What are the main factors that influence an Ocean Engineering's salary?

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

How does experience change an Ocean Engineering's salary?

An Ocean Engineering's salary grows with experience: starting around $94,001 for beginners, reaching about $96,121 at mid-level, and approach $102,342 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Ocean Engineering?

Ocean Engineering salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Ocean Engineering roles are District of Columbia $106,425, California $106,021, Massachusetts $104,608. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Ocean Engineering roles make?

Salaries for Ocean Engineering level roles vary by specialization: Ocean Import Manager: $115,800; Ocean Freight Manager: $115,590; Ocean Export Manager: $115,361; Ocean Export Specialist: $100,813; Ocean Engineer: $78,378.

How do different companies affect an Ocean Engineering's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Ocean Engineering 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.

Ocean Engineering Salary in the United States

How much does an Ocean Engineering make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Ocean Engineering in the United States is $96,121 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, an Ocean Engineering's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,139
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,947 to $103,982
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $76,685

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Ocean Engineering Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,982	$8,665	$2,000	$50
Average	$96,121	$8,010	$1,848	$46
25th Percentile	$85,947	$7,162	$1,653	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Ocean Engineering Salaries

An Ocean Engineering'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 Ocean Engineering Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Ocean Engineering'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): $94,001
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,708
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,121
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,646
Expert (over 8 years): $102,342

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Ocean Engineering	$94,001
Intermediate Level Ocean Engineering	$94,708
Senior Level Ocean Engineering	$96,121
Specialist Level Ocean Engineering	$99,646
Expert Level Ocean Engineering	$102,342

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How Do Ocean Engineering 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 Ocean Engineerings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,425.
California: $106,021.
Massachusetts: $104,608.

District of Columbia $106,425 California $106,021 Massachusetts $104,608 Washington $104,224 New Jersey $104,185 Alaska $104,051 Connecticut $102,724 New York $102,186

Hawaii $100,465 Rhode Island $99,658 Maryland $99,110 Minnesota $98,360 Colorado $98,072 Illinois $97,976 Oregon $97,610 Delaware $97,341

New Hampshire $97,172 Virginia $96,793 Pennsylvania $95,688 Nevada $95,131 North Dakota $94,948 Michigan $94,660 Wisconsin $94,554 Vermont $94,342

Texas $93,756 Maine $93,718 Arizona $93,660 Ohio $93,593 Georgia $92,708 Indiana $92,266 Wyoming $92,180 Utah $92,045

Iowa $91,987 Kansas $91,526 Louisiana $91,391 North Carolina $91,343 Missouri $91,324 Florida $90,949 Montana $90,747 Nebraska $90,555

Kentucky $90,449 South Carolina $90,065 Tennessee $89,825 Idaho $89,729 New Mexico $89,027 Oklahoma $88,873 Alabama $88,306 South Dakota $87,354

Arkansas $86,835 West Virginia $86,557 Mississippi $85,720

Top Paying Cities for Ocean Engineerings

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: $121,237
San Francisco: $120,045
Oakland: $117,382

San Jose, CA $121,237

San Francisco, CA $120,045

Oakland, CA $117,382

New York, NY $111,394

Queens Village, NY $110,673

Paramus, NJ $109,904

Passaic, NJ $109,808

Bergenfield, NJ $109,712

Stamford, CT $109,568

Huntington, NY $109,472

Newark, NJ $108,847

Bridgeport, CT $108,655

New Brunswick, NJ $108,338

Vallejo, CA $108,136

Middlesex, NJ $108,078

Somerset, NJ $107,991

Petaluma, CA $107,770

Santa Cruz, CA $107,396

Boston, MA $107,203

Monterey, CA $106,723

Fairbanks, AK $106,655

Los Angeles, CA $106,473

Washington, DC $106,425

Seattle, WA $106,252

Santa Rosa, CA $106,232

Juneau, AK $105,954

Orange, CA $105,637

Anchorage, AK $105,464

Anaheim, CA $105,396

Santa Ana, CA $105,252

Nassau, NY $105,194

Long Beach, CA $105,156

Danbury, CT $105,127

Santa Maria, CA $104,800

Everett, WA $104,781

Bremerton, WA $104,310

Trenton, NJ $104,127

Sacramento, CA $104,089

San Diego, CA $104,041

Brockton, MA $104,002

Tacoma, WA $103,964

Santa Barbara, CA $103,829

Lowell, MA $103,445

New Suffolk, NY $103,407

Nashua, NH $103,291

Lompoc, CA $103,137

Ventura, CA $103,041

Stockton, CA $103,012

New Haven, CT $102,820

Atlantic City, NJ $102,570

Hartford, CT $102,359

Modesto, CA $102,311

Poughkeepsie, NY $102,099

New Britain, CT $102,051

Olympia, WA $101,917

Kennewick, WA $101,917

New London, CT $101,897

Norwich, CT $101,869

Lawrence, MA $101,821

Bakersfield, CA $101,551

Riverside, CA $101,417

New Bedford, MA $101,417

Richland, WA $101,321

Portsmouth, NH $101,244

Vineland, NJ $101,225

San Bernardino, CA $101,148

Boulder, CO $100,879

Worcester, MA $100,802

Portland, OR $100,715

Saint Paul, MN $100,600

Minneapolis, MN $100,600

Philadelphia, PA $100,465

Honolulu, HI $99,956

Springfield, MA $99,619

Providence, RI $99,610

Chicago, IL $99,331

Bellingham, WA $99,216

Baltimore, MD $99,110

Chico, CA $98,870

Wilmington, DE $98,706

Pittsfield, MA $98,610

Manchester, NH $98,427

Spokane, WA $98,005

Denver, CO $97,995

Albany, NY $97,543

Troy, NY $97,505

Schenectady, NY $97,303

Burlington, VT $97,091

Portland, ME $96,755

Salem, OR $96,678

Yakima, WA $96,659

Ann Arbor, MI $96,630

Rochester, MN $96,361

Fresno, CA $96,313

Reno, NV $96,313

Milwaukee, WI $96,226

Detroit, MI $96,130

Allentown, PA $96,101

Carson City, NV $96,092

Houston, TX $95,948

Colorado Springs, CO $95,938

Syracuse, NY $95,890

Eugene, OR $95,707

Bismarck, ND $95,592

Gary, IN $95,592

Galveston, TX $95,592

Springfield, OR $95,515

Medford, OR $95,284

Fort Collins, CO $95,246

Austin, TX $95,169

Mesa, AZ $94,967

Phoenix, AZ $94,948

Dallas, TX $94,919

Reading, PA $94,861

Saint Cloud, MN $94,823

Concord, NH $94,736

Madison, WI $94,698

Utica, NY $94,438

Raleigh, NC $94,362

Las Vegas, NV $94,352

Rochester, NY $94,285

Des Moines, IA $94,275

Atlanta, GA $94,121

Battle Creek, MI $94,092

Salt Lake City, UT $94,064

Lancaster, PA $93,919

Champaign, IL $93,900

Harrisburg, PA $93,785

Durham, NC $93,698

Kansas City, MO $93,689

Kansas City, KS $93,670

Fort Worth, TX $93,660

Boca Raton, FL $93,621

Cleveland, OH $93,612

Columbus, OH $93,593

Pittsburgh, PA $93,583

Richmond, VA $93,545

Indianapolis, IN $93,525

Cincinnati, OH $93,400

Petersburg, VA $93,256

Billings, MT $93,045

Lansing, MI $93,045

Huntsville, AL $93,045

Lebanon, PA $93,035

Dayton, OH $93,026

Pueblo, CO $93,026

Appleton, WI $92,997

Buffalo, NY $92,958

Racine, WI $92,910

Charlotte, NC $92,901

Saint Louis, MO $92,872

Springfield, IL $92,833

Elkhart, IN $92,814

York, PA $92,814

Gastonia, NC $92,804

Benton Harbor, MI $92,804

Beaumont, TX $92,747

Lorain, OH $92,728

Toledo, OH $92,689

Binghamton, NY $92,641

Rock Hill, SC $92,631

Rockford, IL $92,583

Fargo, ND $92,535

Elyria, OH $92,535

Flagstaff, AZ $92,468

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,410

Miami, FL $92,353

Duluth, MN $92,199

Bangor, ME $92,074

Cedar Rapids, IA $91,968

Louisville, KY $91,920

Grand Rapids, MI $91,901

Hialeah, FL $91,891

Casper, WY $91,757

Scranton, PA $91,641

New Orleans, LA $91,613

Virginia Beach, VA $91,603

Akron, OH $91,555

Peoria, IL $91,430

Sarasota, FL $91,411

Green Bay, WI $91,343

Baton Rouge, LA $91,295

Charleston, SC $91,276

Nashville, TN $91,247

Jamestown, NY $91,228

Davenport, IA $91,228

Tucson, AZ $91,180

Cheyenne, WY $91,151

Saint Petersburg, FL $91,122

Tampa, FL $91,103

Omaha, NE $91,084

Port Arthur, TX $91,045

Evansville, IN $91,045

Bradenton, FL $91,007

Santa Fe, NM $90,834

Orlando, FL $90,738

Clearwater, FL $90,632

Canton, OH $90,430

La Crosse, WI $90,430

Grand Forks, ND $90,401

Albuquerque, NM $90,373

Tulsa, OK $90,373

Newport News, VA $90,363

High Point, NC $90,334

Ogden, UT $90,296

Corpus Christi, TX $90,219

Laramie, WY $90,161

Norfolk, VA $90,161

Rock Island, IL $90,103

Saginaw, MI $90,084

Jacksonville, FL $90,075

Salisbury, NC $90,055

Memphis, TN $90,036

Moline, IL $89,988

Fort Myers, FL $89,959

Waterloo, IA $89,834

Spartanburg, SC $89,738

Lincoln, NE $89,690

Fort Wayne, IN $89,671

Birmingham, AL $89,565

Cedar Falls, IA $89,546

Provo, UT $89,536

Springfield, OH $89,527

San Antonio, TX $89,508

Greensboro, NC $89,469

South Bend, IN $89,459

Winston Salem, NC $89,450

Boise, ID $89,421

Savannah, GA $89,354

Muskegon, MI $89,181

Lima, OH $89,065

Lake Charles, LA $89,027

Anderson, IN $89,008

Lexington, KY $88,979

Augusta, GA $88,950

Greenville, SC $88,950

Wichita, KS $88,863

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,863

Columbia, SC $88,777

Bloomington, IN $88,537

Roanoke, VA $88,479

Asheville, NC $88,354

Knoxville, TN $88,191

Shreveport, LA $88,181

Wilmington, NC $88,056

Frankfort, KY $87,873

Oklahoma City, OK $87,806

Chillicothe, OH $87,768

Longview, TX $87,758

Topeka, KS $87,729

Mobile, AL $87,585

Terre Haute, IN $87,547

Erie, PA $87,537

Altoona, PA $87,489

Melbourne, FL $87,460

Amarillo, TX $87,422

Killeen, TX $87,393

Fayetteville, AR $87,316

Sioux Falls, SD $87,249

Chattanooga, TN $87,191

Idaho Falls, ID $87,181

Gainesville, FL $86,980

Portsmouth, OH $86,931

Little Rock, AR $86,912

Lynchburg, VA $86,912

Lafayette, LA $86,874

Youngstown, OH $86,874

Temple, TX $86,835

Daytona Beach, FL $86,816

Clarksville, TN $86,807

Pensacola, FL $86,797

Hopkinsville, KY $86,509

Charleston, WV $86,499

Florence, SC $86,451

Sioux City, IA $86,393

Macon, GA $86,114

Tallahassee, FL $86,105

Fayetteville, NC $86,086

Waco, TX $86,066

Wichita Falls, TX $86,066

Pine Bluff, AR $86,028

Vincennes, IN $85,845

Lubbock, TX $85,807

Great Falls, MT $85,749

Alamogordo, NM $85,740

Abilene, TX $85,663

Rapid City, SD $85,538

Monroe, LA $85,538

Albany, GA $85,480

Huntington, WV $85,470

Jackson, MS $85,461

Greenville, MS $85,451

Parkersburg, WV $85,355

Montgomery, AL $85,336

Johnstown, PA $85,317

Springfield, MO $85,240

Biloxi, MS $85,192

Sumter, SC $84,990

Columbus, GA $84,980

Twin Falls, ID $84,923

Pascagoula, MS $84,798

Kingsport, TN $84,548

Gulfport, MS $84,519

Alexandria, LA $84,202

Fort Smith, AR $83,961

El Paso, TX $83,702

Helena, MT $83,577

Las Cruces, NM $83,269

Harlingen, TX $83,000

Pocatello, ID $82,914

Florence, AL $82,885

Brownsville, TX $82,866

Dothan, AL $82,712

Mcallen, TX $82,664

Columbus, MS $81,952

Altus, OK $81,510

Lawton, OK $81,328

Pierre, SD $80,982

What Skills Can Increase an Ocean Engineering'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 an Ocean Engineering'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	$100,927	5%
Flexibility	$99,965	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$99,004	3%
Innovation	$99,004	3%
Leadership	$99,004	3%
Upselling	$98,043	2%

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Ocean Engineering Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Ocean Engineering'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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$85,947

Average $96,121/year

$103,982

$7,162

Average $8,010/month

$8,665

$1,653

Average $1,848/week

$2,000

$41

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,982	$8,665	$2,000	$50
Average	$96,121	$8,010	$1,848	$46
25th Percentile	$85,947	$7,162	$1,653	$41

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Salary Trends for Ocean Engineering

Salaries for an Ocean Engineering can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $102,971 in 2023 to around $102,452 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Ocean Engineering salary trends, .

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