Ship Engineers pay range in Miami
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $151,650 or more. The middle half of ship engineers in Miami earn between $102,980 and $139,810.
- $63K10th
- $103K25th
- $130KMedian
- $140K75th
- $152K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $121,780 | $10,148 | $58.55 |
| Median | $129,700 | $10,808 | $62.36 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $102,980 | $8,582 | $49.51 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $139,810 | $11,651 | $67.22 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Ship Engineers salary after taxes in Miami
On the average salary of $121,780, a single filer in Miami takes home about $94,502 a year, or $7,875 a month and $3,635 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Miami a good place for ship engineers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $121,780 buys what about $106,680 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Ship Engineers salary in other Florida cities
Miami ranks 2nd of 2 Florida metro areas for this job; Jacksonville pays the most ($124,210).
- Jacksonville$124,210
- Miami$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 Miami: questions
How much do ship engineers make an hour in Miami?
$58.55 an hour on average, and $62.36 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level ship engineers salary in Miami?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $102,980, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the ship engineers take-home pay in Miami?
About $94,502 a year ($7,875 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $121,780. Florida has no state income tax.
Do ship engineers earn more in Miami than elsewhere?
The average here is 7% 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
- 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 no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 4.19, this job is 4.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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