Merchant Marine Salary by Rank: What 2,019 Jobs Pay (2026)
Seafarer wages are usually discussed through two lenses: the ILO minimum for able seafarers and the collective agreements that sit above it. What ship operators and crewing agencies actually advertise gets far less attention,…
On 6 November 2026, GP Solution, one of the leading job platforms for the maritime and offshore sectors, listed 3,147 live marine and maritime jobs. Of these, 2,019 (64%) stated their pay. Read together, they give a rare view of merchant marine salaries by rank, as employers offer them today.
Figures are kept in the currency and period the listing states. Monthly wages in euros and dollars come from different parts of the market, so they are not converted into each other.
The engine room is where demand is. There are more live listings for chief engineers (367) and second engineers (315) than for masters (233).
Second engineer listings state pay most often. 72% of second engineer listings state a wage, the highest share of any rank here.
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