The annual salary statistics of commercial divers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of commercial divers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial divers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial divers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $47,500 | 36.59% | 27.54% |
| 2018 | $30,120 | 2.69% | - |
| 2017 | $29,310 | -26.75% | - |
| 2014 | $37,150 | 5.79% | - |
| 2013 | $35,000 | 1.66% | - |
| 2012 | $34,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,500 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for commercial divers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial divers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and 36.6 percent (36.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville | |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach |