How much do Commercial Divers make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Commercial Divers, the published 10th percentile is $66,860 and the 90th percentile is $157,820. The difference is $90,960, which is 102.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $66,860 to the 75th at $157,780, covers $90,920.

The mean annual wage is $104,120, which sits above the median of $89,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 22.1% higher than the national median of $72,990 for Commercial Divers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,182, which is 8.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 43.5% lower than the New York median of $157,800.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $89,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Commercial Divers at $79,182 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Commercial Divers. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 93 miles away, with a median of $59,690 and employment of 70. That median is 33% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,095, against $79,182 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 98 miles away, with a median of $84,200 and employment of 50. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,103, against $79,182 here.
• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 147 miles away, with a median of $126,320. That median is 41.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,119, against $79,182 here.