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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Salary by City
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Salary by City (2024)
77 metro areas · National average: $86,816 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels salaries across 77 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Baton Rouge, LA $125,100
$102,820
$60,440
$210,720
Philadelphia, PA $123,370
$101,650
$38,750
$205,810
New Orleans, LA $122,870
$102,770
$58,120
$186,880
Slidell, LA $117,370
$116,130
$85,460
$136,750
Houston, TX $117,340
$116,620
$67,590
$173,360
Bremerton, WA $116,240
$107,000
$81,740
$173,430
Beaumont, TX $115,350
$109,810
$64,090
$158,400
Lafayette, LA $111,850
$101,680
$61,310
$156,340
Mount Vernon, WA $111,420
$107,000
$58,750
$173,430
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $111,190
$81,510
$55,790
$193,900
Gulfport, MS $110,020
$100,090
$42,580
$143,250
Paducah, KY $108,820
$88,600
$51,920
$188,830
Baltimore, MD $108,490
$94,740
$48,750
$180,870
Savannah, GA $108,330
$80,180
$39,060
$126,300
New York, NY $106,820
$106,590
$47,150
$166,080
Lake Charles, LA $106,230
$113,350
$57,690
$133,960
San Francisco, CA $105,990
$110,810
$62,150
$138,580
Seattle, WA $105,150
$105,000
$60,720
$142,570
Houma, LA $104,620
$101,940
$61,710
$139,840
Portland, OR $100,610
$104,120
$55,950
$152,400
Urban Honolulu, HI $95,690
$83,710
$50,540
$139,600
Palm Bay, FL $95,540
$82,390
$47,220
$176,060
Jacksonville, FL $94,580
$86,650
$48,000
$139,400
Washington, DC $94,310
$76,280
$38,400
$162,850
Oxnard, CA $93,550
$87,670
$54,310
$156,450
Corpus Christi, TX $93,420
$75,010
$48,470
$157,460
St. Louis, MO $93,280
$96,330
$39,060
$138,780
Dallas, TX $92,950
$69,630
$53,570
$169,640
Charlotte, NC $92,260
$76,480
$41,290
$169,960
Anchorage, AK $91,050
$78,490
$38,620
$168,110
Los Angeles, CA $90,010
$76,970
$50,520
$122,880
Sacramento, CA $89,450
$75,700
$50,770
$160,690
Barnstable Town, MA $89,320
$81,250
$46,230
$159,010
Bridgeport, CT $88,980
$76,430
$35,760
$179,580
Virginia Beach, VA $88,960
$82,660
$51,830
$129,850
New Haven, CT $87,950
$79,990
$47,150
$133,210
Traverse City, MI $87,890
$82,840
$54,070
$135,890
Brownsville, TX $87,840
$60,800
$53,340
$139,270
Peoria, IL $87,190
$74,890
$51,130
$121,540
Detroit, MI $86,950
$82,970
$28,340
$168,070
Albany, NY $85,570
$72,290
$44,550
$138,810
Pittsburgh, PA $84,930
$84,310
$33,750
$123,920
Mobile, AL $84,250
$67,240
$55,570
$120,600
Hartford, CT $83,850
$86,620
$50,590
$113,690
Atlantic City, NJ $83,080
$83,230
$52,000
$112,860
Chicago, IL $82,860
$76,090
$36,900
$129,500
Providence, RI $82,810
$68,660
$38,410
$161,340
Buffalo, NY $82,110
$82,820
$39,370
$133,880
Kahului, HI $81,270
$74,380
$51,430
$112,700
San Diego, CA $79,850
$74,850
$55,240
$113,670
Daphne, AL $78,940
$62,280
$33,900
$124,800
Miami, FL $78,480
$65,650
$34,190
$126,440
Chattanooga, TN $78,150
$76,960
$33,980
$125,180
Huntington, WV $76,620
$69,330
$37,080
$133,460
Norwich, CT $75,690
$62,190
$43,990
$133,110
Boston, MA $75,530
$65,420
$45,380
$122,970
Charleston, SC $75,010
$65,570
$34,330
$120,620
Pensacola, FL $73,530
$62,150
$39,660
$114,920
Deltona, FL $72,640
$62,590
$46,700
$107,390
Rochester, NY $70,920
$61,780
$39,160
$103,510
Tampa, FL $70,730
$59,080
$29,050
$126,370
Portland, ME $70,360
$65,120
$48,700
$94,990
Panama City, FL $68,610
$59,890
$41,590
$105,860
Wilmington, NC $66,910
$59,350
$39,090
$99,490
Cleveland, OH $66,480
$62,400
$30,570
$107,340
North Port, FL $65,760
$60,060
$36,700
$118,100
Cape Coral, FL $65,010
$60,600
$35,370
$103,950
Crestview, FL $64,440
$60,840
$30,330
$110,710
Naples, FL $63,950
$55,590
$33,770
$109,840
Burlington, VT $62,810
$61,880
$29,320
$100,050
Evansville, IN $61,100
$60,370
$56,240
$64,480
Sandusky, OH $59,970
$49,560
$34,790
$89,140
Orlando, FL $59,820
$48,120
$39,010
$110,660
Port St. Lucie, FL $58,330
$47,830
$26,710
$105,550
Hilton Head Island, SC $47,460
$46,280
$26,770
$79,830
San Juan, PR $46,580
$36,080
$21,080
$84,700
Myrtle Beach, SC $42,060
$42,600
$21,300
$74,690
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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