53 Series · SOC 53-5031

Ship Engineers

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$101,320

per year

Median Hourly

$48.71/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$105,600

average

Employment

8,580

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$56,620$71,720$101,320$130,380$162,370
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$27.22$34.48$48.71$62.69$78.06
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$56,620

25th Percentile

$71,720

Median

$101,320

75th Percentile

$130,380

90th Percentile

$162,370

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Maryland $170,630 +68% above national
2 Massachusetts $136,260 +34% above national
3 California $134,660 +33% above national
4 New York $131,650 +30% above national
5 Rhode Island $123,700 +22% above national
6 Texas $122,150 +21% above national
7 New Jersey $117,090 +16% above national
8 Illinois $111,800 +10% above national
9 Florida $110,730 +9% above national
10 Hawaii $110,240 +9% above national
11 Kentucky $101,700 same as national
12 Tennessee $101,230 same as national
13 Indiana $100,000 1% below national
14 South Carolina $99,670 2% below national
15 Washington $96,390 5% below national
16 Louisiana $94,580 7% below national
17 Mississippi $92,150 9% below national
18 Oregon $87,230 14% below national
19 Virginia $81,970 19% below national
20 Alaska $80,180 21% below national
21 Alabama $79,240 22% below national
22 Michigan $71,250 30% below national
23 Pennsylvania $64,290 37% below national
24 North Carolina $61,050 40% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $147,760 +46% above national
2 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $143,600 +42% above national
3 Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $139,280 +37% above national
4 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $131,650 +30% above national
5 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $130,180 +28% above national
6 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $123,840 +22% above national
7 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $121,970 +20% above national
8 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $116,790 +15% above national
9 Jacksonville, FL $114,750 +13% above national
10 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $113,440 +12% above national
11 Urban Honolulu, HI $110,240 +9% above national
12 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $108,650 +7% above national
13 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $105,420 +4% above national
14 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $104,500 +3% above national
15 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $99,670 2% below national
16 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $96,610 5% below national
17 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $96,390 5% below national
18 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $86,590 15% below national
19 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $83,240 18% below national
20 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $81,820 19% below national
21 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $80,180 21% below national
22 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $79,540 21% below national
23 Mobile, AL $71,520 29% below national
24 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $67,060 34% below national
25 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $66,740 34% below national
26 Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $61,050 40% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.