Salary for Ship and Boat Captains

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Boat captains can be employed by large hospitality industry companies, such as in the case of pleasure cruises, in private practice, or in the industrial or fishing industries. These positions typically require advanced marine operations training, logistics, and transportation study, as well as hands-on experience in other positions on ships, such as being a deck officer. Many boat captains in the private sector come from military or naval backgrounds.

A Ship or Boat Captain can expect wages of around 56000 to 84000 depending on seniority. Ship and Boat Captains can get a pay level of Seventy Thousand Nine Hundred dollars annually.

Ship and Boat Captains are paid at the highest average level in Delaware, which has average job salaries of close to $102290. This group of people can expect the most salary in Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services, where they can earn average pay levels of $81900.

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