Highest-paying Cities for Commercial Divers

The top 37 highest paying cities for commercial divers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of commercial divers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $194,810, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is the highest paying city for commercial divers. It is followed by Spokane, Washington (average annual salary $193,150). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of commercial divers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 37 Highest-paying cities/areas for Commercial Divers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$194,810	$72,170	190
2	Spokane, Washington	$193,150	$130,040	40
3	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$182,000	$38,400	50
4	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$154,760	$56,710	140
5	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$130,230	$62,860	40
6	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$108,550	$43,230	n/a
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$107,420	$106,160	100
8	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$101,000	$62,180	30
9	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$91,040	$74,190	40
10	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$88,530	$47,550	40
11	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$87,340	$78,320	60
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$86,550	$83,040	50
13	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$85,490	$81,070	40
14	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$83,000	$31,500	40
15	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$73,830	$40,210	n/a
16	Mobile, Alabama	$73,000	$43,480	30
17	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$72,290	$55,850	n/a
18	Anchorage, Alaska	$69,050	$47,820	60
19	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$63,680	$44,670	40
20	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$63,350	$50,670	100
21	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$62,330	$28,430	240
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$52,800	$48,940	70
23	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$51,210	$32,910	150
24	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$50,730	$30,280	60
25	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$50,440	$40,580	120
26	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$49,940	$25,640	n/a
27	Camden, New Jersey	$49,460	$33,370	60
28	Jacksonville, Florida	$49,120	$39,350	70
29	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$48,660	$35,460	80
30	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$47,780	$36,700	n/a
31	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$47,500	$37,250	70
32	St Louis, Missouri	$47,430	$26,270	40
33	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$47,120	$38,250	30
34	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$45,990	$34,520	n/a
35	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$44,660	$34,130	n/a
36	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$43,030	$33,900	110
37	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$30,120	$25,610	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for commercial divers.