Logging Equipment Operators · SOC 45-4022
Logging Equipment Operators Salary in the Montgomery Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Montgomery, AL metro area
Figures describe the Montgomery, AL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Montgomery city limits.
Logging Equipment Operators in the Montgomery, AL metro area earned a median of $46,690 per year ($22.45 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $26,310 at the 10th percentile to $69,020 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Logging Equipment Operators in the Montgomery metro area earn more than $46,690 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $36,550 and $63,020.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $26,310 | $36,550 | $46,690 | $63,020 | $69,020 |
| Hourly | $12.65 | $17.57 | $22.45 | $30.30 | $33.19 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Montgomery metro areathis metro area$46,690 median for Montgomery metro area; middle half earns $36,550 to $63,020
- Alabamastate (AL)$47,810 median for Alabama; middle half earns $37,390 to $59,420
- United Statesnational$49,740 median for United States; middle half earns $43,970 to $61,050
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −2% vs Alabama overall and −6% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
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.
The Montgomery metro area has the 37th-highest published median for this occupation among the 49 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Alabama
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for logging equipment operators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Montgomery metro areathis page$46,690 median for Montgomery metro area; middle half earns $36,550 to $63,020
- $49,990 median for Florence metro area; middle half earns $39,530 to $59,990
- $48,600 median for Birmingham metro area; middle half earns $37,380 to $59,230
- $46,510 median for Tuscaloosa metro area; middle half earns $36,150 to $58,020
- $45,430 median for Auburn metro area; middle half earns $35,790 to $54,590
- $45,150 median for Anniston metro area; middle half earns $39,720 to $58,410
- $37,610 median for Dothan metro area; middle half earns $35,570 to $46,300
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.