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What marine mechanics make
Median
$57,550
Bottom tenth
$36,950
Top tenth
$79,330
The federal wage survey line is motorboat mechanics and service technicians, with a 2025 median of $57,550 a year, a bottom tenth at $36,950 or less and a top tenth at $79,330 or more. People who work on large commercial vessels are counted somewhere else. In Florida, Texas and along the Gulf the season never really stops.