Money · 1 of 5
What deckhands make
Median
$51,520
New hand
$34,560
Experienced, union or offshore
$83,620
The national median is $51,520 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $34,560. The federal survey files this job under Sailors and Marine Oilers, which lumps deckhands in with the people who oil the engines, so the figures cover a slightly wider group than the job title.