SOC 47-2011 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Boilermakers make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Boilermakers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $105,430. The 10th percentile is $86,950 and the 90th percentile is $110,840. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$105,430

10th percentile
$86,950
25th percentile
$101,920
Median
$105,430
75th percentile
$110,840
90th percentile
$110,840
Mean
$102,760

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Warehouse workers driving forklifts loaded with goods
Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Boilermakers, the published 10th percentile is $86,950 and the 90th percentile is $110,840. The difference is $23,890, which is 22.7% 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 $101,920 to the 75th at $110,840, covers $8,920.

The mean annual wage is $102,760, which sits below the median of $105,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI median is 38% higher than the national median of $76,410 for Boilermakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $100,580, which is 31.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% higher than the Minnesota median of $96,190.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 104.822, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Boilermakers at $100,580 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Boilermakers in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

Highest-paying jobs in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Boilermakers in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $105,430. The 10th percentile is $86,950 and the 90th percentile is $110,840.

How does that compare with the national median for Boilermakers?

The local median is 38% higher than the national median of $76,410.

What is Boilermakers pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 104.822, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $105,430 is $100,580. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.