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Average Motorboat Operators Salary in Hawaii

Motorboat Operators in Hawaii earn a median annual salary of $76,250, which is +60.5% compared to the national median. There are 330 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Hawaii (state).

$76,250
Hawaii median annual wage
$37/hour median
+60.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $47,520
330
Local employment
0.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
32.64
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$60,000
25th
$63,190
Median
$76,250
75th
$81,450
90th
$84,410

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Hawaii, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
110.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$69,349
Goods: 111.6%
Services: 190.2%
Rents: 125.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Illinois $68,380 Compare 40
Washington $63,650 Compare 80
New York $62,000 Compare N/A
Texas $50,270 Compare 270
Michigan $46,760 Compare N/A
Florida $46,620 Compare 170

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Hawaii

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $339,290 1.32
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $338,130 1.59
Psychiatrists $289,990 1.47
Chief Executives $281,640 0.57
Family Medicine Physicians $218,210 0.59
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates $211,810 1.22
Pediatricians, General $197,090 2.97
Nurse Midwives $170,110 N/A

Hawaii has salary data for 552 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Motorboat Operators in Hawaii

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Motorboat Operators are projected to change by +1.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.