Commercial Divers · SOC 49-9092
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Commercial Diverss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for commercial divers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 10 of 10 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $126,320 | Not published | Not published |
| 2 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $101,550 | 60 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $95,750 | 50 | 0.1 |
| 4 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $89,130 | Not published | Not published |
| 5 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $84,200 | 50 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $62,820 | 90 | 0.1 |
| 7 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $59,690 | 70 | 0.1 |
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $55,440 | 90 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $50,920 | 100 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jacksonville, FL | $49,640 | 40 | 0.1 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Commercial Divers overview.
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.