Sailors and Marine Oilers salary by location
National median: $51,520 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $79,870 | +55.0% | 200 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $76,330 | +48.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $76,140 | +47.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $75,530 | +46.6% | 700 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $74,920 | +45.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $73,320 | +42.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $71,880 | +39.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $70,410 | +36.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $68,780 | +33.5% | 410 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $68,740 | +33.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $68,740 | +33.4% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $66,700 | +29.5% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | metropolitan | $65,940 | +28.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $63,900 | +24.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $63,130 | +22.5% | 480 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $62,650 | +21.6% | 560 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $62,610 | +21.5% | 620 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $62,550 | +21.4% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $61,630 | +19.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $61,510 | +19.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $61,120 | +18.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $60,580 | +17.6% | 870 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $60,040 | +16.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $59,100 | +14.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $57,930 | +12.4% | 2,710 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $57,870 | +12.3% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $57,450 | +11.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $57,320 | +11.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $56,680 | +10.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $56,570 | +9.8% | 570 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $55,610 | +7.9% | 4,270 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $55,610 | +7.9% | 3,470 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $55,180 | +7.1% | 1,680 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $54,210 | +5.2% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $53,520 | +3.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $53,520 | +3.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $52,950 | +2.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $52,110 | +1.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $52,000 | +0.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $51,940 | +0.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Gulfport, MS | metropolitan | $51,320 | −0.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $51,310 | −0.4% | 250 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $50,500 | −2.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $50,480 | −2.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $50,390 | −2.2% | 490 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $50,050 | −2.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $49,670 | −3.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, LA | metropolitan | $49,500 | −3.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $49,400 | −4.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $49,120 | −4.7% | 2,970 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $49,090 | −4.7% | 420 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $48,880 | −5.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $48,860 | −5.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $48,560 | −5.7% | 290 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $48,530 | −5.8% | 660 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $48,500 | −5.9% | 2,140 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $48,290 | −6.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $48,270 | −6.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $48,210 | −6.4% | 2,830 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $48,100 | −6.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Paducah, KY | metropolitan | $47,550 | −7.7% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $47,520 | −7.8% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $47,460 | −7.9% | 1,470 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $47,370 | −8.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $46,910 | −8.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $46,800 | −9.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $46,610 | −9.5% | 7,580 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $45,630 | −11.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $45,610 | −11.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | metropolitan | $45,600 | −11.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $45,280 | −12.1% | 400 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $44,880 | −12.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $44,770 | −13.1% | 310 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $44,520 | −13.6% | 270 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $44,350 | −13.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $44,070 | −14.5% | 340 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $44,070 | −14.5% | 420 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $43,630 | −15.3% | 1,940 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $43,360 | −15.8% | — | 2025 |
| AL | state | $43,000 | −16.5% | 290 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $42,710 | −17.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $42,360 | −17.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $38,810 | −24.7% | 210 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $38,600 | −25.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $38,480 | −25.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Panama City, FL | metropolitan | $38,470 | −25.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $37,920 | −26.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $37,500 | −27.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| San Juan, PR | metropolitan | $30,700 | −40.4% | — | 2025 |
| PR | state | $30,700 | −40.4% | — | 2025 |
| VI | state | $29,990 | −41.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $23,960 | −53.5% | 70 | 2025 |