How much do Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers make in Birmingham, AL?

Percentile spread

For Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers, the published 10th percentile is $30,060 and the 90th percentile is $79,140. The difference is $49,080, which is 98.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,860 to the 75th at $61,000, covers $13,140.

The mean annual wage is $53,900, which sits above the median of $49,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Birmingham, AL median is 23.7% lower than the national median of $65,380 for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,450, which is 16.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.4% lower than the Alabama median of $58,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Birmingham, AL is 91.644, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers at $54,450 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers. Birmingham, AL ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Huntsville, AL is 91 miles away, with a median of $65,860 and employment of 240. That median is 32% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,762, against $54,450 here.
• Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 200 miles away, with a median of $64,600 and employment of 90. That median is 29.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,577, against $54,450 here.