Naval architect earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level naval architect earnings begin at:

$60.07 per hour

$124,950 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level naval architect earnings begin at:

$49.00 per hour

$101,910 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level naval architect earnings begin at:

$36.69 per hour

$76,310 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level naval architect earnings begin at:

$32.07 per hour

$66,710 per year

10th percentile

Starting level naval architect earnings begin at:

$22.03 per hour

$45,830 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Naval architect salary by state

State Name Average Salary
New Jersey $97,010
Maine $90,760
Oregon $90,560
Texas $89,860
Florida $89,170
Virginia $88,470
Washington $87,540
Missouri $76,310
Hawaii $74,540
Idaho $74,400
Massachusetts $63,610
California $120,410
District of Columbia $120,080
Connecticut $116,720
Maryland $109,900
Alaska $107,470
New York $105,810
Mississippi $103,930
Louisiana $100,940

How do naval architect salaries compare to similar careers?

Naval architects earn about the same as related careers in Missouri. On average, they make less than ship engineers but more than environmental engineers.

Career Median Salary
Ship engineer salary $92K
Mechanical engineer salary $80K
Software quality assurance engineer salary $84K
Games artist salary $84K
Computer systems engineer salary $84K
Naval architect salary $76K
Marine engineer salary $76K
Architect salary $72K
Biomedical engineer salary $74K
Environmental engineer salary $64K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)