Bottom quarter
$140K
Vessel Captain (Deep-Sea Merchant) Salary in Dallas
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$177K
Top quarter
$220K
Top 10%
$260K
Adjusted for Dallas at 1.04× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Vessel Captain (Deep-Sea Merchant) in Dallas pulls a median of $176,800 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $220,480 and the top 10% at $260,000. The Dallas adjustment moves the band 4% above the national baseline. $220,480 is what top-quartile Vessel Captain (Deep-Sea Merchant) pay looks like in Dallas. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$220,480 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$198,640 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$176,800 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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