How much do Marine Engineers and Naval Architects make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, the published 10th percentile is $64,540 and the 90th percentile is $173,330. The difference is $108,790, which is 80.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $98,750 to the 75th at $173,330, covers $74,580.

The mean annual wage is $127,990, which sits below the median of $135,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL median is 20.5% higher than the national median of $112,230 for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,497, which is 5.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% higher than the Florida median of $130,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $135,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marine Engineers and Naval Architects at $118,497 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 188 miles away, with a median of $132,250. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,083, against $118,497 here.