Best Cities for Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicianss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where motorboat mechanics and service technicianss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	HawaiiState	1.23	$77,740	$70,673	37%
2	VermontState	1.23	$72,350	$70,585	24%
3	AlaskaState	1.21	$72,520	$69,530	23%
4	MassachusettsState	1.19	$74,160	$68,350	36%
5	New JerseyState	1.15	$71,880	$66,066	30%
6	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.15	$71,620	$66,438	30%
7	North DakotaState	1.14	$60,990	$65,864	19%
8	OregonState	1.12	$66,460	$64,524	29%
9	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.11	$72,790	$64,132	42%
10	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.10	$63,170	$63,487	28%
11	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.09	$70,600	$62,589	34%
12	MinnesotaState	1.08	$61,010	$62,255	25%
13	VirginiaState	1.07	$63,450	$61,304	30%
14	WisconsinState	1.07	$56,920	$61,668	23%
15	MaineState	1.05	$60,510	$60,631	26%
16	DelawareState	1.04	$60,230	$59,634	27%
17	ConnecticutState	1.03	$63,480	$58,996	30%
18	ArizonaState	1.02	$59,390	$58,860	30%
19	LouisianaState	1.02	$53,080	$58,912	24%
20	WashingtonState	1.02	$63,020	$58,733	36%
21	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.02	$62,210	$58,800	32%
22	OhioState	1.01	$52,450	$58,020	24%
23	Rhode IslandState	1.01	$58,470	$58,179	31%
24	KentuckyState	1.00	$50,920	$57,537	23%
25	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.99	$58,800	$56,812	33%
26	CaliforniaState	0.98	$62,330	$56,305	44%
27	IndianaState	0.98	$51,200	$56,575	25%
28	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.98	$64,140	$56,115	41%
29	IowaState	0.97	$49,930	$55,975	23%
30	TexasState	0.97	$53,290	$55,743	31%
31	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.97	$51,440	$55,611	27%
32	MarylandState	0.96	$60,310	$55,229	33%
33	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.96	$54,470	$55,299	38%
34	FloridaState	0.95	$55,680	$54,857	37%
35	North CarolinaState	0.95	$51,430	$54,481	30%
36	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.95	$59,490	$54,829	41%
37	ColoradoState	0.94	$57,050	$54,127	39%
38	MontanaState	0.94	$52,160	$54,108	26%
39	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.94	$52,520	$54,033	36%
40	GeorgiaState	0.93	$49,850	$53,373	34%
41	South CarolinaState	0.93	$49,080	$53,348	31%
42	TennesseeState	0.93	$49,120	$53,683	31%
43	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.93	$51,200	$53,445	35%
44	ArkansasState	0.92	$45,860	$53,140	23%
45	KansasState	0.92	$47,720	$53,022	26%
46	New HampshireState	0.92	$56,160	$52,981	34%
47	PennsylvaniaState	0.92	$51,520	$53,113	30%
48	New YorkState	0.91	$58,940	$52,391	38%
49	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	0.91	$47,920	$52,544	31%
50	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.91	$60,910	$52,283	45%
51	AlabamaState	0.90	$45,250	$51,952	25%
52	MichiganState	0.90	$47,900	$51,896	28%
53	MississippiState	0.90	$43,800	$51,651	25%
54	South DakotaState	0.90	$46,840	$51,586	25%
55	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.87	$46,340	$49,935	33%
56	IdahoState	0.86	$47,740	$49,472	30%
57	NebraskaState	0.86	$45,400	$49,617	28%
58	NevadaState	0.86	$49,630	$49,531	35%
59	IllinoisState	0.85	$47,840	$49,117	33%
60	MissouriState	0.85	$43,580	$49,187	28%
61	UtahState	0.81	$46,470	$46,377	39%
62	OklahomaState	0.78	$39,920	$45,107	29%
63	West VirginiaState	0.75	$36,480	$43,325	28%
64	New MexicoState	0.69	$36,510	$39,685	34%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).