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Ship Engineer Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of ship engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of ship engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Ship Engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$54,610
25th Percentile Wage
$69,960
50th Percentile Wage
$85,460
75th Percentile Wage
$108,690
90th Percentile Wage
$130,570

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ship engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,610.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of ship engineers from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$85,460
43.13% 43.45%
2014
$48,600
-10.49% -
2013
$53,700
10.00% -
2012
$48,330
- -

Table 2. Compare Ship Engineer Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,460, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for ship engineers in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $86,710). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of ship engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$86,710
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$85,460
Barnstable Town
$82,470

See also: Top paying jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts.