Sailors and Marine Oiler salary
51,520 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 53-5011
Half of all sailors and marine oilers in the United States earn more than 51,520 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay521of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.63×41,430 USD – 67,590 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 41,430 USD |
| Median | 51,520 USD |
| Mean | 56,830 USD |
| Upper quartile | 67,590 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 53-5011 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Community Health Workers 51,850 USD
- Pourers and Casters, Metal 51,810 USD
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51,610 USD
- Museum Technicians and Conservators 51,440 USD
- Semiconductor Processing Technicians 51,430 USD
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51,330 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov