Key Factors That Influence Vessel Planner Salaries
A Vessel Planner'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, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Vessel Planner Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Vessel Planner'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:
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: $114,066
San Francisco: $112,817
Oakland: $110,440
San Jose, CA$114,066
San Francisco, CA$112,817
Oakland, CA$110,440
New York, NY$104,126
Paramus, NJ$102,860
Queens Village, NY$102,856
Passaic, NJ$102,770
Bergenfield, NJ$102,762
Stamford, CT$102,563
Huntington, NY$102,526
Newark, NJ$101,857
Bridgeport, CT$101,667
Vallejo, CA$101,487
New Brunswick, NJ$101,450
Petaluma, CA$101,396
Middlesex, NJ$101,224
Somerset, NJ$101,161
Santa Cruz, CA$101,043
Boston, MA$100,492
Monterey, CA$100,174
Seattle, WA$99,967
Santa Rosa, CA$99,949
Los Angeles, CA$99,922
Juneau, AK$99,687
Washington, DC$99,587
Orange, CA$99,266
Santa Ana, CA$99,027
Long Beach, CA$98,936
Anaheim, CA$98,918
Anchorage, AK$98,873
Santa Maria, CA$98,602
Everett, WA$98,584
Danbury, CT$98,265
Bremerton, WA$98,140
Tacoma, WA$97,815
New Suffolk, NY$97,813
Sacramento, CA$97,788
Santa Barbara, CA$97,688
Trenton, NJ$97,589
San Diego, CA$97,589
Brockton, MA$97,489
Fairbanks, AK$97,268
Lompoc, CA$97,037
Lowell, MA$96,964
Ventura, CA$96,947
Nashua, NH$96,929
Stockton, CA$96,920
Modesto, CA$96,259
Poughkeepsie, NY$96,060
Olympia, WA$95,889
Kennewick, WA$95,889
New Haven, CT$95,852
Lawrence, MA$95,527
Hartford, CT$95,436
Riverside, CA$95,418
New Bedford, MA$95,328
Richland, WA$95,328
Bakersfield, CA$95,201
San Bernardino, CA$95,165
New Britain, CT$95,156
Atlantic City, NJ$95,156
New London, CT$95,120
Norwich, CT$95,093
Portsmouth, NH$95,075
Boulder, CO$94,883
Portland, OR$94,758
Worcester, MA$94,749
Minneapolis, MN$94,469
Philadelphia, PA$94,342
Honolulu, HI$94,044
Saint Paul, MN$94,000
Vineland, NJ$93,980
Providence, RI$93,718
Chicago, IL$93,456
Bellingham, WA$93,347
Springfield, MA$93,275
Baltimore, MD$93,248
Chico, CA$93,022
Pittsfield, MA$92,778
Manchester, NH$92,606
Spokane, WA$92,208
Denver, CO$92,199
Albany, NY$91,774
Troy, NY$91,738
Nassau, NY$91,641
Schenectady, NY$91,548
Wilmington, DE$91,475
Burlington, VT$91,349
Salem, OR$91,313
Portland, ME$91,032
Yakima, WA$90,942
Rochester, MN$90,661
Reno, NV$90,616
Fresno, CA$90,616
Milwaukee, WI$90,535
Detroit, MI$90,444
Ann Arbor, MI$90,429
Allentown, PA$90,417
Colorado Springs, CO$90,264
Syracuse, NY$90,218
Carson City, NV$90,218
Houston, TX$90,092
Eugene, OR$90,047
Gary, IN$89,938
Springfield, OR$89,866
Bismarck, ND$89,848
Galveston, TX$89,784
Medford, OR$89,649
Fort Collins, CO$89,612
Concord, NH$89,567
Austin, TX$89,540
Mesa, AZ$89,350
Reading, PA$89,341
Phoenix, AZ$89,332
Dallas, TX$89,305
Saint Cloud, MN$89,218
Madison, WI$89,097
Utica, NY$88,853
Rochester, NY$88,708
Des Moines, IA$88,699
Raleigh, NC$88,690
Atlanta, GA$88,554
Battle Creek, MI$88,527
Salt Lake City, UT$88,500
Lancaster, PA$88,364
Harrisburg, PA$88,238
Kansas City, MO$88,147
Champaign, IL$88,129
Kansas City, KS$88,129
Fort Worth, TX$88,120
Columbus, OH$88,105
Boca Raton, FL$88,084
Pittsburgh, PA$88,048
Richmond, VA$88,012
Indianapolis, IN$87,994
Cleveland, OH$87,985
Las Vegas, NV$87,876
Cincinnati, OH$87,876
Petersburg, VA$87,740
Huntsville, AL$87,605
Lansing, MI$87,544
Lebanon, PA$87,532
Pueblo, CO$87,523
Appleton, WI$87,496
Buffalo, NY$87,460
Dayton, OH$87,433
Racine, WI$87,415
Charlotte, NC$87,406
Saint Louis, MO$87,379
York, PA$87,324
Elkhart, IN$87,324
Gastonia, NC$87,307
Billings, MT$87,286
Beaumont, TX$87,261
Lorain, OH$87,243
Benton Harbor, MI$87,225
Toledo, OH$87,207
Binghamton, NY$87,162
Rock Hill, SC$87,153
Rockford, IL$87,107
Springfield, IL$87,071
Elyria, OH$87,062
Fargo, ND$87,062
Flagstaff, AZ$86,999
Fort Lauderdale, FL$86,945
Duluth, MN$86,890
Miami, FL$86,890
Cheyenne, WY$86,827
Grand Forks, ND$86,827
Bangor, ME$86,628
Cedar Rapids, IA$86,529
Durham, NC$86,491
Louisville, KY$86,483
Grand Rapids, MI$86,465
Hialeah, FL$86,456
Casper, WY$86,330
Scranton, PA$86,221
New Orleans, LA$86,194
Virginia Beach, VA$86,185
Akron, OH$86,140
Peoria, IL$86,022
Sarasota, FL$86,004
Nashville, TN$85,941
Omaha, NE$85,941
Green Bay, WI$85,941
Baton Rouge, LA$85,896
Charleston, SC$85,877
Jamestown, NY$85,832
Davenport, IA$85,832
Tucson, AZ$85,787
Saint Petersburg, FL$85,733
Tampa, FL$85,715
Evansville, IN$85,660
Port Arthur, TX$85,660
Bradenton, FL$85,624
Santa Fe, NM$85,461
Orlando, FL$85,299
Clearwater, FL$85,272
Canton, OH$85,082
La Crosse, WI$85,082
Albuquerque, NM$85,027
Newport News, VA$85,018
High Point, NC$84,991
Ogden, UT$84,955
Corpus Christi, TX$84,883
Norfolk, VA$84,828
Laramie, WY$84,828
Rock Island, IL$84,774
Saginaw, MI$84,756
Jacksonville, FL$84,747
Salisbury, NC$84,729
Boise, ID$84,711
Moline, IL$84,666
Fort Myers, FL$84,638
Memphis, TN$84,620
Tulsa, OK$84,575
Waterloo, IA$84,521
Spartanburg, SC$84,430
Lincoln, NE$84,385
Fort Wayne, IN$84,367
Provo, UT$84,358
Cedar Falls, IA$84,250
San Antonio, TX$84,213
Greensboro, NC$84,177
South Bend, IN$84,168
Savannah, GA$84,069
Muskegon, MI$84,033
Birmingham, AL$84,024
Winston Salem, NC$83,979
Lake Charles, LA$83,761
Anderson, IN$83,743
Lexington, KY$83,716
Augusta, GA$83,689
Greenville, SC$83,689
Lima, OH$83,617
Wichita, KS$83,608
Tuscaloosa, AL$83,608
Columbia, SC$83,526
Springfield, OH$83,508
Asheville, NC$83,363
Bloomington, IN$83,300
Knoxville, TN$82,974
Shreveport, LA$82,965
Wilmington, NC$82,848
Roanoke, VA$82,848
Topeka, KS$82,685
Frankfort, KY$82,675
Oklahoma City, OK$82,613
Chillicothe, OH$82,577
Longview, TX$82,568
Melbourne, FL$82,558
Sioux Falls, SD$82,414
Mobile, AL$82,405
Terre Haute, IN$82,369
Altoona, PA$82,314
Amarillo, TX$82,251
Killeen, TX$82,224
Fayetteville, AR$82,152
Chattanooga, TN$82,124
Sioux City, IA$82,043
Idaho Falls, ID$82,025
Lynchburg, VA$81,953
Gainesville, FL$81,835
Portsmouth, OH$81,790
Little Rock, AR$81,772
Lafayette, LA$81,736
Youngstown, OH$81,736
Daytona Beach, FL$81,681
Clarksville, TN$81,672
Pensacola, FL$81,663
Temple, TX$81,657
Hopkinsville, KY$81,392
Erie, PA$81,374
Florence, SC$81,338
Charleston, WV$81,193
Great Falls, MT$81,148
Macon, GA$81,021
Tallahassee, FL$81,012
Fayetteville, NC$80,994
Waco, TX$80,976
Helena, MT$80,913
Pine Bluff, AR$80,878
Vincennes, IN$80,768
Lubbock, TX$80,732
Alamogordo, NM$80,677
Twin Falls, ID$80,596
Rapid City, SD$80,569
Jackson, MS$80,406
Huntington, WV$80,400
Greenville, MS$80,397
Parkersburg, WV$80,305
Montgomery, AL$80,289
Wichita Falls, TX$80,198
Springfield, MO$80,198
Biloxi, MS$80,153
Monroe, LA$80,062
Johnstown, PA$79,999
Sumter, SC$79,963
Columbus, GA$79,954
Pascagoula, MS$79,782
Abilene, TX$79,782
Kingsport, TN$79,547
Albany, GA$79,547
Gulfport, MS$79,520
Alexandria, LA$79,221
Fort Smith, AR$78,995
El Paso, TX$78,751
Las Cruces, NM$78,344
Harlingen, TX$78,114
Pocatello, ID$78,100
Florence, AL$77,982
Brownsville, TX$77,964
Mcallen, TX$77,774
Dothan, AL$77,648
Columbus, MS$77,111
Altus, OK$76,689
Lawton, OK$76,517
Pierre, SD$76,192
What Skills Can Increase a Vessel Planner's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Products and Services (Mentioned in 15% Job Postings): Knowledge of the full array of our organization's products and services including those that are created for internal customers; insight into the differentiating factors that distinguish them from those of competitors.
Cash Management (Mentioned in 0.92% Job Postings): Cash management refers to a broad area of finance involving the collection, handling, and usage of cash. It involves assessing market liquidity, cash flow, and investments. In banking, cash management, or treasury management, is a marketing term for certain services related to cash flow offered primarily to larger business customers. It may be used to describe all bank accounts (such as checking accounts) provided to businesses of a certain size, but it is more often used to describe specific services such as cash concentration, zero balance accounting, and clearing house facilities. Sometimes, private banking customers are given cash management services. Financial instruments involved in cash management include money market funds, treasury bills, and certificates of deposit.
Economics (Mentioned in 0.33% Job Postings): Economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and analyzes the choices that individuals, businesses, governments, and nations make to allocate resources.
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 Vessel Planner's salary.
Financial Accounting: Can increase your salary by up to 25%.
Negotiating: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.
Interpersonal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Vessel Planner Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Vessel Planner roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Business Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average.
In contrast, Vessel Planner positions in Insurance or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Vessel Planner as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Vessel Planner
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$126,237
$61.0
50%
Business Services
$100,990
$49.0
20%
Vessel Planner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Vessel Planner'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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