Dive instructor / Watersports instructor
Leads guided dives, courses and watersports activities for resort guests.
Indicative salary
Monthly pay before allowances. Resort roles typically add service charge on top.
Entry
MVR 10,000 – MVR 16,000 / mo
≈ $649–$1,038
Mid
MVR 16,000 – MVR 28,000 / mo
≈ $1,038–$1,816
Senior
MVR 28,000 – MVR 45,000 / mo
≈ $1,816–$2,918
USD equivalents at 1 USD ≈ 15.42 MVR.
Note: Plus service charge and course commissions.
Career pathway
- 1
Dive Master
- 2
Open Water Instructor
- 3
Senior Instructor / Base Leader
Education to get there
Partner-university programs that lead into this role:
No specific partner program tagged yet — talk to a Blek counsellor; many roles are reachable via foundation studies + a related bachelor's.
Qualifications
- ▸PADI/SSI Instructor (OWSI)
- ▸Dive Master with 200+ logged dives
Typical employers
- ▸Resort dive centres
- ▸Liveaboards
- ▸Independent dive operators
A note on salary data
Salary ranges are indicative monthly estimates compiled from publicly available sources — Maldives Pay Commission gazette (civil service), and current listings on job.mv, mihaaru.com/jobs and hotelcareers.mv. Actual pay varies by employer, qualifications and experience. Tourism roles typically include service charge on top of the base salary shown.
Last reviewed: 2026-05. Sources: Maldives Pay Commission (gazette) · job.mv · mihaaru jobs · hotelcareers.mv