Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 141 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Lower West Mississippi $160,320290
Houston, TX $116,6202,850
Slidell, LA $116,130730
Lake Charles, LA $113,350160
Mississippi $112,670530
San Francisco, CA $110,810400

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $81,200530
      Alaska $80,430710
      Anchorage, AK $78,490150
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $76,400410
      Mobile, AL $67,240150
      Daphne, AL $62,28040
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $89,340—
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $110,810400
      Oxnard, CA $87,67050
      California $79,5601,970
      Los Angeles, CA $76,970790
      Sacramento, CA $75,70070
      San Diego, CA $74,850280
      Salinas, CA $60,07040
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $86,62040
      New Haven, CT $79,990140
      Bridgeport, CT $76,43070
      Connecticut $72,380340
      Norwich, CT $62,19080
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $76,280150
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $71,70050
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Florida $95,30030
      Jacksonville, FL $86,650780
      Palm Bay, FL $82,39090
      Miami, FL $65,6501,360
      Florida $63,5404,360
      Deltona, FL $62,59060
      Pensacola, FL $62,15030
      South Florida $60,900360
      Crestview, FL $60,84090
      Cape Coral, FL $60,60080
      North Port, FL $60,060140
      Panama City, FL $59,89080
      Tampa, FL $59,080590
      Naples, FL $55,590100
      Orlando, FL $48,120250
      Port St. Lucie, FL $47,83090
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Georgia $80,180200
      Savannah, GA $80,180120
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $62,40030
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $83,710290
      Hawaii $75,980530
      Kahului, HI $74,380110
      Hawaii / Kauai $60,660130
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Iowa $104,61060
      Iowa $100,330100
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $76,090380
      Illinois $76,090840
      Peoria, IL $74,89030
      South Illinois $62,40050
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $81,510810
      Evansville, IN $60,370150
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Kentucky $108,55050
      Paducah, KY-IL $88,6001,080
      Kentucky $81,8201,490
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $81,510630
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Slidell, LA $116,130730
      Lake Charles, LA $113,350160
      Louisiana $103,4306,310
      Baton Rouge, LA $102,820820
      New Orleans, LA $102,7701,820
      Houma, LA $101,9401,760
      Lafayette, LA $101,680260
      Southwest Louisiana $99,820600
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $98,51030
      Barnstable Town, MA $81,25080
      Massachusetts $67,690560
      Boston, MA-NH $65,420410
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $95,210460
      Baltimore, MD $94,740320
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $65,120170
      Maine $61,280330
      Northeast Maine $61,27040
      Southwest Maine $60,050110
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Michigan $84,65070
      Detroit, MI $82,970110
      Traverse City, MI $82,84080
      Michigan $72,810490
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $64,84070
      Muskegon, MI $59,90060
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minnesota $83,92090
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $96,330220
      Missouri $78,020370
      Southeast Missouri $46,05040
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower West Mississippi $160,320290
      Mississippi $112,670530
      Gulfport, MS $100,09070
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $76,48050
      Eastern North Carolina $66,680160
      North Carolina $66,680430
      Wilmington, NC $59,350130
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $66,56040
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $91,700880
      Atlantic City, NJ $83,23070
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $106,5902,510
      New York $103,5102,080
      Buffalo, NY $82,82080
      Albany, NY $72,29040
      Rochester, NY $61,78040
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $80,480130
      Cleveland, OH $62,40050
      Ohio $52,000310
      Sandusky, OH $49,56060
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $104,120340
      Coast Oregon $79,890100
      Oregon $75,590480
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $101,650290
      Pittsburgh, PA $84,310300
      Pennsylvania $82,050530
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $36,08060
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $68,660220
      Rhode Island $67,250170
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $65,570210
      South Carolina $58,280410
      Hilton Head Island, SC $46,28070
      Myrtle Beach, SC $42,60060
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tennessee $91,880840
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $76,96040
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $116,6202,850
      Beaumont, TX $109,810200
      Texas $105,7904,090
      Corpus Christi, TX $75,010230
      Dallas, TX $69,630240
      Brownsville, TX $60,800160
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utah $49,120—
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern West Virginia $102,90090
      West Virginia $95,170110
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $82,6601,730
      Virginia $82,4701,890
      Northeast Virginia $77,25030
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $48,700130
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $61,88050
      Vermont $61,88050
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bremerton, WA $107,00060
      Mount Vernon, WA $107,00040
      Seattle, WA $105,0001,260
      Washington $104,5601,600
      Western Washington $100,36060
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wisconsin $64,610150
      South Central Wisconsin $55,55040
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $69,330210