Salary of a Boat Captain in NYC
A boat captain is in charge of all operations of a water vessel, which might be a ship, tugboat or ferry. Some duties of the captain include setting the course, steering the boat and supervising workers. Boat captains based in New York City might work in coastal waters, the Atlantic Ocean or rivers. Faster than average job growth is likely in this career through at least 2018, according to the Department of Labor at its O*Net Online website.
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Average and Median Salaries
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The average salary of a boat captain in the greater New York City area as of May 2010 was $36.80 per hour, or $76,540 per year, says the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That was about 8 percent higher than the national average for this occupation of $33.89 per hour. The median salary, or the number at which an equal number of boat captains earn more and an equal number earn less, was $34.43 per hour. New York City had the fifth-largest employment level in this occupation by U.S. metropolitan area in 2010.
Salary Range
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The middle 50 percent of boat captains in New York City earned $27.40 to $43.65 per hour in 2010, or $56,990 to $90,790 per year. The bottom 10 percent of the salary scale was at or below $22.46 per hour, or $46,730 per year. The top 10 percent of New York City boat captains were making annual salaries higher than $112,000.
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Larger Area Average
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also provides salary data for boat captains in a larger New York City metro area to include Long Island, northern New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania. The average salary in this larger area was about 8 percent lower than in New York City proper, at $33.81 per hour, or $67,240 per year. That was nearly identical to the nationwide average.
Larger Area Salary Range
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The middle 50 percent of boat captains in the larger New York City metropolitan region in 2010 had pay rates of $24.76 to $41.42 per hour, or $51,510 to $86,150 per year. The bottom 10 percent of the salary scale was at or below $17.18 per hour, or $35,740 per year. The top 10 percent of boat captains based in this area earned more than $105,000 per year.
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