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What naval architects make
Median
$112,230
Bottom tenth
$83,010
Top tenth
$173,330
The national median is $112,230 a year, the bottom tenth earn $83,010 or less and the top tenth $173,330 or more. The survey counts marine engineers and naval architects together because the two jobs sit side by side on the same projects: the naval architect shapes the ship, the marine engineer designs what drives it.