How much do Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, the published 10th percentile is $60,490 and the 90th percentile is $110,850. The difference is $50,360, which is 65.8% 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 $69,930 to the 75th at $103,990, covers $34,060.

The mean annual wage is $82,900, which sits above the median of $76,510. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $78,620 for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,152, which is 5.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% lower than the New Jersey median of $76,560.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,510 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators at $74,152 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 8th of 20 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).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $79,720 and employment of 740. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,735, against $74,152 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $72,950 and employment of 120. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,973, against $74,152 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $104,810 and employment of 3,810. That median is 37% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,112, against $74,152 here.

Employment share

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (110 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.52 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.