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What marine mechanics make
Median
$57,550
Lower tenth
$36,950
Top tenth
$79,330
The federal wage survey line is motorboat mechanics and service technicians, with a median of $57,550 a year and a bottom tenth near $36,950. People who work on large commercial vessels are counted somewhere else. Pay leans higher in Florida, Texas and the Gulf, where the season never really stops.