The annual salary statistics of ship engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of ship engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $72,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for ship engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,390.
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 | $94,970 | 23.72% | 30.75% |
| 2019 | $72,440 | 0.75% | - |
| 2018 | $71,900 | 4.33% | - |
| 2017 | $68,790 | 4.39% | - |
| 2016 | $65,770 | 6.14% | - |
| 2015 | $61,730 | 2.12% | - |
| 2014 | $60,420 | 1.61% | - |
| 2013 | $59,450 | -10.63% | - |
| 2012 | $65,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $94,970, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for ship engineers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $104,800). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of ship engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |