SOC 49-9092 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Commercial Divers — Vermont
Vermont
The median wage for Commercial Divers in Vermont is $85,780 per year, 17.5% above the national median of $72,990.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow faster than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +8.5%
- Openings per year
- 400
- Typical entry-level education
- Postsecondary nondegree award
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
16.6% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Vermont.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
The median wage for Commercial Divers in Vermont is $85,780 per year, 17.5% above the national median of $72,990. Half of workers earn between $83,260 and $101,690. Beyond that band, the tenth percentile sits at $83,260 and the ninetieth at $101,690.
The area has 80 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 0.3 of every thousand jobs. Vermont ranks number 8th out of 19 states by median pay for this occupation. Of the 528 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 111th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $83,260 | +14.1% |
| 25th | $83,260 | +14.1% |
| Median (50th) | $85,780 | +17.5% |
| 75th | $101,690 | +39.3% |
| 90th | $101,690 | +39.3% |
| Mean | $88,000 | +20.6% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Vermont sit close to the national average, so $85,780 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.
Published median
$85,780as reported by BLSLocal price level
98.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$87,531US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $85,780 a year, 17.5% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $83,260 to $101,690 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
- It ranks 8th of 19 states for this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Commercial Divers in Vermont?
The median annual wage is $85,780, or $41.24 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $72,990, so pay in Vermont is 17.5% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Vermont earns more than $101,690 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $83,260 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Vermont. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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