Bottom quarter
$185K
Ship Engineer (Chief / Assistant Licensed) Salary in Boston
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$224K
Top quarter
$271K
Top 10%
$316K
Adjusted for Boston at 1.12× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Ship Engineer (Chief / Assistant Licensed) in Boston pulls a median of $224,000 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $271,040 and the top 10% at $315,840. Pay in Boston runs about 12% above the national baseline. $271,040 is what top-quartile Ship Engineer (Chief / Assistant Licensed) pay looks like in Boston. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$271,040 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$247,520 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$224,000 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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