SOC 49-9092 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Commercial Divers
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
Nationally, commercial divers earned a median of $72,990 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 3,450 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $161,800 | $77.79 | Not published | Not published |
| New York | $157,800 | $75.87 | 170 | 0.0 |
| Rhode Island | $126,320 | $60.73 | Not published | Not published |
| California | $101,540 | $48.82 | 310 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii | $95,750 | $46.04 | 70 | 0.1 |
| New Jersey | $86,920 | $41.79 | Not published | Not published |
| Arizona | $85,990 | $41.34 | Not published | Not published |
| Vermont | $85,780 | $41.24 | 80 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | $83,510 | $40.15 | Not published | Not published |
| Maine | $74,610 | $35.87 | Not published | Not published |
| Kentucky | $63,550 | $30.55 | Not published | Not published |
| Missouri | $63,030 | $30.30 | Not published | Not published |
| Virginia | $62,340 | $29.97 | Not published | Not published |
| Louisiana | $62,230 | $29.92 | 230 | 0.1 |
| Connecticut | $59,690 | $28.70 | 120 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | $54,620 | $26.26 | 80 | 0.0 |
| Florida | $49,640 | $23.86 | 370 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | $49,260 | $23.68 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Texas | $46,490 | $22.35 | Not published | Not published |
Pay by metro area
All 11 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $126,320 | $60.73 | Not published | Not published |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $101,550 | $48.82 | 60 | 0.0 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $95,750 | $46.04 | 50 | 0.1 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $89,130 | $42.85 | Not published | Not published |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $84,200 | $40.48 | 50 | 0.0 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $62,820 | $30.20 | 90 | 0.1 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $59,690 | $28.70 | 70 | 0.1 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $55,440 | $26.65 | 90 | 0.0 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $50,920 | $24.48 | 100 | 0.0 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $49,640 | $23.86 | 40 | 0.1 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | Not published | Not published | 100 | 0.1 |
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.