Ship Engineers pay range in San Francisco
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $93,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $205,780 or more. The middle half of ship engineers in San Francisco earn between $95,390 and $161,750.
- $93K10th
- $95K25th
- $109KMedian
- $162K75th
- $206K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $130,570 | $10,881 | $62.77 |
| Median | $108,770 | $9,064 | $52.29 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $95,390 | $7,949 | $45.86 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $161,750 | $13,479 | $77.76 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Ship Engineers salary after taxes in San Francisco
On the average salary of $130,570, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $92,460 a year, or $7,705 a month and $3,556 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is San Francisco a good place for ship engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Francisco area are 16% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 115.6), so the average $130,570 buys what about $112,937 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.
Ship Engineers salary in other California cities
San Francisco ranks 1st of 3 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- San Francisco$130,570
- Los Angeles$98,400
- San Diego$90,770
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 San Francisco: questions
How much do ship engineers make an hour in San Francisco?
$62.77 an hour on average, and $52.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level ship engineers salary in San Francisco?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $93,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $95,390, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the ship engineers take-home pay in San Francisco?
About $92,460 a year ($7,705 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $130,570. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do ship engineers earn more in San Francisco than elsewhere?
The average here is 15% more 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.5%.
- 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.09, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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