Highest-paying Cities for Sailors and Marine Oilers

The top 100 highest paying cities for sailors and marine oilers (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 sailors and marine oilers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $84,290, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is the highest paying city for sailors and marine oilers. It is followed by Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas (average annual salary $74,990). 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 sailors and marine oilers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Sailors and Marine Oilers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$84,290	$42,290	270
2	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$74,990	$43,040	1,540
3	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$70,760	$34,190	40
4	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$67,580	$56,310	140
5	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$65,790	$30,140	60
6	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$64,480	$42,290	110
7	Duluth, Wisconsin	$63,240	$32,580	n/a
8	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$61,940	$38,750	1,990
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$61,630	$38,040	490
10	Evansville, Kentucky	$61,500	$32,690	60
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$58,530	$39,640	1,160
12	Wilmington, New Jersey	$56,930	$32,410	120
13	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$56,590	$50,910	70
14	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$56,420	$29,370	n/a
15	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$55,760	$32,600	1,430
16	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$55,370	$35,560	340
17	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$54,500	$34,020	160
18	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$53,810	$34,550	1,720
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$53,160	$36,470	110
20	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$52,770	$33,240	90
21	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$51,880	$40,470	60
22	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$51,110	$34,590	520
23	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$50,900	$22,460	900
24	St Louis, Missouri	$49,820	$31,400	210
25	Ocean City, New Jersey	$49,660	$31,930	50
26	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$49,560	$24,890	310
27	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$49,390	$31,800	70
28	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$49,100	$31,490	350
29	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$48,960	$28,300	30
30	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$48,640	$30,580	40
31	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$48,270	$21,960	n/a
32	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$47,820	$29,760	2,100
33	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$47,750	$30,490	1,300
34	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$47,570	$34,390	370
35	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$47,130	$29,250	50
36	Salisbury, Maryland	$47,080	$21,520	40
37	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$47,040	$33,800	180
38	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$46,900	$28,610	n/a
39	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$46,550	$28,790	2,210
40	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$46,120	$28,590	70
41	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$45,980	$18,740	300
42	New Haven, Connecticut	$45,780	$33,880	120
43	Mobile, Alabama	$45,700	$21,890	40
44	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$45,570	$34,980	80
45	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$45,370	$33,920	80
46	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$45,030	$33,320	2,150
47	Wilmington, North Carolina	$44,900	$41,330	70
48	Memphis, Tennessee	$44,320	$29,110	70
49	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$43,790	$29,580	450
50	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$43,680	$28,390	160
51	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$43,530	$19,490	n/a
52	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$43,470	$28,670	50
53	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$43,200	$20,130	80
54	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$42,990	$35,080	50
55	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$42,660	$28,970	980
56	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$41,930	$32,000	90
57	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$41,660	$31,530	460
58	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$41,310	$29,290	60
59	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$40,580	$29,960	n/a
60	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$40,560	$27,570	140
61	Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$40,400	$24,180	140
62	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$39,810	$29,430	80
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$39,670	$31,200	570
64	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$39,280	$26,360	30
65	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$39,210	$28,770	70
66	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$39,130	$25,020	120
67	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$38,820	$21,760	410
68	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama	$38,680	$19,090	40
69	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$38,480	$24,550	30
70	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$38,290	$29,400	40
71	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$38,230	$19,670	40
72	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$38,200	$28,810	280
73	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$37,940	$31,640	300
74	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$37,900	$22,370	120
75	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$37,860	$30,580	80
76	Jacksonville, Florida	$37,790	$36,960	520
77	Savannah, Georgia	$37,490	$32,110	280
78	Honolulu, Hawaii	$37,360	$24,940	n/a
79	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$37,250	$18,450	n/a
80	Salinas, California	$37,010	$34,520	30
81	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$36,910	$29,110	30
82	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$36,830	$18,940	50
83	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$36,670	$21,620	50
84	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$36,470	$19,150	170
85	Anchorage, Alaska	$36,320	$25,810	60
86	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$36,280	$17,910	1,330
87	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$36,220	$34,260	80
88	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$36,190	$26,790	290
89	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$36,090	$23,260	400
90	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$35,540	$21,990	n/a
91	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$35,330	$22,920	30
92	Lafayette, Louisiana	$35,180	$28,220	250
93	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$34,590	$19,660	40
94	Corpus Christi, Texas	$34,570	$31,200	170
95	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$34,080	$20,060	50
96	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$33,990	$27,740	50
97	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$33,710	$29,050	240
98	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$33,700	$29,400	140
99	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina	$33,610	$23,920	40
100	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$33,420	$21,090	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for sailors and marine oilers.