The median annual wage for Ship Engineers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $113,440 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $114,870.
Pay spans roughly $71,350 at the 10th percentile to $162,040 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $54.54 per hour.
| Median (annual) | $113,440 |
| Mean (annual) | $114,870 |
| Median (hourly) | $54.54 |
| 10th percentile | $71,350 |
| 90th percentile | $162,040 |
| Employment | — |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.