This Chart Helps You Find the Right Career Based on Salary and Growth(lifehacker.com)
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This Chart Helps You Find the Right Career Based on Salary and Growth
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Third Assistant Engineer / Third Mate: $100,000
Second Assistant Engineer / Second Mate: $120,000
First Assistant Engineer / First Mate: $140,000
Chief Engineer / Chief Mate: $160,000
Master (Captain): $200,000
And that is only working half the year at sea. Salaries listed are approximate, and if anything, on the low end. Schooling is the easiest way to enter the profession. Free if attending the federal maritime academy, approximately $10,000 a year for 4 years if attending one of the six state maritime academies. Able to upgrade license to the next rating after one year of sea time in the current rating.