The salary statistics of ship engineers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare ship engineer salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $42,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ship engineers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. 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 $118,250. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $70,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid ship engineers is $42,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ship engineers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $70,980 | 3.10% | 11.68% |
| 2017 | $68,780 | -0.36% | - |
| 2016 | $69,030 | 0.88% | - |
| 2015 | $68,420 | 1.34% | - |
| 2014 | $67,500 | 10.70% | - |
| 2013 | $60,280 | -4.00% | - |
| 2012 | $62,690 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].