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

A Marine Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $84,235 for beginners, reaching about $85,785 at mid-level, and approach $86,883 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Marine Engineer?

Marine Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Marine Engineer roles are District of Columbia $93,394, California $93,040, Massachusetts $91,800. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Marine Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Marine Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Marine Chief Engineer: $126,730; Marine Systems Engineer: $100,624; Marine Engineer Officer: $90,794; Marine Electrical Engineer: $84,921; Senior Marine Engineer: $83,441.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Marine Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Marine Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Marine Engineer in the United States is $84,351 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,740
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,681 to $90,836
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,161

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Marine Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,836	$7,570	$1,747	$44
Average	$84,351	$7,029	$1,622	$41
25th Percentile	$82,681	$6,890	$1,590	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Marine Engineer Salaries

A Marine 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Marine Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Marine 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): $84,235
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,421
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,785
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,663
Expert (over 8 years): $86,883

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Marine Engineer	$84,235
Intermediate Level Marine Engineer	$84,421
Senior Level Marine Engineer	$85,785
Specialist Level Marine Engineer	$86,663
Expert Level Marine Engineer	$86,883

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How Do Marine 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 Marine Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $93,394.
California: $93,040.
Massachusetts: $91,800.

District of Columbia $93,394 California $93,040 Massachusetts $91,800 Washington $91,462 New Jersey $91,428 Alaska $91,310 Connecticut $90,146 New York $89,674

Hawaii $88,164 Rhode Island $87,456 Maryland $86,975 Minnesota $86,317 Colorado $86,064 Illinois $85,979 Oregon $85,659 Delaware $85,423

New Hampshire $85,274 Virginia $84,942 Pennsylvania $83,972 Nevada $83,483 North Dakota $83,322 Michigan $83,069 Wisconsin $82,976 Vermont $82,791

Texas $82,276 Maine $82,243 Arizona $82,192 Ohio $82,133 Georgia $81,357 Indiana $80,969 Wyoming $80,893 Utah $80,775

Iowa $80,724 Kansas $80,319 Louisiana $80,201 North Carolina $80,159 Missouri $80,142 Florida $79,813 Montana $79,636 Nebraska $79,467

Kentucky $79,375 South Carolina $79,037 Tennessee $78,826 Idaho $78,742 New Mexico $78,126 Oklahoma $77,991 Alabama $77,494 South Dakota $76,659

Arkansas $76,203 West Virginia $75,958 Mississippi $75,225

Top Paying Cities for Marine 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: $106,392
San Francisco: $105,228
Oakland: $103,010

San Jose, CA $106,392

San Francisco, CA $105,228

Oakland, CA $103,010

New York, NY $97,121

Paramus, NJ $95,940

Queens Village, NY $95,936

Passaic, NJ $95,856

Bergenfield, NJ $95,848

Stamford, CT $95,663

Huntington, NY $95,628

Newark, NJ $95,005

Bridgeport, CT $94,827

Vallejo, CA $94,659

New Brunswick, NJ $94,625

Petaluma, CA $94,575

Middlesex, NJ $94,415

Somerset, NJ $94,355

Santa Cruz, CA $94,246

Boston, MA $93,731

Monterey, CA $93,435

Seattle, WA $93,242

Santa Rosa, CA $93,225

Los Angeles, CA $93,200

Juneau, AK $92,981

Washington, DC $92,888

Orange, CA $92,587

Santa Ana, CA $92,365

Long Beach, CA $92,280

Anaheim, CA $92,264

Anchorage, AK $92,221

Santa Maria, CA $91,968

Everett, WA $91,951

Danbury, CT $91,655

Bremerton, WA $91,538

Tacoma, WA $91,234

New Suffolk, NY $91,233

Sacramento, CA $91,209

Santa Barbara, CA $91,116

Trenton, NJ $91,024

San Diego, CA $91,024

Brockton, MA $90,931

Fairbanks, AK $90,724

Lompoc, CA $90,509

Lowell, MA $90,441

Ventura, CA $90,425

Nashua, NH $90,408

Stockton, CA $90,399

Modesto, CA $89,784

Poughkeepsie, NY $89,598

Olympia, WA $89,438

Kennewick, WA $89,438

New Haven, CT $89,404

Lawrence, MA $89,100

Hartford, CT $89,016

Riverside, CA $88,999

New Bedford, MA $88,915

Richland, WA $88,915

Bakersfield, CA $88,797

San Bernardino, CA $88,763

New Britain, CT $88,755

Atlantic City, NJ $88,755

New London, CT $88,721

Norwich, CT $88,695

Portsmouth, NH $88,679

Boulder, CO $88,500

Portland, OR $88,383

Worcester, MA $88,375

Minneapolis, MN $88,113

Philadelphia, PA $87,995

Honolulu, HI $87,717

Saint Paul, MN $87,677

Vineland, NJ $87,658

Providence, RI $87,413

Chicago, IL $87,169

Bellingham, WA $87,068

Springfield, MA $87,000

Baltimore, MD $86,975

Chico, CA $86,764

Pittsfield, MA $86,536

Manchester, NH $86,376

Spokane, WA $86,005

Denver, CO $85,996

Albany, NY $85,600

Troy, NY $85,566

Nassau, NY $85,476

Schenectady, NY $85,389

Wilmington, DE $85,321

Burlington, VT $85,203

Salem, OR $85,170

Portland, ME $84,908

Yakima, WA $84,824

Rochester, MN $84,562

Reno, NV $84,520

Fresno, CA $84,520

Milwaukee, WI $84,444

Detroit, MI $84,360

Ann Arbor, MI $84,345

Allentown, PA $84,335

Colorado Springs, CO $84,191

Syracuse, NY $84,149

Carson City, NV $84,149

Houston, TX $84,031

Eugene, OR $83,989

Gary, IN $83,887

Springfield, OR $83,820

Bismarck, ND $83,803

Galveston, TX $83,744

Medford, OR $83,618

Fort Collins, CO $83,584

Concord, NH $83,542

Austin, TX $83,516

Mesa, AZ $83,339

Reading, PA $83,331

Phoenix, AZ $83,322

Dallas, TX $83,297

Saint Cloud, MN $83,216

Madison, WI $83,103

Utica, NY $82,875

Rochester, NY $82,740

Des Moines, IA $82,732

Raleigh, NC $82,723

Atlanta, GA $82,597

Battle Creek, MI $82,572

Salt Lake City, UT $82,546

Lancaster, PA $82,420

Harrisburg, PA $82,302

Kansas City, MO $82,217

Champaign, IL $82,200

Kansas City, KS $82,200

Fort Worth, TX $82,192

Columbus, OH $82,178

Boca Raton, FL $82,158

Pittsburgh, PA $82,125

Richmond, VA $82,091

Indianapolis, IN $82,074

Cleveland, OH $82,065

Las Vegas, NV $81,964

Cincinnati, OH $81,964

Petersburg, VA $81,838

Huntsville, AL $81,711

Lansing, MI $81,655

Lebanon, PA $81,644

Pueblo, CO $81,635

Appleton, WI $81,610

Buffalo, NY $81,576

Dayton, OH $81,551

Racine, WI $81,534

Charlotte, NC $81,526

Saint Louis, MO $81,500

York, PA $81,450

Elkhart, IN $81,450

Gastonia, NC $81,434

Billings, MT $81,413

Beaumont, TX $81,391

Lorain, OH $81,374

Benton Harbor, MI $81,357

Toledo, OH $81,340

Binghamton, NY $81,298

Rock Hill, SC $81,289

Rockford, IL $81,247

Springfield, IL $81,214

Elyria, OH $81,205

Fargo, ND $81,205

Flagstaff, AZ $81,146

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,095

Duluth, MN $81,045

Miami, FL $81,045

Cheyenne, WY $80,986

Grand Forks, ND $80,986

Bangor, ME $80,800

Cedar Rapids, IA $80,707

Durham, NC $80,672

Louisville, KY $80,665

Grand Rapids, MI $80,648

Hialeah, FL $80,640

Casper, WY $80,522

Scranton, PA $80,421

New Orleans, LA $80,395

Virginia Beach, VA $80,387

Akron, OH $80,345

Peoria, IL $80,235

Sarasota, FL $80,218

Nashville, TN $80,159

Omaha, NE $80,159

Green Bay, WI $80,159

Baton Rouge, LA $80,117

Charleston, SC $80,100

Jamestown, NY $80,058

Davenport, IA $80,058

Tucson, AZ $80,016

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,965

Tampa, FL $79,948

Evansville, IN $79,898

Port Arthur, TX $79,898

Bradenton, FL $79,864

Santa Fe, NM $79,712

Orlando, FL $79,560

Clearwater, FL $79,535

Canton, OH $79,358

La Crosse, WI $79,358

Albuquerque, NM $79,307

Newport News, VA $79,299

High Point, NC $79,273

Ogden, UT $79,240

Corpus Christi, TX $79,172

Norfolk, VA $79,122

Laramie, WY $79,122

Rock Island, IL $79,071

Saginaw, MI $79,054

Jacksonville, FL $79,046

Salisbury, NC $79,029

Boise, ID $79,012

Moline, IL $78,970

Fort Myers, FL $78,944

Memphis, TN $78,928

Tulsa, OK $78,885

Waterloo, IA $78,835

Spartanburg, SC $78,750

Lincoln, NE $78,708

Fort Wayne, IN $78,691

Provo, UT $78,683

Cedar Falls, IA $78,582

San Antonio, TX $78,548

Greensboro, NC $78,514

South Bend, IN $78,506

Savannah, GA $78,413

Muskegon, MI $78,379

Birmingham, AL $78,371

Winston Salem, NC $78,330

Lake Charles, LA $78,126

Anderson, IN $78,109

Lexington, KY $78,084

Augusta, GA $78,059

Greenville, SC $78,059

Lima, OH $77,991

Wichita, KS $77,983

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,983

Columbia, SC $77,907

Springfield, OH $77,890

Asheville, NC $77,755

Bloomington, IN $77,696

Knoxville, TN $77,392

Shreveport, LA $77,384

Wilmington, NC $77,274

Roanoke, VA $77,274

Topeka, KS $77,122

Frankfort, KY $77,113

Oklahoma City, OK $77,055

Chillicothe, OH $77,021

Longview, TX $77,013

Melbourne, FL $77,004

Sioux Falls, SD $76,869

Mobile, AL $76,861

Terre Haute, IN $76,827

Altoona, PA $76,777

Amarillo, TX $76,718

Killeen, TX $76,692

Fayetteville, AR $76,625

Chattanooga, TN $76,600

Sioux City, IA $76,524

Idaho Falls, ID $76,507

Lynchburg, VA $76,439

Gainesville, FL $76,330

Portsmouth, OH $76,287

Little Rock, AR $76,271

Lafayette, LA $76,237

Youngstown, OH $76,237

Daytona Beach, FL $76,186

Clarksville, TN $76,178

Pensacola, FL $76,169

Temple, TX $76,163

Hopkinsville, KY $75,916

Erie, PA $75,899

Florence, SC $75,866

Charleston, WV $75,731

Great Falls, MT $75,689

Macon, GA $75,570

Tallahassee, FL $75,562

Fayetteville, NC $75,545

Waco, TX $75,528

Helena, MT $75,469

Pine Bluff, AR $75,437

Vincennes, IN $75,334

Lubbock, TX $75,300

Alamogordo, NM $75,250

Twin Falls, ID $75,174

Rapid City, SD $75,149

Jackson, MS $74,997

Huntington, WV $74,991

Greenville, MS $74,988

Parkersburg, WV $74,902

Montgomery, AL $74,887

Wichita Falls, TX $74,803

Springfield, MO $74,803

Biloxi, MS $74,761

Monroe, LA $74,676

Johnstown, PA $74,617

Sumter, SC $74,584

Columbus, GA $74,575

Pascagoula, MS $74,415

Abilene, TX $74,415

Kingsport, TN $74,195

Albany, GA $74,195

Gulfport, MS $74,170

Alexandria, LA $73,892

Fort Smith, AR $73,681

El Paso, TX $73,453

Las Cruces, NM $73,074

Harlingen, TX $72,859

Pocatello, ID $72,846

Florence, AL $72,736

Brownsville, TX $72,719

Mcallen, TX $72,542

Dothan, AL $72,424

Columbus, MS $71,923

Altus, OK $71,530

Lawton, OK $71,370

Pierre, SD $71,066

What Skills Can Increase a Marine Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Products and Services (Mentioned in 5.57% 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.
Customer Acquisition (Mentioned in 1.71% Job Postings): Attracting and converting new customers for our business.
Business Administration (Mentioned in 1.02% Job Postings): It is the management of all aspects of a business's performance, decisions, and organization. It includes the day to day operations, aspects including finances and human resources, and ensures the company stays aligned to the goal or mission.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Products and Services	5.57%
Customer Acquisition	1.71%
Business Administration	1.02%

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 Marine Engineer's salary.

Balance Sheet: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Lead Generation: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Balance Sheet	$97,004	15%
Planning	$97,004	15%
Lead Generation	$96,161	14%
Coordination	$95,317	13%
Customer Contact	$93,630	11%
Problem Solving	$93,630	11%

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Marine Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Marine Engineer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Marine Engineer positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Marine Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Marine Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$101,222	$49.0	20%

How Education impacts a Marine Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Marine Engineers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Marine Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $77,228 and $84,454).

Marine Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Marine Engineer

No Diploma 4.4%

High School 4.4%

Associates 4.4%

Bachelors 64.4%

Masters 24.4%

Doctorate 2.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	4.4%
High School	4.4%
Associates	4.4%
Bachelors	64.4%
Masters	24.4%
Doctorate	2.2%

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

Understanding how a Marine 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.

Last Updated on August 01, 2026

$82,681

Average $84,351/year

$90,836

$6,890

Average $7,029/month

$7,570

$1,590

Average $1,622/week

$1,747

$40

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,836	$7,570	$1,747	$44
Average	$84,351	$7,029	$1,622	$41
25th Percentile	$82,681	$6,890	$1,590	$40

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Salary Trends for Marine Engineer

Salaries for a Marine Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $84,240 in 2023 to around $82,518 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Marine Engineer salary trends, .

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2023

$84,240

2024

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2024	$83,242
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Marine Engineer?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Marine Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

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