SOC 47-2011 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025
How much do Boilermakers make in Birmingham, AL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Boilermakers in Birmingham, AL is $64,000. The 10th percentile is $48,840 and the 90th percentile is $80,410. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$64,000
- 10th percentile
- $48,840
- 25th percentile
- $50,450
- Median
- $64,000
- 75th percentile
- $70,220
- 90th percentile
- $80,410
- Mean
- $61,550
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Boilermakers, the published 10th percentile is $48,840 and the 90th percentile is $80,410. The difference is $31,570, which is 49.3% 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 $50,450 to the 75th at $70,220, covers $19,770.
The mean annual wage is $61,550, which sits below the median of $64,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Birmingham, AL median is 16.2% lower than the national median of $76,410 for Boilermakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,835, which is 8.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.7% higher than the Alabama median of $63,570.
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 $64,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Boilermakers at $69,835 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 Boilermakers. 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).).
- Decatur, AL is 73 miles away, with a median of $64,060 and employment of 30. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,453, against $69,835 here.
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 141 miles away, with a median of $64,200. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,163, against $69,835 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL · Boilermakers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Boilermakers make in Birmingham, AL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Boilermakers in Birmingham, AL is $64,000. The 10th percentile is $48,840 and the 90th percentile is $80,410.
How does that compare with the national median for Boilermakers?
The local median is 16.2% lower than the national median of $76,410.
What is Boilermakers pay in Birmingham, AL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Birmingham, AL is 91.644, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,000 is $69,835. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Birmingham, AL compare with nearby metros for Boilermakers?
Decatur, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 73 miles away, at $64,060. Birmingham, AL ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.