Ship Engineers pay range in Mobile
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $91,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $114,490 or more. The middle half of ship engineers in Mobile earn between $95,540 and $97,620.
- $91K10th
- $96K25th
- $96KMedian
- $98K75th
- $114K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $98,300 | $8,192 | $47.26 |
| Median | $95,540 | $7,962 | $45.93 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $95,540 | $7,962 | $45.93 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $97,620 | $8,135 | $46.93 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Ship Engineers salary after taxes in Mobile
On the average salary of $98,300, a single filer in Mobile takes home about $73,949 a year, or $6,162 a month and $2,844 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
Is Mobile a good place for ship engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Mobile area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $98,300 buys what about $111,580 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Mobile ($47,000). A typical home costs $197,857, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Ship Engineers salary in nearby metro areas
- New Orleans, LA$151,960
- Houma, LA$113,090
- Jacksonville, FL$124,210
- Houston, TX$127,070
- Charleston, SC$96,430
- Miami, FL$121,780
Highest-paying cities for ship engineers
New Orleans, LA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($151,960).
- New Orleans, LA$151,960
- Honolulu, HI$135,380
- San Francisco, CA$130,570
- Houston, TX$127,070
- New York, NY$126,400
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Ship Engineers salary in Mobile: questions
How much do ship engineers make an hour in Mobile?
$47.26 an hour on average, and $45.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level ship engineers salary in Mobile?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $91,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $95,540, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the ship engineers take-home pay in Mobile?
About $73,949 a year ($6,162 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $98,300. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
Do ship engineers earn more in Mobile than elsewhere?
The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($113,388).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-5031; area Mobile, AL (33660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 3.94, this job is 3.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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