Ship engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$59.65 per hour

$124,080 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$49.69 per hour

$103,350 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$45.77 per hour

$95,200 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$41.38 per hour

$86,070 per year

10th percentile

Starting level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$35.82 per hour

$74,510 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 about the same as related careers in South Carolina. On average, they make less than nuclear engineers but more than photonics engineers.

Career Median Salary
Nuclear engineer salary $100K
Computer hardware engineer salary $105K
Biomedical engineer salary $76K
Sales engineer salary $82K
Ship engineer salary $95K
Wind energy engineer salary $97K
Biochemical engineer salary $97K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $97K
Photonics engineer salary $97K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)