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Highest-paying States for Sailors and Marine Oilers

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,380, Oregon is the highest paying state for sailors and marine oilers. It is followed by Texas (average annual salary $69,300). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Sailors and Marine Oilers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oregon	$80,380	$39,010	330
2	Texas	$69,300	$33,840	1,990
3	Hawaii	$64,480	$42,290	130
4	New York	$61,420	$35,860	1,690
5	New Jersey	$60,760	$37,680	710
6	Washington	$59,260	$39,640	1,510
7	Alaska	$56,910	$35,560	410
8	Maryland	$55,590	$34,700	1,000
9	Minnesota	$51,550	$32,340	130
10	Illinois	$50,610	$34,590	880
11	California	$50,420	$34,310	2,740
12	Massachusetts	$50,400	$36,130	150
13	Indiana	$48,640	$24,430	480
14	Tennessee	$48,000	$29,970	670
15	Kentucky	$47,740	$30,490	1,690
16	Michigan	$46,510	$30,580	380
17	West Virginia	$46,490	$33,790	0
18	Louisiana	$46,440	$28,970	6,790
19	Alabama	$46,060	$32,150	160
20	Virginia	$45,030	$33,320	2,200
21	Delaware	$42,970	$31,850	50
22	Rhode Island	$40,560	$27,570	150
23	Mississippi	$40,020	$30,530	540
24	Missouri	$39,840	$28,690	220
25	Ohio	$39,590	$26,720	200
26	Iowa	$39,310	$29,800	60
27	North Carolina	$39,210	$28,770	230
28	Florida	$38,880	$29,120	1,580
29	Arkansas	$38,200	$26,160	40
30	Connecticut	$38,080	$30,440	360
31	Georgia	$37,490	$32,110	320
32	Wisconsin	$36,780	$24,000	110
33	Pennsylvania	$35,830	$34,670	220
34	South Carolina	$34,620	$29,400	160
35	Maine	$33,480	$29,310	110
36	Puerto Rico	$26,020	$18,430	150
37	District of Columbia	$25,220	$24,370	30
38	Guam	$23,640	$17,800	40
39	Virgin Islands	$22,580	$22,580	80

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of sailors and marine oilers in those states is not available at this time.