The annual salary statistics of ship engineers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of ship engineers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $61,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ship engineers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,090.
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 | $85,970 | 5.25% | 0.45% |
| 2021 | $81,460 | 10.39% | - |
| 2020 | $73,000 | -1.40% | - |
| 2019 | $74,020 | -5.57% | - |
| 2018 | $78,140 | -0.99% | - |
| 2017 | $78,910 | 2.89% | - |
| 2016 | $76,630 | -0.46% | - |
| 2015 | $76,980 | -25.49% | - |
| 2014 | $96,600 | 8.59% | - |
| 2013 | $88,300 | 3.08% | - |
| 2012 | $85,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,970 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for ship engineers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of ship engineers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 22.4 percent (22.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area and 38.7 percent (38.7%) 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 |