Ship Engineers salary
The median pay for ship engineers in the United States is $109,530 a year. About 8,400 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $57,870
- 25th percentile
- $82,130
- Median percentile
- $109,530
- 75th percentile
- $135,760
- 90th percentile
- $165,490
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
- New York $133,640
- Hawaii $131,640
- Florida $130,480
- Texas $127,810
- Massachusetts $122,720
- Indiana $122,190
- Rhode Island $119,330
- Connecticut $119,010
- New Jersey $118,310
- Illinois $115,310
- Washington $107,940
- Louisiana $103,430
- Mississippi $98,380
- South Carolina $97,890
- California $97,660
- Alabama $96,030
- Oregon $88,800
- Alaska $88,190
- Virginia $82,370
- Pennsylvania $80,210
- Michigan $79,170
- Maine $77,160
- North Carolina $65,010
By metro area
- New Orleans, LA $132,710
- Urban Honolulu, HI $131,640
- Houston, TX $131,260
- Jacksonville, FL $130,600
- Miami, FL $129,700
- Boston, MA $126,630
- New York, NY $122,820
- Washington, DC $122,090
- Providence, RI $119,330
- Anchorage, AK $109,990
- Seattle, WA $108,900
- San Francisco, CA $108,770
- Corpus Christi, TX $108,530
- Houma, LA $100,260
- Charleston, SC $98,450
- Mobile, AL $95,540
- Portland, OR $88,800
- San Diego, CA $85,310
- Virginia Beach, VA $82,370
- Chicago, IL $77,770
- Pittsburgh, PA $73,550