Ship Engineers Salary in the US
A ship engineers earns a national median of $109,530 a year (mean $111,790) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #95 of 825.
How much does a ship engineers earn in the US?
A ship engineers in the United States earns a median of $109,530 a year (mean $111,790), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 115% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 8,400 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-5031), ranked #95 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$109,530
per year
Mean
$111,790
per year
Employment
8,400
US workers
National rank
#95
of 825 by median
What a ship engineers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a ship engineers (SOC 53-5031) earns a median annual wage of $109,530 and a mean (average) of $111,790. The median is the midpoint — half of ship engineers earn more and half earn less — and is 115% 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 ship engineers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for ship engineers is $109,530, and the mean (average) is $111,790. The median is the midpoint — half of ship engineers earn more and half earn less.
- How does ship engineers pay compare to the US average?
- At $109,530, a ship engineers earns 115% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many ship engineers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 8,400 ship engineers employed nationally (SOC 53-5031), across all industries.
- Where does this ship engineers 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 53-5031. 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 53-5031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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