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Ship Engineer Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of ship engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of ship engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Ship Engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$85,870
25th Percentile Wage
$91,280
50th Percentile Wage
$180,520
75th Percentile Wage
$103,340
90th Percentile Wage
$141,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ship engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $180,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $85,870.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ship engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$180,520
47.37% 50.02%
2020
$95,010
13.51% -
2019
$82,170
10.04% -
2018
$73,920
-6.95% -
2017
$79,060
4.43% -
2016
$75,560
2.46% -
2015
$73,700
18.28% -
2014
$60,230
-49.79% -
2012
$90,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Ship Engineer Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $180,520, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for ship engineers in state of California, followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary $91,150). In comparison, the median annual salary of ship engineers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 49.5 percent (49.5%) higher than that in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$180,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$91,150
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$88,290
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$74,790
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$73,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$62,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$62,620

See also: Top paying jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California.