Ship Engineer Salary in Sector of Construction

The salary statistics of ship engineers in the industry sector of construction are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare ship engineer salaries in different industries within the construction sector.

Average Annual Salary of Ship Engineers

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,610
25th Percentile Wage
$52,930
50th Percentile Wage
$64,870
75th Percentile Wage
$107,270
90th Percentile Wage
$139,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ship engineers in the industry sector of construction. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) ship engineers is $139,550. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $64,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid ship engineers is $31,610.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2018)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ship engineers in the industry sector of construction from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$64,870
1.05% -13.75%
2017
$64,190
-14.96% -
2016
$73,790
-7.71% -
2015
$79,480
9.18% -
2014
$72,180
-2.23% -
2012
$73,790
- -

Compare Ship Engineer Salary in Different Industries within the Construction Sector

The average salaries of ship engineers in one industries in the construction sector are shown below. For detailed ship engineer salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.

Industry Name Median Annual Salary
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
$75,250

Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].


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