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

A Commander's salary grows with experience: a Millwright I (0-1 years)earns $51,881, a Millwright II (1-3 years)earns $62,314, a Millwright III (3-5 years)earns $71,972, a Commander (5-7 years)earns $80,001,

What are the highest paying states for a Commander?

Commander salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Commander roles are District of Columbia $86,300, California $85,973, Massachusetts $84,827. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Commander roles make?

Salaries for Commander level roles vary by specialization: Post Commander: $148,804; Police Commander: $123,914; Incident Commander: $120,976; Lieutenant Commander: $88,715; Watch Commander: $81,747.

How do different companies affect a Commander's salary?

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

Commander Salary in the United States

How much does a Commander make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Commander in the United States is $77,944 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $93,243
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,072 to $85,952
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,083

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,952	$7,163	$1,653	$41
Average	$77,944	$6,495	$1,499	$37
25th Percentile	$68,072	$5,673	$1,309	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Commander Salaries

A 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $86,300.
California: $85,973.
Massachusetts: $84,827.

District of Columbia $86,300 California $85,973 Massachusetts $84,827 Washington $84,515 New Jersey $84,484 Alaska $84,375 Connecticut $83,299 New York $82,863

Hawaii $81,467 Rhode Island $80,813 Maryland $80,368 Minnesota $79,761 Colorado $79,527 Illinois $79,449 Oregon $79,153 Delaware $78,934

New Hampshire $78,797 Virginia $78,490 Pennsylvania $77,594 Nevada $77,142 North Dakota $76,993 Michigan $76,760 Wisconsin $76,674 Vermont $76,502

Texas $76,027 Maine $75,996 Arizona $75,949 Ohio $75,894 Georgia $75,177 Indiana $74,819 Wyoming $74,749 Utah $74,640

Iowa $74,593 Kansas $74,219 Louisiana $74,110 North Carolina $74,071 Missouri $74,055 Florida $73,751 Montana $73,587 Nebraska $73,431

Kentucky $73,346 South Carolina $73,034 Tennessee $72,839 Idaho $72,761 New Mexico $72,192 Oklahoma $72,067 Alabama $71,608 South Dakota $70,836

Arkansas $70,415 West Virginia $70,189 Mississippi $69,511

Top Paying Cities for 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: $98,311
San Francisco: $97,345
Oakland: $95,186

San Jose, CA $98,311

San Francisco, CA $97,345

Oakland, CA $95,186

New York, NY $90,330

Queens Village, NY $89,745

Paramus, NJ $89,122

Passaic, NJ $89,044

Bergenfield, NJ $88,966

Stamford, CT $88,849

Huntington, NY $88,771

Newark, NJ $88,264

Bridgeport, CT $88,108

New Brunswick, NJ $87,851

Vallejo, CA $87,687

Middlesex, NJ $87,641

Somerset, NJ $87,571

Petaluma, CA $87,391

Santa Cruz, CA $87,087

Boston, MA $86,931

Monterey, CA $86,542

Fairbanks, AK $86,487

Los Angeles, CA $86,339

Washington, DC $86,300

Seattle, WA $86,160

Santa Rosa, CA $86,144

Juneau, AK $85,918

Orange, CA $85,661

Anchorage, AK $85,521

Anaheim, CA $85,466

Santa Ana, CA $85,349

Nassau, NY $85,302

Long Beach, CA $85,271

Danbury, CT $85,248

Santa Maria, CA $84,983

Everett, WA $84,967

Bremerton, WA $84,585

Trenton, NJ $84,437

Sacramento, CA $84,406

San Diego, CA $84,367

Brockton, MA $84,336

Tacoma, WA $84,305

Santa Barbara, CA $84,196

Lowell, MA $83,884

New Suffolk, NY $83,853

Nashua, NH $83,759

Lompoc, CA $83,634

Ventura, CA $83,556

Stockton, CA $83,533

New Haven, CT $83,377

Atlantic City, NJ $83,174

Hartford, CT $83,003

Modesto, CA $82,964

Poughkeepsie, NY $82,793

New Britain, CT $82,754

Olympia, WA $82,644

Kennewick, WA $82,644

New London, CT $82,629

Norwich, CT $82,605

Lawrence, MA $82,567

Bakersfield, CA $82,348

Riverside, CA $82,239

New Bedford, MA $82,239

Richland, WA $82,161

Portsmouth, NH $82,099

Vineland, NJ $82,083

San Bernardino, CA $82,021

Boulder, CO $81,803

Worcester, MA $81,740

Portland, OR $81,670

Saint Paul, MN $81,577

Minneapolis, MN $81,577

Philadelphia, PA $81,467

Honolulu, HI $81,054

Springfield, MA $80,782

Providence, RI $80,774

Chicago, IL $80,548

Bellingham, WA $80,454

Baltimore, MD $80,368

Chico, CA $80,174

Wilmington, DE $80,041

Pittsfield, MA $79,963

Manchester, NH $79,815

Spokane, WA $79,472

Denver, CO $79,464

Albany, NY $79,098

Troy, NY $79,067

Schenectady, NY $78,903

Burlington, VT $78,732

Portland, ME $78,459

Salem, OR $78,396

Yakima, WA $78,381

Ann Arbor, MI $78,358

Rochester, MN $78,139

Fresno, CA $78,100

Reno, NV $78,100

Milwaukee, WI $78,030

Detroit, MI $77,952

Allentown, PA $77,929

Carson City, NV $77,921

Houston, TX $77,804

Colorado Springs, CO $77,796

Syracuse, NY $77,757

Eugene, OR $77,609

Bismarck, ND $77,516

Gary, IN $77,516

Galveston, TX $77,516

Springfield, OR $77,453

Medford, OR $77,266

Fort Collins, CO $77,235

Austin, TX $77,173

Mesa, AZ $77,009

Phoenix, AZ $76,993

Dallas, TX $76,970

Reading, PA $76,923

Saint Cloud, MN $76,892

Concord, NH $76,822

Madison, WI $76,791

Utica, NY $76,580

Raleigh, NC $76,518

Las Vegas, NV $76,510

Rochester, NY $76,456

Des Moines, IA $76,448

Atlanta, GA $76,323

Battle Creek, MI $76,300

Salt Lake City, UT $76,276

Lancaster, PA $76,159

Champaign, IL $76,144

Harrisburg, PA $76,050

Durham, NC $75,980

Kansas City, MO $75,972

Kansas City, KS $75,957

Fort Worth, TX $75,949

Boca Raton, FL $75,918

Cleveland, OH $75,910

Columbus, OH $75,894

Pittsburgh, PA $75,887

Richmond, VA $75,855

Indianapolis, IN $75,840

Cincinnati, OH $75,739

Petersburg, VA $75,622

Billings, MT $75,450

Lansing, MI $75,450

Huntsville, AL $75,450

Lebanon, PA $75,442

Dayton, OH $75,435

Pueblo, CO $75,435

Appleton, WI $75,411

Buffalo, NY $75,380

Racine, WI $75,341

Charlotte, NC $75,333

Saint Louis, MO $75,310

Springfield, IL $75,279

Elkhart, IN $75,263

York, PA $75,263

Gastonia, NC $75,255

Benton Harbor, MI $75,255

Beaumont, TX $75,209

Lorain, OH $75,193

Toledo, OH $75,162

Binghamton, NY $75,123

Rock Hill, SC $75,115

Rockford, IL $75,076

Fargo, ND $75,037

Elyria, OH $75,037

Flagstaff, AZ $74,983

Fort Lauderdale, FL $74,936

Miami, FL $74,889

Duluth, MN $74,764

Bangor, ME $74,663

Cedar Rapids, IA $74,577

Louisville, KY $74,538

Grand Rapids, MI $74,523

Hialeah, FL $74,515

Casper, WY $74,406

Scranton, PA $74,312

New Orleans, LA $74,289

Virginia Beach, VA $74,281

Akron, OH $74,242

Peoria, IL $74,141

Sarasota, FL $74,125

Green Bay, WI $74,071

Baton Rouge, LA $74,032

Charleston, SC $74,016

Nashville, TN $73,993

Jamestown, NY $73,977

Davenport, IA $73,977

Tucson, AZ $73,938

Cheyenne, WY $73,915

Saint Petersburg, FL $73,891

Tampa, FL $73,876

Omaha, NE $73,860

Port Arthur, TX $73,829

Evansville, IN $73,829

Bradenton, FL $73,798

Santa Fe, NM $73,657

Orlando, FL $73,580

Clearwater, FL $73,494

Canton, OH $73,330

La Crosse, WI $73,330

Grand Forks, ND $73,307

Albuquerque, NM $73,283

Tulsa, OK $73,283

Newport News, VA $73,276

High Point, NC $73,252

Ogden, UT $73,221

Corpus Christi, TX $73,159

Laramie, WY $73,112

Norfolk, VA $73,112

Rock Island, IL $73,065

Saginaw, MI $73,049

Jacksonville, FL $73,042

Salisbury, NC $73,026

Memphis, TN $73,011

Moline, IL $72,972

Fort Myers, FL $72,948

Waterloo, IA $72,847

Spartanburg, SC $72,769

Lincoln, NE $72,730

Fort Wayne, IN $72,714

Birmingham, AL $72,629

Cedar Falls, IA $72,613

Provo, UT $72,605

Springfield, OH $72,597

San Antonio, TX $72,582

Greensboro, NC $72,551

South Bend, IN $72,543

Winston Salem, NC $72,535

Boise, ID $72,512

Savannah, GA $72,457

Muskegon, MI $72,317

Lima, OH $72,223

Lake Charles, LA $72,192

Anderson, IN $72,177

Lexington, KY $72,153

Augusta, GA $72,130

Greenville, SC $72,130

Wichita, KS $72,060

Tuscaloosa, AL $72,060

Columbia, SC $71,989

Bloomington, IN $71,795

Roanoke, VA $71,748

Asheville, NC $71,646

Knoxville, TN $71,514

Shreveport, LA $71,506

Wilmington, NC $71,405

Frankfort, KY $71,257

Oklahoma City, OK $71,202

Chillicothe, OH $71,171

Longview, TX $71,163

Topeka, KS $71,140

Mobile, AL $71,023

Terre Haute, IN $70,992

Erie, PA $70,984

Altoona, PA $70,945

Melbourne, FL $70,922

Amarillo, TX $70,890

Killeen, TX $70,867

Fayetteville, AR $70,805

Sioux Falls, SD $70,750

Chattanooga, TN $70,703

Idaho Falls, ID $70,696

Gainesville, FL $70,532

Portsmouth, OH $70,493

Little Rock, AR $70,477

Lynchburg, VA $70,477

Lafayette, LA $70,446

Youngstown, OH $70,446

Temple, TX $70,415

Daytona Beach, FL $70,399

Clarksville, TN $70,392

Pensacola, FL $70,384

Hopkinsville, KY $70,150

Charleston, WV $70,142

Florence, SC $70,103

Sioux City, IA $70,056

Macon, GA $69,830

Tallahassee, FL $69,823

Fayetteville, NC $69,807

Waco, TX $69,791

Wichita Falls, TX $69,791

Pine Bluff, AR $69,760

Vincennes, IN $69,612

Lubbock, TX $69,581

Great Falls, MT $69,534

Alamogordo, NM $69,526

Abilene, TX $69,464

Rapid City, SD $69,363

Monroe, LA $69,363

Albany, GA $69,316

Huntington, WV $69,308

Jackson, MS $69,300

Greenville, MS $69,293

Parkersburg, WV $69,215

Montgomery, AL $69,199

Johnstown, PA $69,183

Springfield, MO $69,121

Biloxi, MS $69,082

Sumter, SC $68,918

Columbus, GA $68,911

Twin Falls, ID $68,864

Pascagoula, MS $68,763

Kingsport, TN $68,560

Gulfport, MS $68,537

Alexandria, LA $68,279

Fort Smith, AR $68,084

El Paso, TX $67,874

Helena, MT $67,773

Las Cruces, NM $67,523

Harlingen, TX $67,305

Pocatello, ID $67,235

Florence, AL $67,211

Brownsville, TX $67,196

Dothan, AL $67,071

Mcallen, TX $67,032

Columbus, MS $66,455

Altus, OK $66,097

Lawton, OK $65,949

Pierre, SD $65,668

What Skills Can Increase a Commander's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 4.82% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 6.19% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 1.33% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	4.82%
Pneumatics	6.19%
Housekeeping	1.33%

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 Commander's salary.

Oral Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 40%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Oral Communication	$109,122	40%
Dedication	$95,872	23%
Scheduling	$91,974	18%
Integrity	$90,416	16%
Leadership	$89,636	15%
Products and Services	$88,857	14%

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

Understanding how a 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 April 01, 2026

$68,072

Average $77,944/year

$85,952

$5,673

Average $6,495/month

$7,163

$1,309

Average $1,499/week

$1,653

$33

Average $37/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,952	$7,163	$1,653	$41
Average	$77,944	$6,495	$1,499	$37
25th Percentile	$68,072	$5,673	$1,309	$33

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Salary Trends for Commander

Salaries for a Commander can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $65,363 in 2023 to around $65,403 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Commander salary trends, .

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