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Highest Paying Industries for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

The top 28 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $123,110, oil and gas extraction is the highest paying industry for marine engineers and naval architects. It is followed by management, scientific, and technical consulting services industry (average annual salary $117,210). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of marine engineers and naval architects in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 28 Highest Paying Industries for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oil and Gas Extraction	$123,110	$75,960	n/a
2	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$117,210	$75,990	230
3	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$117,120	$79,190	160
4	Mining	$116,830	$75,570	590
5	Support Activities for Mining	$111,950	$74,590	n/a
6	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$102,740	$57,460	50
7	Scientific Research and Development Services	$102,740	$57,460	50
8	Federal government, including USPS	$98,570	$65,330	950
9	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$98,570	$65,330	950
10	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$95,380	$62,370	510
11	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$93,650	$58,770	1,130
12	Federal, State, and Local Government	$93,650	$58,770	1,130
13	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$93,590	$58,660	1,140
14	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$93,390	$60,030	1,190
15	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$93,020	$59,710	3,500
16	Engineering Services	$91,470	$61,830	1,880
17	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$90,090	$58,460	2,020
18	Water Transportation	$89,890	$55,640	770
19	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$87,980	$56,310	1,080
20	Ship and Boat Building	$87,830	$56,150	1,050
21	Manufacturing	$87,830	$56,620	1,130
22	Transportation and Warehousing	$85,030	$55,060	990
23	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$79,600	$64,490	50
24	Inland Water Transportation	$76,860	$48,320	260
25	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$73,100	$54,220	220
26	Support Activities for Transportation	$73,100	$54,180	220
27	State government, including schools and hospitals	$59,090	$45,310	140
28	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$58,890	$45,350	140