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What marine engineers make
Median
$77,000
Lower end
$56,000
Upper end
$128,000
Job Bank's national median is $37 an hour, about $77,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The lower end ($26.78) and upper end ($61.54) are the bottom and top of the wage range for officers at every rank, from fourth engineer to chief engineer.