How much do Boilermakers make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Percentile spread

For Boilermakers, the published 10th percentile is $43,180 and the 90th percentile is $82,780. The difference is $39,600, which is 61.7% 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 $64,200 to the 75th at $81,700, covers $17,500.

The mean annual wage is $68,580, which sits above the median of $64,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 16% lower than the national median of $76,410 for Boilermakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,163, which is 16% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Georgia median of $64,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Boilermakers at $64,163 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Boilermakers. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Birmingham, AL is 141 miles away, with a median of $64,000. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,835, against $64,163 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 160 miles away, with a median of $51,430 and employment of 50. That median is 19.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,559, against $64,163 here.
• Decatur, AL is 163 miles away, with a median of $64,060 and employment of 30. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,453, against $64,163 here.