Bottom quarter
$112K
Vessel Mate (Deck Officer) Salary in New Orleans
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$138K
Top quarter
$170K
Top 10%
$199K
Adjusted for New Orleans at 0.97× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Vessel Mate (Deck Officer) in New Orleans pulls a median of $137,740 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $169,750 and the top 10% at $198,850. The New Orleans adjustment moves the band 3% below the national baseline. $169,750 is what top-quartile Vessel Mate (Deck Officer) pay looks like in New Orleans. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$169,750 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$153,745 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$137,740 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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