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

A Tug Boat Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $89,259 for beginners, reaching about $91,272 at mid-level, and approach $97,179 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Tug Boat Engineer?

Tug Boat Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Tug Boat Engineer roles are District of Columbia $102,541, California $102,152, Massachusetts $100,791. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Tug Boat Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Tug Boat Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Tug Captain: $135,782; Tug Master: $103,444; Tug Boat Captain: $102,212; Boat Builder: $63,306; Boat Sales: $51,386.

How do different companies affect a Tug Boat Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Tug Boat 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.

Tug Boat Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Tug Boat Engineer make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tug Boat Engineer in the United States is $92,613 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,225
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,953 to $99,738
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,158

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Tug Boat Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,738	$8,312	$1,918	$48
Average	$92,613	$7,718	$1,781	$45
25th Percentile	$82,953	$6,913	$1,595	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Tug Boat Engineer Salaries

A Tug Boat 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 Tug Boat Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Tug Boat 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): $89,259
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,930
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,272
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $94,620
Expert (over 8 years): $97,179

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Tug Boat Engineer	$89,259
Intermediate Level Tug Boat Engineer	$89,930
Senior Level Tug Boat Engineer	$91,272
Specialist Level Tug Boat Engineer	$94,620
Expert Level Tug Boat Engineer	$97,179

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

District of Columbia: $102,541.
California: $102,152.
Massachusetts: $100,791.

District of Columbia $102,541 California $102,152 Massachusetts $100,791 Washington $100,421 New Jersey $100,384 Alaska $100,254 Connecticut $98,976 New York $98,457

Hawaii $96,799 Rhode Island $96,021 Maryland $95,494 Minnesota $94,771 Colorado $94,493 Illinois $94,401 Oregon $94,049 Delaware $93,789

New Hampshire $93,626 Virginia $93,262 Pennsylvania $92,197 Nevada $91,659 North Dakota $91,483 Michigan $91,206 Wisconsin $91,104 Vermont $90,900

Texas $90,335 Maine $90,298 Arizona $90,242 Ohio $90,178 Georgia $89,326 Indiana $88,900 Wyoming $88,816 Utah $88,686

Iowa $88,631 Kansas $88,186 Louisiana $88,057 North Carolina $88,010 Missouri $87,992 Florida $87,631 Montana $87,436 Nebraska $87,251

Kentucky $87,149 South Carolina $86,779 Tennessee $86,547 Idaho $86,455 New Mexico $85,778 Oklahoma $85,630 Alabama $85,084 South Dakota $84,167

Arkansas $83,667 West Virginia $83,398 Mississippi $82,593

Top Paying Cities for Tug Boat 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: $116,813
San Francisco: $115,665
Oakland: $113,099

San Jose, CA $116,813

San Francisco, CA $115,665

Oakland, CA $113,099

New York, NY $107,330

Queens Village, NY $106,635

Paramus, NJ $105,894

Passaic, NJ $105,801

Bergenfield, NJ $105,709

Stamford, CT $105,570

Huntington, NY $105,477

Newark, NJ $104,875

Bridgeport, CT $104,690

New Brunswick, NJ $104,384

Vallejo, CA $104,190

Middlesex, NJ $104,134

Somerset, NJ $104,051

Petaluma, CA $103,838

Santa Cruz, CA $103,477

Boston, MA $103,292

Monterey, CA $102,829

Fairbanks, AK $102,764

Los Angeles, CA $102,588

Washington, DC $102,541

Seattle, WA $102,375

Santa Rosa, CA $102,356

Juneau, AK $102,088

Orange, CA $101,782

Anchorage, AK $101,615

Anaheim, CA $101,550

Santa Ana, CA $101,412

Nassau, NY $101,356

Long Beach, CA $101,319

Danbury, CT $101,291

Santa Maria, CA $100,976

Everett, WA $100,958

Bremerton, WA $100,504

Trenton, NJ $100,328

Sacramento, CA $100,291

San Diego, CA $100,245

Brockton, MA $100,208

Tacoma, WA $100,171

Santa Barbara, CA $100,041

Lowell, MA $99,670

New Suffolk, NY $99,633

Nashua, NH $99,522

Lompoc, CA $99,374

Ventura, CA $99,281

Stockton, CA $99,254

New Haven, CT $99,068

Atlantic City, NJ $98,828

Hartford, CT $98,624

Modesto, CA $98,578

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,374

New Britain, CT $98,328

Olympia, WA $98,198

Kennewick, WA $98,198

New London, CT $98,179

Norwich, CT $98,152

Lawrence, MA $98,105

Bakersfield, CA $97,846

Riverside, CA $97,716

New Bedford, MA $97,716

Richland, WA $97,624

Portsmouth, NH $97,550

Vineland, NJ $97,531

San Bernardino, CA $97,457

Boulder, CO $97,198

Worcester, MA $97,124

Portland, OR $97,040

Saint Paul, MN $96,929

Minneapolis, MN $96,929

Philadelphia, PA $96,799

Honolulu, HI $96,309

Springfield, MA $95,984

Providence, RI $95,975

Chicago, IL $95,707

Bellingham, WA $95,595

Baltimore, MD $95,494

Chico, CA $95,262

Wilmington, DE $95,105

Pittsfield, MA $95,012

Manchester, NH $94,836

Spokane, WA $94,429

Denver, CO $94,419

Albany, NY $93,984

Troy, NY $93,947

Schenectady, NY $93,752

Burlington, VT $93,549

Portland, ME $93,225

Salem, OR $93,150

Yakima, WA $93,132

Ann Arbor, MI $93,104

Rochester, MN $92,845

Fresno, CA $92,799

Reno, NV $92,799

Milwaukee, WI $92,715

Detroit, MI $92,623

Allentown, PA $92,595

Carson City, NV $92,586

Houston, TX $92,447

Colorado Springs, CO $92,437

Syracuse, NY $92,391

Eugene, OR $92,215

Bismarck, ND $92,104

Gary, IN $92,104

Galveston, TX $92,104

Springfield, OR $92,030

Medford, OR $91,808

Fort Collins, CO $91,771

Austin, TX $91,696

Mesa, AZ $91,502

Phoenix, AZ $91,483

Dallas, TX $91,456

Reading, PA $91,400

Saint Cloud, MN $91,363

Concord, NH $91,280

Madison, WI $91,243

Utica, NY $90,993

Raleigh, NC $90,918

Las Vegas, NV $90,909

Rochester, NY $90,844

Des Moines, IA $90,835

Atlanta, GA $90,687

Battle Creek, MI $90,659

Salt Lake City, UT $90,631

Lancaster, PA $90,492

Champaign, IL $90,474

Harrisburg, PA $90,363

Durham, NC $90,279

Kansas City, MO $90,270

Kansas City, KS $90,252

Fort Worth, TX $90,242

Boca Raton, FL $90,205

Cleveland, OH $90,196

Columbus, OH $90,178

Pittsburgh, PA $90,168

Richmond, VA $90,131

Indianapolis, IN $90,113

Cincinnati, OH $89,992

Petersburg, VA $89,853

Billings, MT $89,650

Lansing, MI $89,650

Huntsville, AL $89,650

Lebanon, PA $89,640

Dayton, OH $89,631

Pueblo, CO $89,631

Appleton, WI $89,603

Buffalo, NY $89,566

Racine, WI $89,520

Charlotte, NC $89,511

Saint Louis, MO $89,483

Springfield, IL $89,446

Elkhart, IN $89,427

York, PA $89,427

Gastonia, NC $89,418

Benton Harbor, MI $89,418

Beaumont, TX $89,363

Lorain, OH $89,344

Toledo, OH $89,307

Binghamton, NY $89,261

Rock Hill, SC $89,251

Rockford, IL $89,205

Fargo, ND $89,159

Elyria, OH $89,159

Flagstaff, AZ $89,094

Fort Lauderdale, FL $89,038

Miami, FL $88,983

Duluth, MN $88,835

Bangor, ME $88,714

Cedar Rapids, IA $88,612

Louisville, KY $88,566

Grand Rapids, MI $88,548

Hialeah, FL $88,538

Casper, WY $88,409

Scranton, PA $88,298

New Orleans, LA $88,270

Virginia Beach, VA $88,260

Akron, OH $88,214

Peoria, IL $88,094

Sarasota, FL $88,075

Green Bay, WI $88,010

Baton Rouge, LA $87,964

Charleston, SC $87,946

Nashville, TN $87,918

Jamestown, NY $87,899

Davenport, IA $87,899

Tucson, AZ $87,853

Cheyenne, WY $87,825

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,797

Tampa, FL $87,779

Omaha, NE $87,760

Port Arthur, TX $87,723

Evansville, IN $87,723

Bradenton, FL $87,686

Santa Fe, NM $87,520

Orlando, FL $87,427

Clearwater, FL $87,325

Canton, OH $87,131

La Crosse, WI $87,131

Grand Forks, ND $87,103

Albuquerque, NM $87,075

Tulsa, OK $87,075

Newport News, VA $87,066

High Point, NC $87,038

Ogden, UT $87,001

Corpus Christi, TX $86,927

Laramie, WY $86,871

Norfolk, VA $86,871

Rock Island, IL $86,816

Saginaw, MI $86,797

Jacksonville, FL $86,788

Salisbury, NC $86,769

Memphis, TN $86,751

Moline, IL $86,705

Fort Myers, FL $86,677

Waterloo, IA $86,556

Spartanburg, SC $86,464

Lincoln, NE $86,417

Fort Wayne, IN $86,399

Birmingham, AL $86,297

Cedar Falls, IA $86,279

Provo, UT $86,269

Springfield, OH $86,260

San Antonio, TX $86,242

Greensboro, NC $86,204

South Bend, IN $86,195

Winston Salem, NC $86,186

Boise, ID $86,158

Savannah, GA $86,093

Muskegon, MI $85,927

Lima, OH $85,815

Lake Charles, LA $85,778

Anderson, IN $85,760

Lexington, KY $85,732

Augusta, GA $85,704

Greenville, SC $85,704

Wichita, KS $85,621

Tuscaloosa, AL $85,621

Columbia, SC $85,538

Bloomington, IN $85,306

Roanoke, VA $85,251

Asheville, NC $85,130

Knoxville, TN $84,973

Shreveport, LA $84,963

Wilmington, NC $84,843

Frankfort, KY $84,667

Oklahoma City, OK $84,602

Chillicothe, OH $84,565

Longview, TX $84,556

Topeka, KS $84,528

Mobile, AL $84,389

Terre Haute, IN $84,352

Erie, PA $84,343

Altoona, PA $84,297

Melbourne, FL $84,269

Amarillo, TX $84,232

Killeen, TX $84,204

Fayetteville, AR $84,130

Sioux Falls, SD $84,065

Chattanooga, TN $84,010

Idaho Falls, ID $84,000

Gainesville, FL $83,806

Portsmouth, OH $83,759

Little Rock, AR $83,741

Lynchburg, VA $83,741

Lafayette, LA $83,704

Youngstown, OH $83,704

Temple, TX $83,667

Daytona Beach, FL $83,648

Clarksville, TN $83,639

Pensacola, FL $83,630

Hopkinsville, KY $83,352

Charleston, WV $83,343

Florence, SC $83,296

Sioux City, IA $83,241

Macon, GA $82,972

Tallahassee, FL $82,963

Fayetteville, NC $82,944

Waco, TX $82,926

Wichita Falls, TX $82,926

Pine Bluff, AR $82,889

Vincennes, IN $82,713

Lubbock, TX $82,676

Great Falls, MT $82,620

Alamogordo, NM $82,611

Abilene, TX $82,537

Rapid City, SD $82,417

Monroe, LA $82,417

Albany, GA $82,361

Huntington, WV $82,352

Jackson, MS $82,342

Greenville, MS $82,333

Parkersburg, WV $82,241

Montgomery, AL $82,222

Johnstown, PA $82,204

Springfield, MO $82,129

Biloxi, MS $82,083

Sumter, SC $81,889

Columbus, GA $81,879

Twin Falls, ID $81,824

Pascagoula, MS $81,703

Kingsport, TN $81,463

Gulfport, MS $81,435

Alexandria, LA $81,129

Fort Smith, AR $80,898

El Paso, TX $80,648

Helena, MT $80,527

Las Cruces, NM $80,231

Harlingen, TX $79,972

Pocatello, ID $79,888

Florence, AL $79,860

Brownsville, TX $79,842

Dothan, AL $79,694

Mcallen, TX $79,647

Columbus, MS $78,962

Altus, OK $78,536

Lawton, OK $78,360

Pierre, SD $78,027

What Skills Can Increase a Tug Boat 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 Tug Boat 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	$97,244	5%
Flexibility	$96,318	4%
Sense Of Urgency	$95,392	3%
Innovation	$95,392	3%
Leadership	$95,392	3%
Upselling	$94,466	2%

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Tug Boat Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Tug Boat 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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$82,953

Average $92,613/year

$99,738

$6,913

Average $7,718/month

$8,312

$1,595

Average $1,781/week

$1,918

$40

Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,738	$8,312	$1,918	$48
Average	$92,613	$7,718	$1,781	$45
25th Percentile	$82,953	$6,913	$1,595	$40

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Salary Trends for Tug Boat Engineer

Salaries for a Tug Boat Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $97,777 in 2023 to around $97,284 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Tug Boat Engineer salary trends, .

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