United States
Commercial Divers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$61,130
Commercial Divers in the United States earn a median of $61,130 a year, about $29.39 an hour.
Median
$61,130
per year
Hourly
$29.39
as published
Mean
$78,110
pulled up by top earners
Workers
3,430
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | State | $52,680 | -14% |
| Louisiana | State | $48,550 | -21% |
| Texas | State | $56,340 | -8% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $58,800 | -4% |
| New York | State | $153,990 | +152% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $154,000 | +152% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $62,050 | +2% |
| Connecticut | State | $58,170 | -5% |
| Maine | State | $72,800 | +19% |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | Metro | $48,610 | -20% |
| Virginia | State | $79,090 | +29% |
| Washington | State | $117,210 | +92% |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Metro | $75,030 | +23% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Metro | $58,680 | -4% |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | Metro | $58,170 | -5% |
| Indiana | State | $78,680 | +29% |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Metro | $58,490 | -4% |
| Wisconsin | State | $85,310 | +40% |
| Jacksonville, FL | Metro | $48,540 | -21% |
| Hawaii | State | $94,710 | +55% |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | Metro | $60,020 | -2% |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | Metro | $94,710 | +55% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Metro | $45,910 | -25% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $131,960 | +116% |
| Vermont | State | $98,610 | +61% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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