47 Series · SOC 47-2011

Boilermakers

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$73,340

per year

Median Hourly

$35.26/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$76,900

average

Employment

10,170

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$48,390$62,230$73,340$93,520$107,600
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$23.26$29.92$35.26$44.96$51.73
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$48,390

25th Percentile

$62,230

Median

$73,340

75th Percentile

$93,520

90th Percentile

$107,600

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 South Carolina $124,400 +70% above national
2 Washington $113,970 +55% above national
3 California $107,600 +47% above national
4 Minnesota $102,730 +40% above national
5 Wisconsin $97,410 +33% above national
6 Illinois $95,340 +30% above national
7 Pennsylvania $87,710 +20% above national
8 Colorado $86,980 +19% above national
9 Connecticut $85,480 +17% above national
10 Indiana $83,500 +14% above national
11 Montana $83,200 +13% above national
12 New Jersey $80,560 +10% above national
13 Louisiana $76,320 +4% above national
14 Wyoming $76,050 +4% above national
15 Arizona $75,770 +3% above national
16 New York $75,060 +2% above national
17 Arkansas $74,780 +2% above national
18 Kentucky $73,340 same as national
19 Nevada $73,220 same as national
20 Idaho $71,700 2% below national
21 New Hampshire $70,530 4% below national
22 Iowa $68,410 7% below national
23 Michigan $66,440 9% below national
24 Texas $64,190 12% below national
25 New Mexico $63,480 13% below national
26 Nebraska $63,310 14% below national
27 Georgia $63,240 14% below national
28 Alabama $63,220 14% below national
29 Missouri $62,490 15% below national
30 West Virginia $61,660 16% below national
31 Ohio $61,520 16% below national
32 Maryland $61,030 17% below national
33 Virginia $60,440 18% below national
34 Florida $53,690 27% below national
35 Tennessee $49,810 32% below national
36 North Carolina $45,760 38% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $138,790 +89% above national
2 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $107,600 +47% above national
3 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $102,740 +40% above national
4 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $99,050 +35% above national
5 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $96,510 +32% above national
6 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $93,130 +27% above national
7 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $91,690 +25% above national
8 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $90,210 +23% above national
9 Pittsburgh, PA $89,210 +22% above national
10 Baton Rouge, LA $84,220 +15% above national
11 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $80,560 +10% above national
12 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $75,370 +3% above national
13 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $65,170 11% below national
14 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $64,980 11% below national
15 West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $64,850 12% below national
16 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $64,310 12% below national
17 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $63,280 14% below national
18 Corpus Christi, TX $63,040 14% below national
19 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $62,530 15% below national
20 Birmingham, AL $62,400 15% below national
21 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $60,690 17% below national
22 Mobile, AL $56,630 23% below national
23 Chattanooga, TN-GA $50,440 31% below national
24 Knoxville, TN $49,820 32% below national
25 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $45,880 37% below national
26 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $45,330 38% below national
27 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $44,430 39% below national
28 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,440 45% below national

Related Occupations

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.