Ship engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$52.36 per hour

$108,910 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$49.14 per hour

$102,220 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$44.12 per hour

$91,760 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$31.19 per hour

$64,880 per year

10th percentile

Starting level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$27.80 per hour

$57,810 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Ship engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Missouri $91,760
Washington $83,340
Kentucky $81,930
Massachusetts $81,310
Pennsylvania $76,860
Tennessee $76,590
New Jersey $74,530
Indiana $72,690
Mississippi $72,350
Oregon $71,950
Louisiana $71,010
Texas $69,090
California $67,170
Florida $62,510
South Carolina $62,160
Minnesota $60,770
Alaska $60,720
Georgia $60,210
Virginia $60,020
Maine $47,230
North Carolina $46,210
Puerto Rico $30,570
New York $109,350

How do ship engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Ship engineers earn about the same as related careers in Missouri. On average, they make less than mechatronics engineers but more than naval architects.

Career Median Salary
Mechatronics engineer salary $82K
Nanosystems engineer salary $82K
Robotics engineer salary $82K
Wind energy engineer salary $82K
Civil engineer salary $78K
Ship engineer salary $92K
Mechanical engineer salary $80K
Software quality assurance engineer salary $84K
Computer systems engineer salary $84K
Naval architect salary $76K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)