How much do Logging Equipment Operators make in Anniston-Oxford, AL?

Percentile spread

For Logging Equipment Operators, the published 10th percentile is $29,180 and the 90th percentile is $62,240. The difference is $33,060, which is 73.2% 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 $39,720 to the 75th at $58,410, covers $18,690.

The mean annual wage is $48,360, which sits above the median of $45,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Anniston-Oxford, AL median is 9.2% lower than the national median of $49,740 for Logging Equipment Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,531, which is 5.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% lower than the Alabama median of $47,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Anniston-Oxford, AL is 85.949, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Logging Equipment Operators at $52,531 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Logging Equipment Operators. Anniston-Oxford, AL ranks 9th of 11 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 61 miles away, with a median of $48,600 and employment of 110. That median is 7.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,031, against $52,531 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 82 miles away, with a median of $39,020 and employment of 300. That median is 13.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,997, against $52,531 here.
• Auburn-Opelika, AL is 90 miles away, with a median of $45,430 and employment of 30. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,664, against $52,531 here.

Employment share

Logging Equipment Operators accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Anniston-Oxford, AL (40 of 43,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (21,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.78 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.