Salinas, CA · SOC 53-5021

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in the Salinas Metro

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

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Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Salinas, CA BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$60,070

per year in the Salinas metro

35% below

National Median

$92,460

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$28.88/hr

median hourly

Employment

40

jobs in the Salinas metro

The Salinas pay distribution spans from $49,460 at the 10th percentile to $124,800 at the 90th, a 2.5× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $52,480 and the 75th at $77,100, so half of Salinas-based captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Salinas, CA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide CA estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Salinas Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$49,460
25th$52,480
Median$60,070
75th$77,100
90th$124,800

Top Paying Jobs in Salinas

1. Family Medicine Physicians $410,370 2. Physicians, All Other $384,990 3. Chief Executives $226,270 4. Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). $187,730 5. Dentists, General $185,040 6. Psychiatrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $178,630 7. Natural Sciences Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). $171,290 8. Physician Assistants $170,180 9. Computer and Information Systems Managers $167,160 10. Lawyers $166,940

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels make in the Salinas metro area?

How much do Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels make in the Salinas metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels in Salinas, CA is $60,070 ($28.88/hour). The salary range spans from $49,460 at the 10th percentile to $124,800 at the 90th percentile.
How does Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels pay in the Salinas metro compare nationally? ▼
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels pay in Salinas, CA is 35% below the national median of $92,460. There are approximately 40 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels jobs in this metro area.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Salinas, CA wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.