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

A Senior Marine Engineer's salary grows with experience: an Alumni Relations Coordinator (0-2 years)earns $53,371, a Senior Alumni Relations Coordinator (2-4 years)earns $63,196, an Senior Marine Engineer (4-5 years)earns $82,420,

What are the highest paying states for a Senior Marine Engineer?

Senior Marine Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Senior Marine Engineer roles are District of Columbia $92,391, California $92,040, Massachusetts $90,814. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Senior Marine Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Senior Marine Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Marine Chief Engineer: $126,729; Marine Systems Engineer: $100,628; Marine Engineer Officer: $90,789; Marine Electrical Engineer: $84,920; Marine Engineer: $84,360.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Senior Marine Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Senior Marine Engineer Salary in the United States

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

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Senior Marine Engineer in the United States is $83,446 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,101
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,394 to $97,398
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,422

10% $60,422

50% (Median) $83,446

90% $110,101

Senior Marine Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,398	$8,117	$1,873	$47
Average	$83,446	$6,954	$1,605	$40
25th Percentile	$71,394	$5,950	$1,373	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Senior Marine Engineer Salaries

A Senior Marine Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $92,391.
California: $92,040.
Massachusetts: $90,814.

District of Columbia $92,391 California $92,040 Massachusetts $90,814 Washington $90,480 New Jersey $90,447 Alaska $90,330 Connecticut $89,178 New York $88,711

Hawaii $87,217 Rhode Island $86,516 Maryland $86,041 Minnesota $85,390 Colorado $85,139 Illinois $85,056 Oregon $84,739 Delaware $84,505

New Hampshire $84,358 Virginia $84,030 Pennsylvania $83,070 Nevada $82,586 North Dakota $82,427 Michigan $82,177 Wisconsin $82,085 Vermont $81,902

Texas $81,393 Maine $81,359 Arizona $81,309 Ohio $81,251 Georgia $80,483 Indiana $80,099 Wyoming $80,024 Utah $79,907

Iowa $79,857 Kansas $79,457 Louisiana $79,340 North Carolina $79,298 Missouri $79,282 Florida $78,956 Montana $78,781 Nebraska $78,614

Kentucky $78,522 South Carolina $78,188 Tennessee $77,980 Idaho $77,896 New Mexico $77,287 Oklahoma $77,154 Alabama $76,661 South Dakota $75,835

Arkansas $75,385 West Virginia $75,143 Mississippi $74,417

Top Paying Cities for Senior 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: $105,250
San Francisco: $104,097
Oakland: $101,904

San Jose, CA $105,250

San Francisco, CA $104,097

Oakland, CA $101,904

New York, NY $96,078

Paramus, NJ $94,910

Queens Village, NY $94,906

Passaic, NJ $94,827

Bergenfield, NJ $94,819

Stamford, CT $94,636

Huntington, NY $94,601

Newark, NJ $93,985

Bridgeport, CT $93,809

Vallejo, CA $93,643

New Brunswick, NJ $93,609

Petaluma, CA $93,559

Middlesex, NJ $93,401

Somerset, NJ $93,342

Santa Cruz, CA $93,234

Boston, MA $92,725

Monterey, CA $92,432

Seattle, WA $92,241

Santa Rosa, CA $92,224

Los Angeles, CA $92,199

Juneau, AK $91,982

Washington, DC $91,890

Orange, CA $91,593

Santa Ana, CA $91,373

Long Beach, CA $91,289

Anaheim, CA $91,273

Anchorage, AK $91,231

Santa Maria, CA $90,981

Everett, WA $90,964

Danbury, CT $90,670

Bremerton, WA $90,555

Tacoma, WA $90,255

New Suffolk, NY $90,253

Sacramento, CA $90,230

Santa Barbara, CA $90,138

Trenton, NJ $90,046

San Diego, CA $90,046

Brockton, MA $89,954

Fairbanks, AK $89,750

Lompoc, CA $89,537

Lowell, MA $89,469

Ventura, CA $89,454

Nashua, NH $89,437

Stockton, CA $89,429

Modesto, CA $88,819

Poughkeepsie, NY $88,636

Olympia, WA $88,477

Kennewick, WA $88,477

New Haven, CT $88,444

Lawrence, MA $88,143

Hartford, CT $88,060

Riverside, CA $88,043

New Bedford, MA $87,960

Richland, WA $87,960

Bakersfield, CA $87,843

San Bernardino, CA $87,810

New Britain, CT $87,801

Atlantic City, NJ $87,801

New London, CT $87,768

Norwich, CT $87,743

Portsmouth, NH $87,726

Boulder, CO $87,549

Portland, OR $87,434

Worcester, MA $87,426

Minneapolis, MN $87,167

Philadelphia, PA $87,050

Honolulu, HI $86,775

Saint Paul, MN $86,735

Vineland, NJ $86,717

Providence, RI $86,475

Chicago, IL $86,233

Bellingham, WA $86,132

Springfield, MA $86,066

Baltimore, MD $86,041

Chico, CA $85,832

Pittsfield, MA $85,607

Manchester, NH $85,448

Spokane, WA $85,081

Denver, CO $85,073

Albany, NY $84,680

Troy, NY $84,647

Nassau, NY $84,558

Schenectady, NY $84,472

Wilmington, DE $84,405

Burlington, VT $84,288

Salem, OR $84,255

Portland, ME $83,996

Yakima, WA $83,913

Rochester, MN $83,654

Reno, NV $83,612

Fresno, CA $83,612

Milwaukee, WI $83,537

Detroit, MI $83,454

Ann Arbor, MI $83,440

Allentown, PA $83,429

Colorado Springs, CO $83,287

Syracuse, NY $83,245

Carson City, NV $83,245

Houston, TX $83,128

Eugene, OR $83,087

Gary, IN $82,987

Springfield, OR $82,920

Bismarck, ND $82,903

Galveston, TX $82,845

Medford, OR $82,720

Fort Collins, CO $82,686

Concord, NH $82,644

Austin, TX $82,619

Mesa, AZ $82,444

Reading, PA $82,436

Phoenix, AZ $82,427

Dallas, TX $82,402

Saint Cloud, MN $82,322

Madison, WI $82,211

Utica, NY $81,985

Rochester, NY $81,852

Des Moines, IA $81,843

Raleigh, NC $81,835

Atlanta, GA $81,710

Battle Creek, MI $81,685

Salt Lake City, UT $81,660

Lancaster, PA $81,535

Harrisburg, PA $81,418

Kansas City, MO $81,334

Champaign, IL $81,318

Kansas City, KS $81,318

Fort Worth, TX $81,309

Columbus, OH $81,295

Boca Raton, FL $81,276

Pittsburgh, PA $81,243

Richmond, VA $81,209

Indianapolis, IN $81,192

Cleveland, OH $81,184

Las Vegas, NV $81,084

Cincinnati, OH $81,084

Petersburg, VA $80,959

Huntsville, AL $80,834

Lansing, MI $80,778

Lebanon, PA $80,767

Pueblo, CO $80,759

Appleton, WI $80,734

Buffalo, NY $80,700

Dayton, OH $80,675

Racine, WI $80,658

Charlotte, NC $80,650

Saint Louis, MO $80,625

York, PA $80,575

Elkhart, IN $80,575

Gastonia, NC $80,559

Billings, MT $80,539

Beaumont, TX $80,517

Lorain, OH $80,500

Benton Harbor, MI $80,483

Toledo, OH $80,466

Binghamton, NY $80,425

Rock Hill, SC $80,416

Rockford, IL $80,375

Springfield, IL $80,341

Elyria, OH $80,333

Fargo, ND $80,333

Flagstaff, AZ $80,275

Fort Lauderdale, FL $80,225

Duluth, MN $80,174

Miami, FL $80,174

Cheyenne, WY $80,116

Grand Forks, ND $80,116

Bangor, ME $79,932

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,841

Durham, NC $79,806

Louisville, KY $79,799

Grand Rapids, MI $79,782

Hialeah, FL $79,774

Casper, WY $79,657

Scranton, PA $79,557

New Orleans, LA $79,532

Virginia Beach, VA $79,524

Akron, OH $79,482

Peoria, IL $79,373

Sarasota, FL $79,357

Nashville, TN $79,298

Omaha, NE $79,298

Green Bay, WI $79,298

Baton Rouge, LA $79,257

Charleston, SC $79,240

Jamestown, NY $79,198

Davenport, IA $79,198

Tucson, AZ $79,156

Saint Petersburg, FL $79,106

Tampa, FL $79,090

Evansville, IN $79,040

Port Arthur, TX $79,040

Bradenton, FL $79,006

Santa Fe, NM $78,856

Orlando, FL $78,706

Clearwater, FL $78,681

Canton, OH $78,506

La Crosse, WI $78,506

Albuquerque, NM $78,455

Newport News, VA $78,447

High Point, NC $78,422

Ogden, UT $78,389

Corpus Christi, TX $78,322

Norfolk, VA $78,272

Laramie, WY $78,272

Rock Island, IL $78,222

Saginaw, MI $78,205

Jacksonville, FL $78,197

Salisbury, NC $78,180

Boise, ID $78,163

Moline, IL $78,122

Fort Myers, FL $78,097

Memphis, TN $78,080

Tulsa, OK $78,038

Waterloo, IA $77,988

Spartanburg, SC $77,905

Lincoln, NE $77,863

Fort Wayne, IN $77,846

Provo, UT $77,838

Cedar Falls, IA $77,738

San Antonio, TX $77,704

Greensboro, NC $77,671

South Bend, IN $77,663

Savannah, GA $77,571

Muskegon, MI $77,538

Birmingham, AL $77,529

Winston Salem, NC $77,488

Lake Charles, LA $77,287

Anderson, IN $77,271

Lexington, KY $77,245

Augusta, GA $77,220

Greenville, SC $77,220

Lima, OH $77,154

Wichita, KS $77,145

Tuscaloosa, AL $77,145

Columbia, SC $77,070

Springfield, OH $77,054

Asheville, NC $76,920

Bloomington, IN $76,862

Knoxville, TN $76,561

Shreveport, LA $76,553

Wilmington, NC $76,444

Roanoke, VA $76,444

Topeka, KS $76,294

Frankfort, KY $76,285

Oklahoma City, OK $76,227

Chillicothe, OH $76,194

Longview, TX $76,186

Melbourne, FL $76,177

Sioux Falls, SD $76,044

Mobile, AL $76,036

Terre Haute, IN $76,002

Altoona, PA $75,952

Amarillo, TX $75,894

Killeen, TX $75,869

Fayetteville, AR $75,802

Chattanooga, TN $75,777

Sioux City, IA $75,702

Idaho Falls, ID $75,685

Lynchburg, VA $75,618

Gainesville, FL $75,510

Portsmouth, OH $75,468

Little Rock, AR $75,451

Lafayette, LA $75,418

Youngstown, OH $75,418

Daytona Beach, FL $75,368

Clarksville, TN $75,360

Pensacola, FL $75,351

Temple, TX $75,345

Hopkinsville, KY $75,101

Erie, PA $75,084

Florence, SC $75,051

Charleston, WV $74,917

Great Falls, MT $74,876

Macon, GA $74,759

Tallahassee, FL $74,750

Fayetteville, NC $74,734

Waco, TX $74,717

Helena, MT $74,659

Pine Bluff, AR $74,627

Vincennes, IN $74,525

Lubbock, TX $74,492

Alamogordo, NM $74,442

Twin Falls, ID $74,367

Rapid City, SD $74,342

Jackson, MS $74,191

Huntington, WV $74,186

Greenville, MS $74,183

Parkersburg, WV $74,098

Montgomery, AL $74,083

Wichita Falls, TX $73,999

Springfield, MO $73,999

Biloxi, MS $73,958

Monroe, LA $73,874

Johnstown, PA $73,816

Sumter, SC $73,783

Columbus, GA $73,774

Pascagoula, MS $73,616

Abilene, TX $73,616

Kingsport, TN $73,399

Albany, GA $73,399

Gulfport, MS $73,374

Alexandria, LA $73,098

Fort Smith, AR $72,890

El Paso, TX $72,664

Las Cruces, NM $72,289

Harlingen, TX $72,077

Pocatello, ID $72,064

Florence, AL $71,955

Brownsville, TX $71,938

Mcallen, TX $71,763

Dothan, AL $71,646

Columbus, MS $71,151

Altus, OK $70,762

Lawton, OK $70,603

Pierre, SD $70,303

What Skills Can Increase a Senior Marine Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 8.12% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Marketing Communications (Mentioned in 2.21% Job Postings): Marketing communications (MC, marcom(s), marcomm(s)) uses different marketing channels and tools in combination: Marketing communication channels focus on any way a business communicates a message to its desired market, or the market in general. A marketing communication tool can be anything from: advertising, personal selling, direct marketing, sponsorship, communication, and promotion to public relations. MC are made up of the marketing mix which is made up of 4P's: Price, Promotion, Place and Product, for a business selling goods, and made up of 7P's: Price, Promotion, Place, Product, People, Physical evidence and Process, for a service based business.
Digital Content (Mentioned in 1.11% Job Postings): Digital content is any content that exists in the form of digital data. Also known as digital media, digital content is stored on digital or analog storage in specific formats.

Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	8.12%
Marketing Communications	2.21%
Digital Content	1.11%

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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 Senior Marine Engineer's salary.

Brand Management: Can increase your salary by up to 26%.
Publishing: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Gathering Information: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Brand Management	$105,141	26%
Publishing	$91,790	10%
Gathering Information	$91,790	10%

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How Education impacts a Senior Marine Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Senior Marine Engineers enter the field with a Associate'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 Senior Marine Engineer with a Associate's Degree is between $80,652 and $90,891).

Senior Marine Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

$95,200
$93,100
$91,000
$89,000
$86,900
$84,800
$82,800
$80,700

Typical Education for Senior Marine Engineer
Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.1%
High School	3.1%
Associates	1.5%
Bachelors	46.2%
Masters	46.2%
Doctorate	3.1%

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

Understanding how a Senior 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.

$71,394

Average $83,446/year

$97,398

$5,950

Average $6,954/month

$8,117

$1,373

Average $1,605/week

$1,873

$34

Average $40/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,398	$8,117	$1,873	$47
Average	$83,446	$6,954	$1,605	$40
25th Percentile	$71,394	$5,950	$1,373	$34

Salary Trends for Senior Marine Engineer

Salaries for a Senior Marine Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $71,768 in 2023 to around $71,417 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Senior Marine Engineer salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Senior Marine Engineer Over Time

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2024	$72,284
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Common company salaries for Senior Marine Engineer

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N $97,099/per year

New York Police Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $95,962/per year

State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $94,615/per year

US Department of Transportation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $93,141/per year

US General Services Administration Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $92,342/per year

Los Angeles County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

D $92,011/per year

Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,967/per year

US Department of Commerce Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $91,755/per year

US Department of Energy Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

F $91,673/per year

Federal Bureau of Investigation Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $90,276/per year

Naval Sea Systems Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,975/per year

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $88,721/per year

San Diego County Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

T $88,664/per year

The TTB Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

L $87,569/per year

Lutheran Services Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

M $85,066/per year

Maryland Inc Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $83,780/per year

State University of New York Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $82,969/per year

New York State Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

P $82,703/per year

Puerto Rico Department of Education Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

U $80,526/per year

US Central Command Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

H $80,286/per year

Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $79,270/per year

Air Force Reserve Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

A $78,505/per year

American Automobile Association (AAA) Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $76,678/per year

State of Florida - Department of Health Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

N $75,183/per year

New York State Department Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

S $75,106/per year

State University System of Florida Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit the United States

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