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Ship Engineers salary in Washington, DC

The median ship engineers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $122,090 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,028 a month.

10th percentile
$73,990
25th percentile
$92,140
Median percentile
$122,090
75th percentile
$122,090
90th percentile
$136,510

Based on 50 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$84,337 take-home a year
Gross pay$122,090
Federal income tax−$18,036
Social Security + Medicare−$9,340
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$10,378
Monthly take-home$7,028
Every two weeks$3,244

Does it go far here?

$112,129Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All ship engineers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia