Sailors and Marine Oilers salary
The median pay for sailors and marine oilers in the United States is $51,520 a year. About 31,670 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $34,560
- 25th percentile
- $41,430
- Median percentile
- $51,520
- 75th percentile
- $67,590
- 90th percentile
- $83,620
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $76,140
- New Jersey $71,880
- Oregon $70,410
- Washington $66,700
- Alaska $63,130
- Tennessee $60,580
- Delaware $60,040
- Florida $57,930
- Minnesota $56,680
- Indiana $56,570
- Texas $55,610
- California $55,180
- New York $54,210
- Ohio $53,520
- Missouri $51,940
- Michigan $51,310
- South Carolina $50,500
- Mississippi $50,390
- Virginia $49,120
- Illinois $49,090
- Wisconsin $48,880
- Rhode Island $48,860
- Iowa $48,100
- Kentucky $47,460
- West Virginia $47,370
- Maine $46,800
- Louisiana $46,610
- Connecticut $45,280
- North Carolina $44,770
- Massachusetts $44,070
- Alabama $43,000
- Pennsylvania $38,810
- Georgia $37,500
- Arkansas $23,960
By metro area
- Bremerton, WA $79,870
- Urban Honolulu, HI $76,330
- Jacksonville, FL $75,530
- Duluth, MN $74,920
- Anchorage, AK $73,320
- San Francisco, CA $68,780
- Mount Vernon, WA $68,740
- Seattle, WA $68,740
- Brownsville, TX $65,940
- Portland, OR $63,900
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $62,650
- Nashville, TN $62,610
- New York, NY $62,550
- Philadelphia, PA $61,630
- Barnstable Town, MA $61,510
- Norwich, CT $61,120
- Charleston, SC $59,100
- Miami, FL $57,870
- St. Louis, MO $57,450
- Bridgeport, CT $57,320
- Houston, TX $55,610
- Cleveland, OH $53,520
- Tampa, FL $52,950
- Washington, DC $52,110
- Beaumont, TX $52,000
- Gulfport, MS $51,320
- Mobile, AL $50,480
- Detroit, MI $50,050
- Naples, FL $49,670
- Lafayette, LA $49,500
- Atlantic City, NJ $49,400
- Chicago, IL $48,560
- Los Angeles, CA $48,530
- Houma, LA $48,500
- San Diego, CA $48,290
- Providence, RI $48,270
- Virginia Beach, VA $48,210
- Paducah, KY $47,550
- Baton Rouge, LA $47,520
- Wilmington, NC $46,910
- Muskegon, MI $45,630
- Portland, ME $45,610
- Palm Bay, FL $45,600
- Sacramento, CA $44,880
- Corpus Christi, TX $44,520
- Oxnard, CA $44,350
- Boston, MA $44,070
- New Orleans, LA $43,630
- Cincinnati, OH $42,710
- Savannah, GA $42,360
- Lake Charles, LA $38,600
- Buffalo, NY $38,480
- Panama City, FL $38,470
- Pittsburgh, PA $37,920