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

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

How does experience change A Lieutenant Commander's salary?

A Lieutenant Commander's salary grows with experience: a Lieutenant Commander (0-3 years)earns $90,381, a Production Maintenance Manager I (3-5 years)earns $106,721, a Production Maintenance Manager II (5+ years)earns $141,710,

What are the highest paying states for a Lieutenant Commander?

Lieutenant Commander salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lieutenant Commander roles are District of Columbia $98,239, California $97,866, Massachusetts $96,562. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lieutenant Commander roles make?

Salaries for Lieutenant Commander level roles vary by specialization: Post Commander: $148,837; Police Commander: $123,917; Incident Commander: $120,960; Lieutenant: $111,083; Police Lieutenant: $107,233.

How do different companies affect a Lieutenant Commander's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lieutenant Commander 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.

Lieutenant Commander Salary in the United States

How much does a Lieutenant Commander make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lieutenant Commander in the United States is $88,727 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,002
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,790 to $96,199
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,564

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Lieutenant Commander Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,199	$8,017	$1,850	$46
Average	$88,727	$7,394	$1,706	$43
25th Percentile	$80,790	$6,733	$1,554	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Lieutenant Commander Salaries

A Lieutenant Commander'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Lieutenant Commander 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 Lieutenant Commanders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $98,239.
California: $97,866.
Massachusetts: $96,562.

District of Columbia $98,239 California $97,866 Massachusetts $96,562 Washington $96,207 New Jersey $96,171 Alaska $96,047 Connecticut $94,823 New York $94,326

Hawaii $92,738 Rhode Island $91,992 Maryland $91,487 Minnesota $90,794 Colorado $90,528 Illinois $90,440 Oregon $90,102 Delaware $89,854

New Hampshire $89,698 Virginia $89,348 Pennsylvania $88,328 Nevada $87,813 North Dakota $87,645 Michigan $87,378 Wisconsin $87,281 Vermont $87,086

Texas $86,544 Maine $86,509 Arizona $86,456 Ohio $86,394 Georgia $85,577 Indiana $85,169 Wyoming $85,089 Utah $84,965

Iowa $84,912 Kansas $84,486 Louisiana $84,362 North Carolina $84,317 Missouri $84,300 Florida $83,954 Montana $83,767 Nebraska $83,590

Kentucky $83,492 South Carolina $83,137 Tennessee $82,915 Idaho $82,827 New Mexico $82,179 Oklahoma $82,037 Alabama $81,514 South Dakota $80,635

Arkansas $80,156 West Virginia $79,899 Mississippi $79,127

Top Paying Cities for Lieutenant Commanders

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: $111,911
San Francisco: $110,686
Oakland: $108,354

San Jose, CA $111,911

San Francisco, CA $110,686

Oakland, CA $108,354

New York, NY $102,159

Paramus, NJ $100,917

Queens Village, NY $100,913

Passaic, NJ $100,829

Bergenfield, NJ $100,821

Stamford, CT $100,625

Huntington, NY $100,589

Newark, NJ $99,933

Bridgeport, CT $99,746

Vallejo, CA $99,570

New Brunswick, NJ $99,534

Petaluma, CA $99,481

Middlesex, NJ $99,312

Somerset, NJ $99,250

Santa Cruz, CA $99,135

Boston, MA $98,594

Monterey, CA $98,282

Seattle, WA $98,079

Santa Rosa, CA $98,061

Los Angeles, CA $98,035

Juneau, AK $97,804

Washington, DC $97,706

Orange, CA $97,390

Santa Ana, CA $97,156

Long Beach, CA $97,067

Anaheim, CA $97,050

Anchorage, AK $97,005

Santa Maria, CA $96,739

Everett, WA $96,721

Danbury, CT $96,409

Bremerton, WA $96,287

Tacoma, WA $95,967

New Suffolk, NY $95,965

Sacramento, CA $95,941

Santa Barbara, CA $95,843

Trenton, NJ $95,745

San Diego, CA $95,745

Brockton, MA $95,648

Fairbanks, AK $95,430

Lompoc, CA $95,204

Lowell, MA $95,132

Ventura, CA $95,115

Nashua, NH $95,098

Stockton, CA $95,089

Modesto, CA $94,441

Poughkeepsie, NY $94,246

Olympia, WA $94,077

Kennewick, WA $94,077

New Haven, CT $94,042

Lawrence, MA $93,722

Hartford, CT $93,634

Riverside, CA $93,616

New Bedford, MA $93,527

Richland, WA $93,527

Bakersfield, CA $93,403

San Bernardino, CA $93,368

New Britain, CT $93,359

Atlantic City, NJ $93,359

New London, CT $93,323

Norwich, CT $93,297

Portsmouth, NH $93,279

Boulder, CO $93,091

Portland, OR $92,968

Worcester, MA $92,959

Minneapolis, MN $92,684

Philadelphia, PA $92,560

Honolulu, HI $92,267

Saint Paul, MN $92,225

Vineland, NJ $92,205

Providence, RI $91,948

Chicago, IL $91,691

Bellingham, WA $91,584

Springfield, MA $91,513

Baltimore, MD $91,487

Chico, CA $91,265

Pittsfield, MA $91,025

Manchester, NH $90,857

Spokane, WA $90,466

Denver, CO $90,457

Albany, NY $90,040

Troy, NY $90,005

Nassau, NY $89,910

Schenectady, NY $89,818

Wilmington, DE $89,747

Burlington, VT $89,623

Salem, OR $89,588

Portland, ME $89,313

Yakima, WA $89,224

Rochester, MN $88,949

Reno, NV $88,905

Fresno, CA $88,905

Milwaukee, WI $88,825

Detroit, MI $88,736

Ann Arbor, MI $88,721

Allentown, PA $88,709

Colorado Springs, CO $88,559

Syracuse, NY $88,514

Carson City, NV $88,514

Houston, TX $88,390

Eugene, OR $88,346

Gary, IN $88,239

Springfield, OR $88,168

Bismarck, ND $88,150

Galveston, TX $88,088

Medford, OR $87,955

Fort Collins, CO $87,920

Concord, NH $87,875

Austin, TX $87,849

Mesa, AZ $87,662

Reading, PA $87,654

Phoenix, AZ $87,645

Dallas, TX $87,618

Saint Cloud, MN $87,533

Madison, WI $87,414

Utica, NY $87,174

Rochester, NY $87,032

Des Moines, IA $87,024

Raleigh, NC $87,015

Atlanta, GA $86,882

Battle Creek, MI $86,855

Salt Lake City, UT $86,828

Lancaster, PA $86,695

Harrisburg, PA $86,571

Kansas City, MO $86,482

Champaign, IL $86,465

Kansas City, KS $86,465

Fort Worth, TX $86,456

Columbus, OH $86,441

Boca Raton, FL $86,420

Pittsburgh, PA $86,385

Richmond, VA $86,349

Indianapolis, IN $86,331

Cleveland, OH $86,323

Las Vegas, NV $86,216

Cincinnati, OH $86,216

Petersburg, VA $86,083

Huntsville, AL $85,950

Lansing, MI $85,890

Lebanon, PA $85,879

Pueblo, CO $85,870

Appleton, WI $85,843

Buffalo, NY $85,808

Dayton, OH $85,781

Racine, WI $85,764

Charlotte, NC $85,755

Saint Louis, MO $85,728

York, PA $85,675

Elkhart, IN $85,675

Gastonia, NC $85,658

Billings, MT $85,637

Beaumont, TX $85,613

Lorain, OH $85,595

Benton Harbor, MI $85,577

Toledo, OH $85,560

Binghamton, NY $85,515

Rock Hill, SC $85,506

Rockford, IL $85,462

Springfield, IL $85,426

Elyria, OH $85,418

Fargo, ND $85,418

Flagstaff, AZ $85,355

Fort Lauderdale, FL $85,302

Duluth, MN $85,249

Miami, FL $85,249

Cheyenne, WY $85,187

Grand Forks, ND $85,187

Bangor, ME $84,992

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,894

Durham, NC $84,857

Louisville, KY $84,850

Grand Rapids, MI $84,832

Hialeah, FL $84,823

Casper, WY $84,699

Scranton, PA $84,592

New Orleans, LA $84,566

Virginia Beach, VA $84,557

Akron, OH $84,513

Peoria, IL $84,397

Sarasota, FL $84,379

Nashville, TN $84,317

Omaha, NE $84,317

Green Bay, WI $84,317

Baton Rouge, LA $84,273

Charleston, SC $84,255

Jamestown, NY $84,211

Davenport, IA $84,211

Tucson, AZ $84,167

Saint Petersburg, FL $84,113

Tampa, FL $84,096

Evansville, IN $84,042

Port Arthur, TX $84,042

Bradenton, FL $84,007

Santa Fe, NM $83,847

Orlando, FL $83,687

Clearwater, FL $83,661

Canton, OH $83,474

La Crosse, WI $83,474

Albuquerque, NM $83,421

Newport News, VA $83,412

High Point, NC $83,386

Ogden, UT $83,350

Corpus Christi, TX $83,279

Norfolk, VA $83,226

Laramie, WY $83,226

Rock Island, IL $83,173

Saginaw, MI $83,155

Jacksonville, FL $83,146

Salisbury, NC $83,128

Boise, ID $83,111

Moline, IL $83,066

Fort Myers, FL $83,040

Memphis, TN $83,022

Tulsa, OK $82,978

Waterloo, IA $82,924

Spartanburg, SC $82,836

Lincoln, NE $82,791

Fort Wayne, IN $82,774

Provo, UT $82,765

Cedar Falls, IA $82,658

San Antonio, TX $82,623

Greensboro, NC $82,587

South Bend, IN $82,578

Savannah, GA $82,481

Muskegon, MI $82,445

Birmingham, AL $82,436

Winston Salem, NC $82,393

Lake Charles, LA $82,179

Anderson, IN $82,161

Lexington, KY $82,135

Augusta, GA $82,108

Greenville, SC $82,108

Lima, OH $82,037

Wichita, KS $82,028

Tuscaloosa, AL $82,028

Columbia, SC $81,948

Springfield, OH $81,931

Asheville, NC $81,789

Bloomington, IN $81,727

Knoxville, TN $81,407

Shreveport, LA $81,398

Wilmington, NC $81,283

Roanoke, VA $81,283

Topeka, KS $81,123

Frankfort, KY $81,113

Oklahoma City, OK $81,052

Chillicothe, OH $81,017

Longview, TX $81,008

Melbourne, FL $80,999

Sioux Falls, SD $80,857

Mobile, AL $80,848

Terre Haute, IN $80,813

Altoona, PA $80,759

Amarillo, TX $80,697

Killeen, TX $80,671

Fayetteville, AR $80,600

Chattanooga, TN $80,573

Sioux City, IA $80,493

Idaho Falls, ID $80,475

Lynchburg, VA $80,404

Gainesville, FL $80,289

Portsmouth, OH $80,245

Little Rock, AR $80,227

Lafayette, LA $80,192

Youngstown, OH $80,192

Daytona Beach, FL $80,138

Clarksville, TN $80,129

Pensacola, FL $80,121

Temple, TX $80,114

Hopkinsville, KY $79,854

Erie, PA $79,837

Florence, SC $79,801

Charleston, WV $79,659

Great Falls, MT $79,615

Macon, GA $79,491

Tallahassee, FL $79,482

Fayetteville, NC $79,464

Waco, TX $79,446

Helena, MT $79,384

Pine Bluff, AR $79,350

Vincennes, IN $79,242

Lubbock, TX $79,207

Alamogordo, NM $79,153

Twin Falls, ID $79,074

Rapid City, SD $79,047

Jackson, MS $78,887

Huntington, WV $78,881

Greenville, MS $78,878

Parkersburg, WV $78,788

Montgomery, AL $78,772

Wichita Falls, TX $78,683

Springfield, MO $78,683

Biloxi, MS $78,639

Monroe, LA $78,550

Johnstown, PA $78,488

Sumter, SC $78,453

Columbus, GA $78,444

Pascagoula, MS $78,275

Abilene, TX $78,275

Kingsport, TN $78,044

Albany, GA $78,044

Gulfport, MS $78,018

Alexandria, LA $77,725

Fort Smith, AR $77,503

El Paso, TX $77,264

Las Cruces, NM $76,864

Harlingen, TX $76,639

Pocatello, ID $76,625

Florence, AL $76,509

Brownsville, TX $76,492

Mcallen, TX $76,305

Dothan, AL $76,181

Columbus, MS $75,654

Altus, OK $75,241

Lawton, OK $75,072

Pierre, SD $74,753

What Skills Can Increase a Lieutenant Commander's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Scheduling (Mentioned in 4.54% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 3.97% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Stock Control (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): Stock control, otherwise known as inventory control, is used to show how much stock you have at any one time, and how you keep track of it. It applies to every item you use to produce a product or service, from raw materials to finished goods.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Scheduling	4.54%
Preventative Maintenance	3.97%
Stock Control	1.72%

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 Lieutenant Commander's salary.

Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Budgeting: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
CMMS: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Project Management	$97,600	10%
Budgeting	$94,051	6%
CMMS	$93,163	5%
Commitment	$93,163	5%
Safety Policies and Procedures	$93,163	5%
Motivating	$92,276	4%

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How Education impacts a Lieutenant Commander's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lieutenant Commanders enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Lieutenant Commander with a Bachelor's Degree is between $93,103 and $99,128).

Lieutenant Commander Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lieutenant Commander

No Diploma 1.4%

High School 55.9%

Associates 18.8%

Bachelors 21.2%

Masters 2.7%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.4%
High School	55.9%
Associates	18.8%
Bachelors	21.2%
Masters	2.7%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Lieutenant Commander Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lieutenant Commander'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 May 01, 2026

$80,790

Average $88,727/year

$96,199

$6,733

Average $7,394/month

$8,017

$1,554

Average $1,706/week

$1,850

$39

Average $43/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,199	$8,017	$1,850	$46
Average	$88,727	$7,394	$1,706	$43
25th Percentile	$80,790	$6,733	$1,554	$39

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Salary Trends for Lieutenant Commander

Salaries for a Lieutenant Commander can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $74,284 in 2023 to around $74,217 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lieutenant Commander salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Lieutenant Commander Over Time

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2023

$74,284

2024

$74,804

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$74,217

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