The annual salary statistics of ship engineers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of ship engineers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $63,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ship engineers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ship engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,350 | 4.98% | 3.30% |
| 2021 | $79,200 | -1.76% | - |
| 2020 | $80,590 | 1.20% | - |
| 2019 | $79,620 | 23.86% | - |
| 2018 | $60,620 | -16.38% | - |
| 2017 | $70,550 | 4.58% | - |
| 2016 | $67,320 | -32.14% | - |
| 2014 | $88,960 | 13.85% | - |
| 2013 | $76,640 | -5.17% | - |
| 2012 | $80,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,350 in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is in the middle of salary range for ship engineers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of ship engineers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area and 36.8 percent (36.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lake Charles | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |