What are the main factors that influence a Divemaster's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Divemaster's salary?

A Divemaster's salary grows with experience: a Laboratory Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $44,635, a Divemaster (1-3 years)earns $51,597, a Laboratory Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $70,883, a Laboratory Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $83,670, a Laboratory Supervisor (7+ years)earns $83,171,

What are the highest paying states for a Divemaster?

Divemaster salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Divemaster roles are District of Columbia $56,214, California $56,001, Massachusetts $55,254. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a Divemaster's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Divemaster roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Divemaster Salary in the United States

How much does a Divemaster make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Divemaster in the United States is $50,771 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Divemaster's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,519
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,807 to $54,827
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,197

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Divemaster Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,827	$4,569	$1,054	$26
Average	$50,771	$4,231	$976	$24
25th Percentile	$46,807	$3,901	$900	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Divemaster Salaries

A Divemaster's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Divemaster Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Divemaster's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,635
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,597
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,883
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $83,670
Expert (over 8 years): $83,171

Levels	Salary
Laborator... Level Divemaster	$44,635
Divemaste... Level Divemaster	$51,597
Laborator... Level Divemaster	$70,883
Laborator... Level Divemaster	$83,670
Laborator... Level Divemaster	$83,171

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How Do Divemaster Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Divemasters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $56,214.
California: $56,001.
Massachusetts: $55,254.

District of Columbia $56,214 California $56,001 Massachusetts $55,254 Washington $55,051 New Jersey $55,031 Alaska $54,960 Connecticut $54,259 New York $53,975

Hawaii $53,066 Rhode Island $52,640 Maryland $52,350 Minnesota $51,954 Colorado $51,802 Illinois $51,751 Oregon $51,558 Delaware $51,416

New Hampshire $51,327 Virginia $51,127 Pennsylvania $50,543 Nevada $50,248 North Dakota $50,152 Michigan $49,999 Wisconsin $49,944 Vermont $49,832

Texas $49,522 Maine $49,502 Arizona $49,471 Ohio $49,436 Georgia $48,969 Indiana $48,735 Wyoming $48,690 Utah $48,619

Iowa $48,588 Kansas $48,344 Louisiana $48,273 North Carolina $48,248 Missouri $48,238 Florida $48,040 Montana $47,933 Nebraska $47,832

Kentucky $47,776 South Carolina $47,573 Tennessee $47,446 Idaho $47,395 New Mexico $47,024 Oklahoma $46,943 Alabama $46,644 South Dakota $46,141

Arkansas $45,867 West Virginia $45,719 Mississippi $45,278

Top Paying Cities for Divemasters

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $64,038
San Francisco: $63,408
Oakland: $62,002

San Jose, CA $64,038

San Francisco, CA $63,408

Oakland, CA $62,002

New York, NY $58,839

Queens Village, NY $58,458

Paramus, NJ $58,052

Passaic, NJ $58,001

Bergenfield, NJ $57,950

Stamford, CT $57,874

Huntington, NY $57,823

Newark, NJ $57,493

Bridgeport, CT $57,392

New Brunswick, NJ $57,224

Vallejo, CA $57,118

Middlesex, NJ $57,087

Somerset, NJ $57,041

Petaluma, CA $56,925

Santa Cruz, CA $56,727

Boston, MA $56,625

Monterey, CA $56,371

Fairbanks, AK $56,336

Los Angeles, CA $56,239

Washington, DC $56,214

Seattle, WA $56,122

Santa Rosa, CA $56,112

Juneau, AK $55,965

Orange, CA $55,798

Anchorage, AK $55,706

Anaheim, CA $55,671

Santa Ana, CA $55,594

Nassau, NY $55,564

Long Beach, CA $55,544

Danbury, CT $55,528

Santa Maria, CA $55,356

Everett, WA $55,346

Bremerton, WA $55,097

Trenton, NJ $55,000

Sacramento, CA $54,980

San Diego, CA $54,955

Brockton, MA $54,934

Tacoma, WA $54,914

Santa Barbara, CA $54,843

Lowell, MA $54,640

New Suffolk, NY $54,620

Nashua, NH $54,559

Lompoc, CA $54,477

Ventura, CA $54,427

Stockton, CA $54,411

New Haven, CT $54,310

Atlantic City, NJ $54,178

Hartford, CT $54,066

Modesto, CA $54,041

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,929

New Britain, CT $53,904

Olympia, WA $53,833

Kennewick, WA $53,833

New London, CT $53,823

Norwich, CT $53,807

Lawrence, MA $53,782

Bakersfield, CA $53,640

Riverside, CA $53,569

New Bedford, MA $53,569

Richland, WA $53,518

Portsmouth, NH $53,477

Vineland, NJ $53,467

San Bernardino, CA $53,427

Boulder, CO $53,284

Worcester, MA $53,244

Portland, OR $53,198

Saint Paul, MN $53,137

Minneapolis, MN $53,137

Philadelphia, PA $53,066

Honolulu, HI $52,797

Springfield, MA $52,619

Providence, RI $52,614

Chicago, IL $52,467

Bellingham, WA $52,406

Baltimore, MD $52,350

Chico, CA $52,223

Wilmington, DE $52,137

Pittsfield, MA $52,086

Manchester, NH $51,990

Spokane, WA $51,766

Denver, CO $51,761

Albany, NY $51,523

Troy, NY $51,502

Schenectady, NY $51,396

Burlington, VT $51,284

Portland, ME $51,106

Salem, OR $51,066

Yakima, WA $51,056

Ann Arbor, MI $51,040

Rochester, MN $50,898

Fresno, CA $50,873

Reno, NV $50,873

Milwaukee, WI $50,827

Detroit, MI $50,776

Allentown, PA $50,761

Carson City, NV $50,756

Houston, TX $50,680

Colorado Springs, CO $50,675

Syracuse, NY $50,649

Eugene, OR $50,553

Bismarck, ND $50,492

Gary, IN $50,492

Galveston, TX $50,492

Springfield, OR $50,451

Medford, OR $50,329

Fort Collins, CO $50,309

Austin, TX $50,269

Mesa, AZ $50,162

Phoenix, AZ $50,152

Dallas, TX $50,137

Reading, PA $50,106

Saint Cloud, MN $50,086

Concord, NH $50,040

Madison, WI $50,020

Utica, NY $49,883

Raleigh, NC $49,842

Las Vegas, NV $49,837

Rochester, NY $49,801

Des Moines, IA $49,796

Atlanta, GA $49,715

Battle Creek, MI $49,700

Salt Lake City, UT $49,685

Lancaster, PA $49,609

Champaign, IL $49,598

Harrisburg, PA $49,537

Durham, NC $49,492

Kansas City, MO $49,487

Kansas City, KS $49,477

Fort Worth, TX $49,471

Boca Raton, FL $49,451

Cleveland, OH $49,446

Columbus, OH $49,436

Pittsburgh, PA $49,431

Richmond, VA $49,411

Indianapolis, IN $49,400

Cincinnati, OH $49,334

Petersburg, VA $49,258

Billings, MT $49,147

Lansing, MI $49,147

Huntsville, AL $49,147

Lebanon, PA $49,141

Dayton, OH $49,136

Pueblo, CO $49,136

Appleton, WI $49,121

Buffalo, NY $49,101

Racine, WI $49,075

Charlotte, NC $49,070

Saint Louis, MO $49,055

Springfield, IL $49,035

Elkhart, IN $49,025

York, PA $49,025

Gastonia, NC $49,020

Benton Harbor, MI $49,020

Beaumont, TX $48,989

Lorain, OH $48,979

Toledo, OH $48,959

Binghamton, NY $48,933

Rock Hill, SC $48,928

Rockford, IL $48,903

Fargo, ND $48,877

Elyria, OH $48,877

Flagstaff, AZ $48,842

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,811

Miami, FL $48,781

Duluth, MN $48,700

Bangor, ME $48,634

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,578

Louisville, KY $48,552

Grand Rapids, MI $48,542

Hialeah, FL $48,537

Casper, WY $48,466

Scranton, PA $48,405

New Orleans, LA $48,390

Virginia Beach, VA $48,385

Akron, OH $48,360

Peoria, IL $48,294

Sarasota, FL $48,283

Green Bay, WI $48,248

Baton Rouge, LA $48,222

Charleston, SC $48,212

Nashville, TN $48,197

Jamestown, NY $48,187

Davenport, IA $48,187

Tucson, AZ $48,162

Cheyenne, WY $48,146

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,131

Tampa, FL $48,121

Omaha, NE $48,111

Port Arthur, TX $48,090

Evansville, IN $48,090

Bradenton, FL $48,070

Santa Fe, NM $47,979

Orlando, FL $47,928

Clearwater, FL $47,872

Canton, OH $47,766

La Crosse, WI $47,766

Grand Forks, ND $47,750

Albuquerque, NM $47,735

Tulsa, OK $47,735

Newport News, VA $47,730

High Point, NC $47,715

Ogden, UT $47,694

Corpus Christi, TX $47,654

Laramie, WY $47,623

Norfolk, VA $47,623

Rock Island, IL $47,593

Saginaw, MI $47,583

Jacksonville, FL $47,578

Salisbury, NC $47,568

Memphis, TN $47,557

Moline, IL $47,532

Fort Myers, FL $47,517

Waterloo, IA $47,451

Spartanburg, SC $47,400

Lincoln, NE $47,375

Fort Wayne, IN $47,364

Birmingham, AL $47,309

Cedar Falls, IA $47,298

Provo, UT $47,293

Springfield, OH $47,288

San Antonio, TX $47,278

Greensboro, NC $47,258

South Bend, IN $47,253

Winston Salem, NC $47,248

Boise, ID $47,232

Savannah, GA $47,197

Muskegon, MI $47,106

Lima, OH $47,045

Lake Charles, LA $47,024

Anderson, IN $47,014

Lexington, KY $46,999

Augusta, GA $46,984

Greenville, SC $46,984

Wichita, KS $46,938

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,938

Columbia, SC $46,892

Bloomington, IN $46,765

Roanoke, VA $46,735

Asheville, NC $46,669

Knoxville, TN $46,583

Shreveport, LA $46,577

Wilmington, NC $46,511

Frankfort, KY $46,415

Oklahoma City, OK $46,379

Chillicothe, OH $46,359

Longview, TX $46,354

Topeka, KS $46,339

Mobile, AL $46,263

Terre Haute, IN $46,242

Erie, PA $46,237

Altoona, PA $46,212

Melbourne, FL $46,197

Amarillo, TX $46,176

Killeen, TX $46,161

Fayetteville, AR $46,121

Sioux Falls, SD $46,085

Chattanooga, TN $46,055

Idaho Falls, ID $46,049

Gainesville, FL $45,943

Portsmouth, OH $45,917

Little Rock, AR $45,907

Lynchburg, VA $45,907

Lafayette, LA $45,887

Youngstown, OH $45,887

Temple, TX $45,867

Daytona Beach, FL $45,857

Clarksville, TN $45,851

Pensacola, FL $45,846

Hopkinsville, KY $45,694

Charleston, WV $45,689

Florence, SC $45,664

Sioux City, IA $45,633

Macon, GA $45,486

Tallahassee, FL $45,481

Fayetteville, NC $45,471

Waco, TX $45,461

Wichita Falls, TX $45,461

Pine Bluff, AR $45,440

Vincennes, IN $45,344

Lubbock, TX $45,323

Great Falls, MT $45,293

Alamogordo, NM $45,288

Abilene, TX $45,247

Rapid City, SD $45,181

Monroe, LA $45,181

Albany, GA $45,151

Huntington, WV $45,146

Jackson, MS $45,141

Greenville, MS $45,136

Parkersburg, WV $45,085

Montgomery, AL $45,075

Johnstown, PA $45,065

Springfield, MO $45,024

Biloxi, MS $44,999

Sumter, SC $44,892

Columbus, GA $44,887

Twin Falls, ID $44,856

Pascagoula, MS $44,790

Kingsport, TN $44,658

Gulfport, MS $44,643

Alexandria, LA $44,476

Fort Smith, AR $44,349

El Paso, TX $44,212

Helena, MT $44,146

Las Cruces, NM $43,983

Harlingen, TX $43,841

Pocatello, ID $43,795

Florence, AL $43,780

Brownsville, TX $43,770

Dothan, AL $43,689

Mcallen, TX $43,663

Columbus, MS $43,288

Altus, OK $43,054

Lawton, OK $42,958

Pierre, SD $42,775

What Skills Can Increase a Divemaster's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Phlebotomy (Mentioned in 3.41% Job Postings): Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a cannula for the purpose of drawing blood.
Medical Laboratory (Mentioned in 1.98% Job Postings): Testing and analyzing medical and clinical specimens to help in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.43%
Phlebotomy	3.41%
Medical Laboratory	1.98%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Divemaster's salary.

Clinical Diagnostic: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Product Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Clinical Diagnostic	$55,848	10%
Collaboration	$54,325	7%
Product Testing	$53,817	6%
Molecular Biology	$52,802	4%
Oral Communication	$52,802	4%
Leadership	$52,802	4%

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Divemaster Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Divemaster's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$46,807

Average $50,771/year

$54,827

$3,901

Average $4,231/month

$4,569

$900

Average $976/week

$1,054

$23

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,827	$4,569	$1,054	$26
Average	$50,771	$4,231	$976	$24
25th Percentile	$46,807	$3,901	$900	$23

Salary Trends for Divemaster

Salaries for a Divemaster can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $42,787 in 2023 to around $42,183 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Divemaster salary trends, .

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