SOC 49-3051 · Port St. Lucie, FL metro

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians Salary in Port St. Lucie, FL

The average salary for motorboat mechanics and service technicians in Port St. Lucie, Florida is $57,260 a year ($27.53 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,900: half of the 270 people in this job in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($58,070).

$57,260average per year

$27.53 / hourMedian $57,900Take-home ≈ $48,188

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $84K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

270people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#5 of 15Florida metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians pay range in Port St. Lucie

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,470 a year or less, while the top 10% make $83,780 or more. The middle half of motorboat mechanics and service technicians in Port St. Lucie earn between $45,700 and $61,560.

  • $37K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $84K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,260$4,772$27.53
Median$57,900$4,825$27.84
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,700$3,808$21.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,560$5,130$29.60

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians pay in Port St. Lucie vs. Florida and the U.S.

Motorboat mechanics and service technicians in Port St. Lucie earn about the same as the Florida average ($57,160) and about the same as the U.S. average ($58,070). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $57,550.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Port St. Lucie$57,260$57,900$37,470$83,780270
Florida$57,160$55,680$36,960$77,1204,810
United States$58,070$57,550$36,950$79,33023,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians salary after taxes in Port St. Lucie

On the average salary of $57,260, a single filer in Port St. Lucie takes home about $48,188 a year, or $4,016 a month and $1,853 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Port St. Lucie a good place for motorboat mechanics and service technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Port St. Lucie area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.2), so the average $57,260 buys what about $57,130 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Port St. Lucie ($46,490). A typical home costs $383,275, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians salary in other Florida cities

Port St. Lucie ranks 5th of 15 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($62,170).

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Highest-paying cities for motorboat mechanics and service technicians

Virginia Beach, VA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($77,540).

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians salary by city

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Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians salary in Port St. Lucie: questions

How much do motorboat mechanics and service technicians make an hour in Port St. Lucie?

$27.53 an hour on average, and $27.84 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level motorboat mechanics and service technicians salary in Port St. Lucie?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,470 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the motorboat mechanics and service technicians take-home pay in Port St. Lucie?

About $48,188 a year ($4,016 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,260. Florida has no state income tax.

Do motorboat mechanics and service technicians earn more in Port St. Lucie than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($58,070).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-3051; area Port St. Lucie, FL (38940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 10.40, this job is 10.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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