The highest-paying states for boilermakers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of boilermakers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $107,360, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for boilermakers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $104,780). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of boilermakers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $107,360 |
$79,220 | 100 |
| 2 | California | $104,780 |
$65,020 | 450 |
| 3 | Alaska | $102,120 |
$48,470 | 120 |
| 4 | Illinois | $101,750 |
$60,970 | 80 |
| 5 | Minnesota | $93,850 |
$87,120 | 90 |
| 6 | Ohio | $89,800 |
$49,830 | 530 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $86,690 |
$51,850 | 120 |
| 8 | Arkansas | $85,650 |
$40,500 | 100 |
| 9 | Washington | $85,370 |
$57,530 | 210 |
| 10 | Colorado | $80,940 |
$59,740 | 60 |
| 11 | New York | $80,800 |
$52,260 | 350 |
| 12 | Montana | $79,020 |
$50,200 | 90 |
| 13 | Indiana | $78,880 |
$43,440 | 400 |
| 14 | Hawaii | $77,850 |
$75,020 | 60 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $77,590 |
$60,930 | 300 |
| 16 | Maryland | $76,330 |
$66,650 | 130 |
| 17 | Delaware | $76,310 |
$60,640 | 0 |
| 18 | Utah | $75,190 |
$64,400 | 110 |
| 19 | Michigan | $74,870 |
$58,510 | 1,310 |
| 20 | Wyoming | $74,870 |
$73,290 | 60 |
| 21 | Louisiana | $74,650 |
$58,760 | 2,160 |
| 22 | Kentucky | $74,620 |
$50,160 | 30 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $73,980 |
$55,410 | 60 |
| 24 | West Virginia | $70,170 |
$54,650 | 100 |
| 25 | Idaho | $67,400 |
$41,830 | 90 |
| 26 | Texas | $66,500 |
$52,870 | 2,580 |
| 27 | North Carolina | $65,720 |
$42,210 | 170 |
| 28 | Tennessee | $65,550 |
$33,830 | 350 |
| 29 | Arizona | $64,980 |
$60,430 | 120 |
| 30 | Iowa | $64,410 |
$46,280 | 230 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $63,630 |
$38,700 | 40 |
| 32 | District of Columbia | $63,460 |
$35,840 | 60 |
| 33 | Alabama | $61,830 |
$38,490 | 200 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $61,790 |
$31,210 | 200 |
| 35 | Mississippi | $60,380 |
$43,300 | 160 |
| 36 | Oregon | $59,150 |
$39,520 | 40 |
| 37 | Nevada | $58,550 |
$53,840 | 90 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $58,400 |
$42,890 | 70 |
| 39 | Georgia | $55,990 |
$31,210 | 240 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $55,310 |
$36,110 | 210 |
| 41 | Connecticut | $51,840 |
$47,850 | 230 |
| 42 | Virginia | $51,730 |
$37,490 | 510 |
| 43 | Florida | $49,750 |
$20,800 | 900 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | $49,180 |
$42,620 | 80 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $47,060 |
$29,940 | 50 |
| 46 | Vermont | $46,110 |
$32,820 | 70 |
| 47 | Kansas | $42,440 |
$30,530 | 30 |
| 48 | Missouri | $41,340 |
$33,460 | 60 |
| 49 | Nebraska | $39,870 |
$37,460 | 60 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $21,710 |
$16,700 | 40 |