Highest-paying Cities for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

The top 52 highest paying cities for marine engineers and naval architects (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of marine engineers and naval architects in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $134,100, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for marine engineers and naval architects. It is followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia (average annual salary $131,870). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of marine engineers and naval architects in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 52 Highest-paying cities/areas for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$134,100	$116,980	70
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$131,870	$77,020	850
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$112,820	$72,810	130
4	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$111,110	$86,070	60
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$108,590	$82,150	250
6	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$108,480	$70,780	110
7	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$106,450	$60,720	30
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$104,440	$63,620	1,490
9	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$102,490	$64,000	30
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$102,230	$78,740	30
11	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$102,100	$79,540	60
12	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$100,880	$68,020	30
13	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$100,870	$66,640	110
14	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$99,950	$78,410	760
15	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$99,310	$84,250	50
16	Jacksonville, Florida	$98,980	$63,450	50
17	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$98,950	$66,980	50
18	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$98,690	$73,090	180
19	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$97,720	$76,590	50
20	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$95,490	$74,440	40
21	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$95,470	$72,520	n/a
22	Port St Lucie, Florida	$95,300	$61,210	n/a
23	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$94,850	$69,350	290
24	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$94,410	$79,090	80
25	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$93,630	$64,970	110
26	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$93,580	$56,980	240
27	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$90,510	$55,310	30
28	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$88,880	$66,490	370
29	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$87,930	$66,860	170
30	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$84,860	$84,860	90
31	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$84,270	$64,910	220
32	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$83,280	$58,510	n/a
33	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$83,020	$74,170	640
34	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$80,360	$59,820	70
35	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$79,970	$68,240	80
36	Kansas City, Missouri	$79,320	$45,540	n/a
37	Mobile, Alabama	$78,210	$61,210	110
38	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$78,210	$47,780	30
39	Camden, New Jersey	$77,750	$50,020	60
40	Honolulu, Hawaii	$77,690	$61,290	110
41	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$77,540	$62,870	60
42	Pascagoula, Mississippi	$76,890	$64,730	130
43	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$76,190	$60,550	n/a
44	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$74,610	$66,550	60
45	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$73,290	$64,210	60
46	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$66,520	$41,910	n/a
47	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$60,620	$54,150	190
48	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$60,600	$47,470	120
49	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$59,360	$51,190	40
50	Lafayette, Louisiana	$56,920	$43,330	40
51	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$56,780	$50,540	n/a
52	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$56,220	$50,290	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for marine engineers and naval architects.