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Highest Paying Industries for Ship Engineers

The top 33 highest paying industries for ship engineers (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 $90,710, professional, scientific, and technical services is the highest paying industry for ship engineers. It is followed by mining industry (average annual salary $78,580). 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 ship engineers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 33 Highest Paying Industries for Ship Engineers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$90,710	$50,040	n/a
2	Mining	$78,580	$39,340	210
3	Support Activities for Transportation	$77,180	$42,680	1,930
4	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$76,920	$42,460	1,890
5	State government, including schools and hospitals	$74,520	$42,690	810
6	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$74,520	$45,580	690
7	Gambling Industries	$72,660	$32,750	60
8	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$72,220	$42,200	110
9	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$72,180	$50,630	60
10	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$72,180	$50,630	60
11	Construction	$72,180	$50,630	60
12	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$71,870	$41,670	100
13	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$69,720	$36,670	130
14	Educational Services	$69,720	$36,670	130
15	Transportation and Warehousing	$68,940	$36,240	7,120
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$67,500	$37,690	2,020
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$67,500	$37,690	2,020
18	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$67,430	$37,690	2,150
19	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$66,200	$32,870	3,300
20	Water Transportation	$66,170	$34,020	5,020
21	Inland Water Transportation	$66,130	$39,580	1,730
22	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$64,400	$36,260	n/a
23	Educational Services - State government owned	$64,400	$36,260	n/a
24	Manufacturing	$56,490	$39,240	120
25	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	$56,210	$22,700	160
26	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$56,210	$22,700	160
27	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$55,400	$34,920	n/a
28	Rental and Leasing Services	$55,400	$34,920	n/a
29	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$55,400	$34,920	n/a
30	Federal government, including USPS	$50,630	$36,650	1,230
31	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$50,630	$36,650	1,230
32	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$49,490	$37,510	110
33	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$48,680	$36,840	100