Ship engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$63.34 per hour

$131,760 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$48.65 per hour

$101,190 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$35.35 per hour

$73,520 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$23.61 per hour

$49,110 per year

10th percentile

Starting level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$18.30 per hour

$38,060 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Ship engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Mississippi $98,380
South Carolina $97,890
California $97,660
Alabama $96,030
Missouri $91,760
Oregon $88,800
Alaska $88,190
Virginia $82,370
Pennsylvania $80,210
Michigan $79,170
Tennessee $78,510
Maine $77,160
Georgia $73,520
North Carolina $65,010
Minnesota $60,770
Puerto Rico $30,570
New York $133,640
Hawaii $131,640
Florida $130,480
Texas $127,810
Massachusetts $122,720
Indiana $122,190
Kentucky $120,550
Rhode Island $119,330
Connecticut $119,010
New Jersey $118,310
Illinois $115,310
Washington $107,940
Louisiana $103,430
Maryland $102,070

How do ship engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Ship engineers earn about the same as related careers in Georgia. On average, they make less than naval architects but more than industrial engineering technicians.

Career Median Salary
Naval architect salary $86K
Industrial engineer salary $82K
Environmental engineer salary $78K
Water engineer salary $78K
Civil engineer salary $75K
Ship engineer salary $74K
Product safety engineer salary $75K
Operations research analyst salary $63K
Audio engineer salary $65K
Industrial engineering technician salary $62K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)