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Boilermakers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Boilermakers salaries across 37 states

$80,105
National Average (Median)
$118,150
Highest: California
$42,250
Lowest: Maryland

Boilermakers Salary by State

Compare Boilermakers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$42,250
$118,150

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $63,570 AZ $77,940 AR $76,810 CA $118,150 CO $89,350 CT $80,360 FL $69,790 GA $64,200 ID $88,400 IL $99,730 IN $91,410 IA $82,470 KS $72,170 KY $74,810 LA $73,980 MD $42,250 MI $98,220 MN $96,190 MS $105,910 MO $78,550 NV $61,430 NH $85,470 NJ $82,410 NM $101,200 NY $84,770 NC $49,720 OH $85,550 OK $77,750 PA $86,850 SC $74,840 TN $51,810 TX $75,750 VA $67,540 WA $95,200 WV $63,850 WI $97,590 WY $77,900

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
California
$118,150
#2
Mississippi
$105,910
#3
New Mexico
$101,200
#4
Illinois
$99,730
#5
Michigan
$98,220

Boilermakers Salary in All 37 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 California $118,150 $115,900 720
2 Mississippi $105,910 $87,400 280
3 New Mexico $101,200 $92,140 300
4 Illinois $99,730 $98,300 110
5 Michigan $98,220 $87,440 N/A
6 Wisconsin $97,590 $85,050 170
7 Minnesota $96,190 $92,800 140
8 Washington $95,200 $95,120 190
9 Indiana $91,410 $88,640 170
10 Colorado $89,350 $88,080 40
11 Idaho $88,400 $89,790 70
12 Pennsylvania $86,850 $86,110 260
13 Ohio $85,550 $79,910 300
14 New Hampshire $85,470 $76,210 60
15 New York $84,770 $93,870 410
16 Iowa $82,470 $76,840 50
17 New Jersey $82,410 $80,990 280
18 Connecticut $80,360 $72,600 50
19 Missouri $78,550 $83,020 100
20 Arizona $77,940 $77,180 170
21 Wyoming $77,900 $79,320 30
22 Oklahoma $77,750 $66,380 N/A
23 Arkansas $76,810 $86,660 50
24 Texas $75,750 $75,850 2,340
25 South Carolina $74,840 $73,600 N/A
26 Kentucky $74,810 $74,080 150
27 Louisiana $73,980 $71,540 1,220
28 Kansas $72,170 $76,210 70
29 Florida $69,790 $65,190 400
30 Virginia $67,540 $65,320 150
31 Georgia $64,200 $64,910 N/A
32 West Virginia $63,850 $68,270 30
33 Alabama $63,570 $63,450 180
34 Nevada $61,430 $68,570 70
35 Tennessee $51,810 $71,530 180
36 North Carolina $49,720 $59,070 150
37 Maryland $42,250 $49,950 30

Boilermakers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Boilermakers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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