Maritime Officer total compensation: base vs bonus vs equity

Base pay is only part of the story. A Maritime Officer's total compensation runs about $135K (range $129Kโ€“$141K) once bonus, equity, and benefits are included โ€” base is roughly 70% of that.

Where the money comes from

Base salary
Guaranteed cash
$95K
70%
Bonus (mid)
8โ€“20% of base
$13K
10%
Equity / RSUs
~6% of base, annualised
$6K
4%
Benefits
~22% (health, 401k, etc.)
$21K
15%

Total (mid): $135K. Equity and bonus vary widely by employer and performance โ€” treat these as planning ranges, not a guaranteed offer.

Common questions

What is a Maritime Officer's total compensation?

A Maritime Officer's total comp is roughly $135K at the mid estimate (range $129Kโ€“$141K): base $95K plus a 8โ€“20% bonus, ~6% equity, and ~22% benefits.

How much of Maritime Officer pay is base vs bonus and equity?

Base is about 70% of total comp for a Maritime Officer. The rest comes from bonus ($13K mid), equity/RSUs (~$6K/yr annualised), and benefits (~$21K).

Do Maritime Officers get stock or RSUs?

Typically yes in this field โ€” around 6% of base in annualised equity, though it varies widely by employer (startups skew higher and riskier; large public firms pay liquid RSUs).

Bonus/equity/benefits modelled from category norms (Levels.fyi, Robert Half, employer benefit-cost data); estimates, not an offer.