11
25th percentile$47,820$22.99
Median (50th)$54,470$26.19
75th percentile$62,020$29.82
90th percentile$77,720$37.37

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 3.2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 15.4% — Use with caution

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.422
Location quotient
2.82

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL’s regional price level is above the national average (index 100.89, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $53,989 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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