SOC 51-8021 · Production Occupations

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$78,620

U.S. median hourly wage$37.80

U.S. employment28,250

Nationally, stationary engineers and boiler operators earned a median of $78,620 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 28,250 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators: pay and employment by state
State
Illinois	$115,780	$55.66	1,680	0.3
Wyoming	$111,920	$53.81	100	0.4
Hawaii	$103,400	$49.71	70	0.1
Connecticut	$94,870	$45.61	270	0.2
New York	$94,070	$45.22	4,480	0.5
Washington	$91,530	$44.00	520	0.1
California	$90,650	$43.58	5,840	0.3
District of Columbia	$90,470	$43.50	620	0.9
Alaska	$88,330	$42.47	90	0.3
Maryland	$85,240	$40.98	850	0.3
Michigan	$82,800	$39.81	490	0.1
Colorado	$81,310	$39.09	560	0.2
Massachusetts	$80,800	$38.85	530	0.1
Nevada	$79,110	$38.03	60	0.0
Montana	$77,690	$37.35	110	0.2
Delaware	$77,630	$37.32	40	0.1
New Jersey	$76,560	$36.81	1,400	0.3
Utah	$76,490	$36.77	110	0.1
Minnesota	$75,850	$36.47	1,440	0.5
Ohio	$75,470	$36.29	760	0.1
Arizona	$75,410	$36.26	80	0.0
New Mexico	$74,480	$35.81	100	0.1
Pennsylvania	$72,900	$35.05	1,730	0.3
South Carolina	$72,650	$34.93	170	0.1
Missouri	$72,620	$34.91	380	0.1
Tennessee	$72,470	$34.84	370	0.1
Georgia	$70,640	$33.96	240	0.0
Oklahoma	$68,450	$32.91	180	0.1
Vermont	$68,400	$32.89	70	0.2
South Dakota	$68,090	$32.74	90	0.2
Oregon	$67,630	$32.51	330	0.2
Indiana	$67,560	$32.48	290	0.1
Iowa	$67,450	$32.43	190	0.1
Kentucky	$66,770	$32.10	90	0.0
North Dakota	$66,760	$32.10	140	0.3
New Hampshire	$66,180	$31.82	60	0.1
Florida	$65,040	$31.27	170	0.0
Nebraska	$64,930	$31.22	290	0.3
Kansas	$64,490	$31.00	120	0.1
Idaho	$64,460	$30.99	120	0.1
Virginia	$64,150	$30.84	350	0.1
Texas	$63,810	$30.68	890	0.1
Rhode Island	$63,330	$30.45	60	0.1
Maine	$62,910	$30.24	290	0.4
Wisconsin	$61,170	$29.41	270	0.1
North Carolina	$60,860	$29.26	220	0.0
Arkansas	$58,000	$27.89	200	0.2
Mississippi	$53,640	$25.79	200	0.2
Alabama	$53,470	$25.71	220	0.1
West Virginia	$53,340	$25.64	40	0.1
Puerto Rico	$51,320	$24.67	70	0.1
Louisiana	$47,750	$22.96	290	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 110 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$129,930	$62.46	980	0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$123,170	$59.22	210	0.2
Vallejo, CA	$123,170	$59.22	110	0.8
Springfield, IL	$117,590	$56.53	60	0.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$115,780	$55.66	1,210	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$112,250	$53.96	210	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$104,810	$50.39	3,810	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$103,690	$49.85	50	0.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$103,380	$49.70	80	0.7
Urban Honolulu, HI	$103,060	$49.55	40	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$99,840	$48.00	520	0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$97,470	$46.86	80	0.2
El Centro, CA	$96,150	$46.22	40	0.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$94,870	$45.61	110	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$94,100	$45.24	110	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$92,420	$44.43	70	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$91,480	$43.98	970	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$90,830	$43.67	30	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$87,700	$42.17	220	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$87,170	$41.91	370	0.2
Fresno, CA	$87,140	$41.89	120	0.3
Lima, OH	$85,930	$41.31	30	0.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$85,690	$41.20	70	0.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$85,180	$40.95	40	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$83,950	$40.36	340	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$83,530	$40.16	410	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$83,350	$40.07	40	0.0
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$82,100	$39.47	340	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,250	$39.06	100	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$79,720	$38.33	740	0.3
Columbus, OH	$79,680	$38.31	120	0.1
Anchorage, AK	$79,320	$38.13	40	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$79,160	$38.06	120	0.1
Reno, NV	$79,110	$38.03	50	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$78,850	$37.91	110	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$78,820	$37.89	150	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$78,800	$37.88	30	0.0
Mankato, MN	$78,610	$37.79	40	0.7
Worcester, MA	$78,210	$37.60	50	0.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$78,070	$37.54	60	0.2
Longview-Kelso, WA	$77,350	$37.19	30	0.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$77,080	$37.06	450	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$76,560	$36.81	750	0.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$76,510	$36.78	110	0.4
Toledo, OH	$76,190	$36.63	50	0.2
Vineland, NJ	$75,940	$36.51	40	0.6
St. Louis, MO-IL	$75,610	$36.35	240	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$75,260	$36.18	80	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$74,540	$35.84	40	0.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$74,420	$35.78	1,980	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$74,300	$35.72	40	0.1
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$74,240	$35.69	30	0.6
St. Cloud, MN	$73,930	$35.55	60	0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$73,790	$35.48	120	0.1
Ogden, UT	$73,090	$35.14	50	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$73,090	$35.14	410	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$72,950	$35.07	120	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$72,090	$34.66	50	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$71,950	$34.59	30	0.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$71,910	$34.57	60	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$71,850	$34.54	110	0.0
Colorado Springs, CO	$71,680	$34.46	50	0.2
Rochester, MN	$71,670	$34.46	80	0.6
Omaha, NE-IA	$71,560	$34.41	110	0.2
Rochester, NY	$71,490	$34.37	200	0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$71,050	$34.16	70	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$70,560	$33.92	340	0.1
Springfield, MA	$70,250	$33.77	50	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$69,600	$33.46	60	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$69,260	$33.30	300	0.6
Napa, CA	$69,050	$33.20	90	1.1
Oklahoma City, OK	$68,650	$33.01	40	0.1
Tulsa, OK	$68,560	$32.96	70	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$68,550	$32.96	100	0.6
Portland-South Portland, ME	$68,340	$32.86	60	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$68,100	$32.74	170	0.1
Akron, OH	$67,540	$32.47	30	0.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$67,540	$32.47	80	0.1
Syracuse, NY	$67,430	$32.42	160	0.5
Kingston, NY	$67,250	$32.33	50	0.8
Fargo, ND-MN	$66,760	$32.10	60	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$66,660	$32.05	70	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$66,620	$32.03	320	0.7
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$66,550	$31.99	90	0.1
Salinas, CA	$66,440	$31.94	120	0.6
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$65,960	$31.71	30	0.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$65,880	$31.67	80	0.0
Utica-Rome, NY	$64,940	$31.22	50	0.4
Columbia, SC	$64,930	$31.22	40	0.1
Richmond, VA	$64,750	$31.13	60	0.1
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$64,670	$31.09	50	0.3
Wichita, KS	$64,490	$31.00	70	0.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$64,470	$31.00	70	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$64,320	$30.92	60	0.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$64,150	$30.84	60	0.3
Lincoln, NE	$62,730	$30.16	70	0.4
Reading, PA	$62,560	$30.08	40	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$62,430	$30.02	60	0.0
Binghamton, NY	$62,420	$30.01	70	0.7
Redding, CA	$61,690	$29.66	40	0.5
Glens Falls, NY	$61,050	$29.35	40	0.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$60,230	$28.96	110	0.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$57,320	$27.56	40	0.1
Lubbock, TX	$54,470	$26.19	30	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$54,380	$26.15	50	0.1
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$53,640	$25.79	50	0.3
Springfield, MO	$51,090	$24.56	30	0.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$50,060	$24.07	60	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$46,590	$22.40	70	0.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$43,490	$20.91	30	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.