What are the main factors that influence a Maritime Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Maritime Engineer's salary?

A Maritime Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Workforce Analyst I (2-4 years)earns $76,990, a Maritime Engineer (4-7 years)earns $93,815, a Workforce Analyst III (7+ years)earns $108,549, a Workforce Analytics Manager (7+ years)earns $112,156, a Workforce Analytics Senior Manager (7+ years)earns $175,765,

What are the highest paying states for a Maritime Engineer?

Maritime Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Maritime Engineer roles are District of Columbia $101,524, California $101,139, Massachusetts $99,791. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Maritime Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Maritime Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Maritime Captain: $93,147; Localization Engineer: $84,128; Maritime Management: $82,476; Locomotive Engineer: $80,954; Maritime Operations Recruiter: $74,092.

How do different companies affect a Maritime Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Maritime Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Maritime Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Maritime Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Maritime Engineer in the United States is $91,694 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

However, a Maritime Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,606
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,513 to $98,976
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,243

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Maritime Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,976	$8,248	$1,903	$48
Average	$91,694	$7,641	$1,763	$44
25th Percentile	$81,513	$6,793	$1,568	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Maritime Engineer Salaries

A Maritime Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Maritime Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Maritime Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $76,990
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,815
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,549
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $112,156
Expert (over 8 years): $175,765

Levels	Salary
Workforce... Level Maritime Engineer	$76,990
Maritime ... Level Maritime Engineer	$93,815
Workforce... Level Maritime Engineer	$108,549
Workforce... Level Maritime Engineer	$112,156
Workforce... Level Maritime Engineer	$175,765

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How Do Maritime Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Maritime Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $101,524.
California: $101,139.
Massachusetts: $99,791.

District of Columbia $101,524 California $101,139 Massachusetts $99,791 Washington $99,424 New Jersey $99,387 Alaska $99,259 Connecticut $97,994 New York $97,480

Hawaii $95,839 Rhode Island $95,069 Maryland $94,546 Minnesota $93,831 Colorado $93,556 Illinois $93,464 Oregon $93,115 Delaware $92,859

New Hampshire $92,697 Virginia $92,336 Pennsylvania $91,282 Nevada $90,750 North Dakota $90,576 Michigan $90,300 Wisconsin $90,200 Vermont $89,998

Texas $89,439 Maine $89,402 Arizona $89,347 Ohio $89,283 Georgia $88,439 Indiana $88,017 Wyoming $87,935 Utah $87,806

Iowa $87,751 Kansas $87,311 Louisiana $87,183 North Carolina $87,137 Missouri $87,119 Florida $86,761 Montana $86,568 Nebraska $86,385

Kentucky $86,284 South Carolina $85,917 Tennessee $85,688 Idaho $85,597 New Mexico $84,927 Oklahoma $84,780 Alabama $84,239 South Dakota $83,332

Arkansas $82,837 West Virginia $82,571 Mississippi $81,773

Top Paying Cities for Maritime Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $115,654
San Francisco: $114,388
Oakland: $111,977

San Jose, CA $115,654

San Francisco, CA $114,388

Oakland, CA $111,977

New York, NY $105,576

Paramus, NJ $104,292

Queens Village, NY $104,287

Passaic, NJ $104,200

Bergenfield, NJ $104,192

Stamford, CT $103,990

Huntington, NY $103,953

Newark, NJ $103,275

Bridgeport, CT $103,082

Vallejo, CA $102,899

New Brunswick, NJ $102,863

Petaluma, CA $102,808

Middlesex, NJ $102,633

Somerset, NJ $102,569

Santa Cruz, CA $102,450

Boston, MA $101,891

Monterey, CA $101,569

Seattle, WA $101,359

Santa Rosa, CA $101,340

Los Angeles, CA $101,313

Juneau, AK $101,075

Washington, DC $100,974

Orange, CA $100,647

Santa Ana, CA $100,405

Long Beach, CA $100,313

Anaheim, CA $100,295

Anchorage, AK $100,249

Santa Maria, CA $99,974

Everett, WA $99,956

Danbury, CT $99,633

Bremerton, WA $99,507

Tacoma, WA $99,176

New Suffolk, NY $99,175

Sacramento, CA $99,149

Santa Barbara, CA $99,048

Trenton, NJ $98,947

San Diego, CA $98,947

Brockton, MA $98,846

Fairbanks, AK $98,622

Lompoc, CA $98,388

Lowell, MA $98,314

Ventura, CA $98,296

Nashua, NH $98,278

Stockton, CA $98,269

Modesto, CA $97,599

Poughkeepsie, NY $97,398

Olympia, WA $97,223

Kennewick, WA $97,223

New Haven, CT $97,187

Lawrence, MA $96,857

Hartford, CT $96,765

Riverside, CA $96,747

New Bedford, MA $96,655

Richland, WA $96,655

Bakersfield, CA $96,526

San Bernardino, CA $96,490

New Britain, CT $96,481

Atlantic City, NJ $96,481

New London, CT $96,444

Norwich, CT $96,416

Portsmouth, NH $96,398

Boulder, CO $96,204

Portland, OR $96,077

Worcester, MA $96,068

Minneapolis, MN $95,784

Philadelphia, PA $95,655

Honolulu, HI $95,353

Saint Paul, MN $95,309

Vineland, NJ $95,289

Providence, RI $95,023

Chicago, IL $94,757

Bellingham, WA $94,647

Springfield, MA $94,573

Baltimore, MD $94,546

Chico, CA $94,317

Pittsfield, MA $94,069

Manchester, NH $93,895

Spokane, WA $93,491

Denver, CO $93,482

Albany, NY $93,051

Troy, NY $93,015

Nassau, NY $92,916

Schenectady, NY $92,822

Wilmington, DE $92,749

Burlington, VT $92,620

Salem, OR $92,584

Portland, ME $92,299

Yakima, WA $92,208

Rochester, MN $91,923

Reno, NV $91,878

Fresno, CA $91,878

Milwaukee, WI $91,795

Detroit, MI $91,703

Ann Arbor, MI $91,688

Allentown, PA $91,676

Colorado Springs, CO $91,520

Syracuse, NY $91,474

Carson City, NV $91,474

Houston, TX $91,346

Eugene, OR $91,300

Gary, IN $91,190

Springfield, OR $91,117

Bismarck, ND $91,098

Galveston, TX $91,034

Medford, OR $90,896

Fort Collins, CO $90,860

Concord, NH $90,814

Austin, TX $90,786

Mesa, AZ $90,594

Reading, PA $90,585

Phoenix, AZ $90,576

Dallas, TX $90,548

Saint Cloud, MN $90,460

Madison, WI $90,337

Utica, NY $90,090

Rochester, NY $89,943

Des Moines, IA $89,934

Raleigh, NC $89,925

Atlanta, GA $89,787

Battle Creek, MI $89,759

Salt Lake City, UT $89,732

Lancaster, PA $89,594

Harrisburg, PA $89,466

Kansas City, MO $89,374

Champaign, IL $89,356

Kansas City, KS $89,356

Fort Worth, TX $89,347

Columbus, OH $89,331

Boca Raton, FL $89,310

Pittsburgh, PA $89,273

Richmond, VA $89,237

Indianapolis, IN $89,218

Cleveland, OH $89,209

Las Vegas, NV $89,099

Cincinnati, OH $89,099

Petersburg, VA $88,962

Huntsville, AL $88,824

Lansing, MI $88,763

Lebanon, PA $88,751

Pueblo, CO $88,742

Appleton, WI $88,714

Buffalo, NY $88,677

Dayton, OH $88,650

Racine, WI $88,632

Charlotte, NC $88,622

Saint Louis, MO $88,595

York, PA $88,540

Elkhart, IN $88,540

Gastonia, NC $88,522

Billings, MT $88,500

Beaumont, TX $88,476

Lorain, OH $88,457

Benton Harbor, MI $88,439

Toledo, OH $88,421

Binghamton, NY $88,375

Rock Hill, SC $88,366

Rockford, IL $88,320

Springfield, IL $88,283

Elyria, OH $88,274

Fargo, ND $88,274

Flagstaff, AZ $88,210

Fort Lauderdale, FL $88,155

Duluth, MN $88,100

Miami, FL $88,100

Cheyenne, WY $88,036

Grand Forks, ND $88,036

Bangor, ME $87,834

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,733

Durham, NC $87,694

Louisville, KY $87,687

Grand Rapids, MI $87,669

Hialeah, FL $87,660

Casper, WY $87,531

Scranton, PA $87,421

New Orleans, LA $87,394

Virginia Beach, VA $87,385

Akron, OH $87,339

Peoria, IL $87,220

Sarasota, FL $87,201

Nashville, TN $87,137

Omaha, NE $87,137

Green Bay, WI $87,137

Baton Rouge, LA $87,091

Charleston, SC $87,073

Jamestown, NY $87,027

Davenport, IA $87,027

Tucson, AZ $86,981

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,926

Tampa, FL $86,908

Evansville, IN $86,853

Port Arthur, TX $86,853

Bradenton, FL $86,816

Santa Fe, NM $86,651

Orlando, FL $86,486

Clearwater, FL $86,458

Canton, OH $86,266

La Crosse, WI $86,266

Albuquerque, NM $86,211

Newport News, VA $86,202

High Point, NC $86,174

Ogden, UT $86,138

Corpus Christi, TX $86,064

Norfolk, VA $86,009

Laramie, WY $86,009

Rock Island, IL $85,954

Saginaw, MI $85,936

Jacksonville, FL $85,927

Salisbury, NC $85,908

Boise, ID $85,890

Moline, IL $85,844

Fort Myers, FL $85,817

Memphis, TN $85,798

Tulsa, OK $85,752

Waterloo, IA $85,697

Spartanburg, SC $85,606

Lincoln, NE $85,560

Fort Wayne, IN $85,542

Provo, UT $85,532

Cedar Falls, IA $85,422

San Antonio, TX $85,386

Greensboro, NC $85,349

South Bend, IN $85,340

Savannah, GA $85,239

Muskegon, MI $85,202

Birmingham, AL $85,193

Winston Salem, NC $85,148

Lake Charles, LA $84,927

Anderson, IN $84,909

Lexington, KY $84,881

Augusta, GA $84,854

Greenville, SC $84,854

Lima, OH $84,780

Wichita, KS $84,771

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,771

Columbia, SC $84,689

Springfield, OH $84,670

Asheville, NC $84,524

Bloomington, IN $84,460

Knoxville, TN $84,129

Shreveport, LA $84,120

Wilmington, NC $84,001

Roanoke, VA $84,001

Topeka, KS $83,836

Frankfort, KY $83,826

Oklahoma City, OK $83,763

Chillicothe, OH $83,726

Longview, TX $83,717

Melbourne, FL $83,708

Sioux Falls, SD $83,561

Mobile, AL $83,552

Terre Haute, IN $83,515

Altoona, PA $83,460

Amarillo, TX $83,396

Killeen, TX $83,368

Fayetteville, AR $83,295

Chattanooga, TN $83,268

Sioux City, IA $83,185

Idaho Falls, ID $83,167

Lynchburg, VA $83,093

Gainesville, FL $82,974

Portsmouth, OH $82,928

Little Rock, AR $82,910

Lafayette, LA $82,873

Youngstown, OH $82,873

Daytona Beach, FL $82,818

Clarksville, TN $82,809

Pensacola, FL $82,800

Temple, TX $82,793

Hopkinsville, KY $82,525

Erie, PA $82,506

Florence, SC $82,470

Charleston, WV $82,323

Great Falls, MT $82,277

Macon, GA $82,149

Tallahassee, FL $82,140

Fayetteville, NC $82,121

Waco, TX $82,103

Helena, MT $82,039

Pine Bluff, AR $82,004

Vincennes, IN $81,892

Lubbock, TX $81,855

Alamogordo, NM $81,800

Twin Falls, ID $81,718

Rapid City, SD $81,690

Jackson, MS $81,525

Huntington, WV $81,519

Greenville, MS $81,516

Parkersburg, WV $81,423

Montgomery, AL $81,406

Wichita Falls, TX $81,314

Springfield, MO $81,314

Biloxi, MS $81,269

Monroe, LA $81,177

Johnstown, PA $81,113

Sumter, SC $81,076

Columbus, GA $81,067

Pascagoula, MS $80,893

Abilene, TX $80,893

Kingsport, TN $80,654

Albany, GA $80,654

Gulfport, MS $80,627

Alexandria, LA $80,324

Fort Smith, AR $80,095

El Paso, TX $79,847

Las Cruces, NM $79,435

Harlingen, TX $79,202

Pocatello, ID $79,187

Florence, AL $79,068

Brownsville, TX $79,050

Mcallen, TX $78,857

Dothan, AL $78,729

Columbus, MS $78,184

Altus, OK $77,757

Lawton, OK $77,582

Pierre, SD $77,252

What Skills Can Increase a Maritime Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 16.98% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.92% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.15% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	16.98%
Logistics	1.92%
Administrative Support	1.15%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Maritime Engineer's salary.

Acute Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Sense Of Urgency: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Acute Care	$96,279	5%
Flexibility	$95,362	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$94,445	3%
Innovation	$94,445	3%
Leadership	$94,445	3%
Upselling	$93,528	2%

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Maritime Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Maritime Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$81,513

Average $91,694/year

$98,976

$6,793

Average $7,641/month

$8,248

$1,568

Average $1,763/week

$1,903

$39

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,976	$8,248	$1,903	$48
Average	$91,694	$7,641	$1,763	$44
25th Percentile	$81,513	$6,793	$1,568	$39

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Salary Trends for Maritime Engineer

Salaries for a Maritime Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $98,327 in 2023 to around $97,831 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Maritime Engineer salary trends, .

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