The highest-paying states 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 of ship engineers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $107,190, New Jersey is the highest paying state for ship engineers. It is followed by Florida (average annual salary $102,660). 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 ship engineers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $107,190 |
$55,640 | 290 |
| 2 | Florida | $102,660 |
$72,570 | 980 |
| 3 | Maryland | $102,070 |
$93,740 | 110 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $101,660 |
$66,000 | 60 |
| 5 | New York | $101,580 |
$66,740 | 500 |
| 6 | Mississippi | $98,850 |
$63,790 | 70 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $96,720 |
$73,890 | 30 |
| 8 | Ohio | $96,260 |
$66,510 | 90 |
| 9 | Washington | $94,970 |
$59,260 | 620 |
| 10 | Illinois | $93,190 |
$60,990 | 240 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $92,500 |
$63,890 | 50 |
| 12 | Missouri | $91,760 |
$57,810 | 40 |
| 13 | Texas | $91,410 |
$60,550 | 440 |
| 14 | Louisiana | $87,550 |
$61,050 | 920 |
| 15 | Alaska | $86,610 |
$42,490 | 400 |
| 16 | California | $85,360 |
$74,790 | 1,060 |
| 17 | South Carolina | $84,690 |
$62,720 | 90 |
| 18 | Indiana | $80,010 |
$64,410 | 180 |
| 19 | Virginia | $79,790 |
$46,550 | 1,410 |
| 20 | Kentucky | $79,620 |
$62,080 | 280 |
| 21 | Tennessee | $78,390 |
$48,680 | 260 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $77,950 |
$63,750 | 70 |
| 23 | Georgia | $76,020 |
$50,060 | 200 |
| 24 | Michigan | $74,820 |
$64,750 | 90 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $71,160 |
$56,910 | 0 |
| 26 | Connecticut | $67,570 |
$42,150 | 40 |
| 27 | Oregon | $66,540 |
$47,640 | 80 |
| 28 | Alabama | $65,000 |
$37,190 | 160 |
| 29 | Minnesota | $62,600 |
$37,780 | 0 |
| 30 | Maine | $53,320 |
$49,490 | 50 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $50,290 |
$39,870 | 70 |
| 32 | District of Columbia | $43,870 |
$21,020 | 40 |
| 33 | Puerto Rico | $30,570 |
$25,080 | 40 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of ship engineers in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for ship engineers, Top paying jobs in America.