MERCHANT MARINER Salary in the United States

How much does a MERCHANT MARINER make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a MERCHANT MARINER in the United States is $86,415 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $102,553
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,476 to $94,863
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,247
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MERCHANT MARINER Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $94,863 $7,905 $1,824 $46
Average $86,415 $7,201 $1,662 $42
25th Percentile $78,476 $6,540 $1,509 $38
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Key Factors That Influence MERCHANT MARINER Salaries

A MERCHANT MARINER'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 MERCHANT MARINER Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a MERCHANT MARINER'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): $83,155
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $83,755
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,595
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $87,285
  • Expert (over 8 years): $89,521
Levels Salary
Entry Level MERCHANT MARINER$83,155
Intermediate Level MERCHANT MARINER$83,755
Senior Level MERCHANT MARINER$84,595
Specialist Level MERCHANT MARINER$87,285
Expert Level MERCHANT MARINER$89,521
$83,155 0 yr
$83,755 < 2 yrs
$84,595 2-4 yrs
$87,285 5-8 yrs
$89,521 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for MERCHANT MARINERs

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: $108,996
  • San Francisco: $107,924
  • Oakland: $105,530

What Skills Can Increase a MERCHANT MARINER's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Planning (Mentioned in 6.54% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
  • Psychiatric (Mentioned in 2.04% Job Postings): Periodically and systematically assessing the client's dietary intake and nutritional status to ensure the effectiveness of nutrition intervention.
  • Acute Care (Mentioned in 1.56% Job Postings): Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer term care. Acute care services are generally delivered by teams of health care professionals from a range of medical and surgical specialties. Acute care may require a stay in a hospital emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, urgent care centre or other short-term stay facility, along with the assistance of diagnostic services, surgery, or follow-up outpatient care in the community. Hospital-based acute inpatient care typically has the goal of discharging patients as soon as they are deemed healthy and stable. Acute care settings include emergency department, intensive care, coronary care, cardiology, neonatal intensive care, and many general areas where the patient could become acutely unwell and require stabilization and transfer to another higher dependency unit for further treatment.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Planning 6.54%
Psychiatric 2.04%
Acute Care 1.56%
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 MERCHANT MARINER's salary.
  • Management Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
  • Managed Care: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
  • Patient Care: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Management Skills
$99,378
15%
Managed Care
$95,921
11%
Patient Care
$91,600
6%
Coordination
$91,600
6%
Interviewing
$91,600
6%
Effective Communication
$90,736
5%
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MERCHANT MARINER Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a MERCHANT MARINER'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 January 01, 2026

Salary Trends for MERCHANT MARINER

Salaries for a MERCHANT MARINER can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,517 in 2023 to around $68,335 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of MERCHANT MARINER salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of MERCHANT MARINER Over Time

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2023
$70,517
2024
$69,526
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$68,335
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2024 $69,526
2025 $68,335
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