The median annual wage for Ship Engineers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $131,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $124,990.
Pay spans roughly $79,810 at the 10th percentile to $173,590 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $63.29 per hour. An estimated 680 people work as ship engineers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $131,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $124,990 |
| Median (hourly) | $63.29 |
| 10th percentile | $79,810 |
| 90th percentile | $173,590 |
| Employment | 680 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.