How much do Marine Engineers and Naval Architects make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Percentile spread

For Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, the published 10th percentile is $104,210 and the 90th percentile is $195,190. The difference is $90,980, which is 57.0% 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 $118,630 to the 75th at $172,580, covers $53,950.

The mean annual wage is $151,650, which sits below the median of $159,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 42.3% higher than the national median of $112,230 for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $146,670, which is 30.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.3% lower than the District of Columbia median of $172,330.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $159,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marine Engineers and Naval Architects at $146,670 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. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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).).

• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 60 miles away, with a median of $113,940 and employment of 80. That median is 28.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,047, against $146,670 here.

Employment share

Marine Engineers and Naval Architects accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (710 of 3,136,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (8,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.27 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.