Ship Engineer salary
109,530 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 53-5031
Half of all ship engineers in the United States earn more than 109,530 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay95of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.65×82,130 USD – 135,760 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 82,130 USD |
| Median | 109,530 USD |
| Mean | 111,790 USD |
| Upper quartile | 135,760 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 53-5031 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.
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- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 109,270 USD
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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov