Marine Engineers and Naval Architects Salary in the US
A marine engineers and naval architects earns a national median of $112,230 a year (mean $124,180) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #91 of 825.
How much does a marine engineers and naval architects earn in the US?
A marine engineers and naval architects in the United States earns a median of $112,230 a year (mean $124,180), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 120% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 8,250 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-2121), ranked #91 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$112,230
per year
Mean
$124,180
per year
Employment
8,250
US workers
National rank
#91
of 825 by median
What a marine engineers and naval architects earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a marine engineers and naval architects (SOC 17-2121) earns a median annual wage of $112,230 and a mean (average) of $124,180. The median is the midpoint — half of marine engineers and naval architects earn more and half earn less — and is 120% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a marine engineers and naval architects in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for marine engineers and naval architects is $112,230, and the mean (average) is $124,180. The median is the midpoint — half of marine engineers and naval architects earn more and half earn less.
- How does marine engineers and naval architects pay compare to the US average?
- At $112,230, a marine engineers and naval architects earns 120% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many marine engineers and naval architects are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 8,250 marine engineers and naval architects employed nationally (SOC 17-2121), across all industries.
- Where does this marine engineers and naval architects salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-2121. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-2121 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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