How much do Commercial Divers make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

Percentile spread

For Commercial Divers, the published 10th percentile is $73,130 and the 90th percentile is $126,340. The difference is $53,210, which is 42.1% 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 $126,320 to the 75th at $126,340, covers $20.

The mean annual wage is $118,070, which sits below the median of $126,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 73.1% higher than the national median of $72,990 for Commercial Divers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $124,119, which is 70% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Rhode Island median of $126,320.

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Rhode Island, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $126,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Commercial Divers at $124,119 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Commercial Divers. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 1st of 3 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 65 miles away, with a median of $59,690 and employment of 70. That median is 52.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,095, against $124,119 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 147 miles away, with a median of $89,130. That median is 29.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,182, against $124,119 here.