Ship engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$80.87 per hour

$168,200 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$78.15 per hour

$162,560 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$29.95 per hour

$62,300 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$29.27 per hour

$60,890 per year

10th percentile

Starting level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$23.79 per hour

$49,490 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Ship engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
New York $99,340
Texas $99,060
Washington $99,040
Alaska $99,000
Mississippi $98,850
South Carolina $95,200
Massachusetts $92,500
Missouri $91,760
New Jersey $90,760
California $89,390
Oregon $89,260
Louisiana $81,460
Florida $80,940
Indiana $80,580
Virginia $80,010
Kentucky $79,620
Illinois $78,830
Tennessee $78,510
Michigan $75,620
Pennsylvania $74,730
Georgia $73,520
Connecticut $64,160
Hawaii $62,300
Minnesota $60,770
Maine $53,320
North Carolina $50,110
Alabama $39,280
Puerto Rico $30,570
Maryland $102,070

How do ship engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Ship engineers earn 6% less than similar careers in Hawaii. On average, they make less than water engineers but more than mechanical engineers.

Career Median Salary
Water engineer salary $106K
Environmental engineer salary $106K
Electrical engineer salary $99K
Operations research analyst salary $99K
Engineer salary $95K
Ship engineer salary $62K
Product safety engineer salary $78K
Power engineer salary $98K
Civil engineer salary $79K
Mechanical engineer salary $79K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)