average salary of a third mate
A third mate working for the MSC earns a base salary of $58,563 per year, or $4,880.25 per month, plus $42.16 for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week.he U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average hourly wage for all ship's officers is $35.47 and the annual average wage is $73,760. U.S. merchant mariners working in the Gulf of Mexico represent the more than half of certified U.S. mariners.