The salty taste you are experiencing could be due to many causes. It could be that you are dehydrated especially if you are taking a medicine such as a diuretic, or drinking too much cafienated drinks (coffee, coke.. etc).
Browse Ingram Barge Co. Ingram Barge Co. Deckhands earn $28,000 annually, or $13 per hour, which is 7% lower than the national average for all Deckhands at $30,000 annually and 74% lower than the national salary average for âall working Americans.
Other times he gets 60 to 80$ on his best days in tips. The captain (who does not own the boat) gets 10 times the pay. Two weeks pay not including tips (no taxes, bennies, or anything taken out) for the deckhand was 350$ while the captain got 3500.00 (capt does not pay fuel, insurance, etc) for the same 2 weeks. Is it fair - sure because the deckhand agrees to it.