Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Commercial Divers
Commercial Divers work below surface of water, using surface-supplied air or scuba equipment to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Commercial Divers with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $36,200 to $43,570 per year or $17 to $21 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Commercial Divers to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $53 | $111,130 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $37 | $77,220 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $26 | $54,800 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $21 | $43,570 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $17 | $36,200 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| WA | $64 | $132,410 |
| CA | $56 | $116,720 |
| AK | $48 | $100,140 |
| NJ | $42 | $86,960 |
| NH | $37 | $77,460 |
| NY | $36 | $75,190 |
| AL | $32 | $66,160 |
| LA | $30 | $62,860 |
| TX | $29 | $60,030 |
| VT | $28 | $59,260 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Commercial Diver is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like WA doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at WA might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Commercial Divers are in the states of WA, CA, AK, NJ and NH.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Other Support Services | $80290 | $38.60 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $71340 | $34.30 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $71070 | $34.17 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | $70570 | $33.93 |
| Local Government | $69500 | $33.41 |
| Support Activities for Water Transportation | $57630 | $27.71 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | $40330 | $19.39 |
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