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Average Motorboat Operators Salary in Hawaii

Motorboat Operators in Hawaii earn a median annual salary of $64,670, which is +24.7% compared to the national median. There are 240 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Hawaii (state).

$64,670
Hawaii median annual wage
$31/hour median
+24.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $51,880
240
Local employment
0.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
25.14
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$52,510
25th
$60,160
Median
$64,670
75th
$77,090
90th
$85,710

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
$58,817
Goods: 111.6%
Services: 190.2%
Rents: 125.3%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
California$87,900Compare90
North Carolina$81,220Compare40
Illinois$67,170Compare30
Washington$62,110Compare100
New York$61,170Compare120
Texas$60,000Compare280

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

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Chief Executives$231,5000.67
Family Medicine Physicians$222,790N/A
Pediatricians, General$208,6202.34
Psychiatrists$203,4401.18
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates$203,2901.16
Physician Assistants$163,0200.70
Computer Hardware Engineers$155,3900.47
Pharmacists$150,7100.99

Hawaii has salary data for 554 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

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.