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Highest-paying States for Commercial Divers

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $171,640, Washington is the highest paying state for commercial divers. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $154,760). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Commercial Divers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington	$171,640	$59,160	300
2	New York	$154,760	$75,150	170
3	California	$107,420	$103,050	390
4	Ohio	$98,970	$25,210	80
5	New Jersey	$86,100	$47,520	70
6	Hawaii	$85,490	$81,070	40
7	Virginia	$71,080	$52,070	200
8	Indiana	$70,720	$70,720	40
9	Alabama	$68,870	$59,890	70
10	Alaska	$63,940	$56,130	40
11	Connecticut	$62,520	$40,090	110
12	Kentucky	$61,970	$37,780	190
13	Vermont	$58,880	$36,910	30
14	New Hampshire	$53,620	$38,390	50
15	South Carolina	$52,640	$38,060	70
16	Texas	$51,250	$28,910	100
17	Louisiana	$51,210	$29,460	620
18	Florida	$50,240	$39,550	410
19	Tennessee	$48,870	$36,680	90
20	Maryland	$47,780	$36,700	0
21	Michigan	$47,000	$31,890	200
22	West Virginia	$45,040	$39,340	70
23	Pennsylvania	$43,980	$28,160	0
24	Virgin Islands	$41,580	$33,220	40
25	North Carolina	$37,590	$31,270	0
26	Missouri	$31,490	$26,950	90
27	Guam	$19,140	$17,560	40
28	Puerto Rico	$17,930	$15,950	30

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of commercial divers in those states is not available at this time.