Skilled Wages

Boilermaker salary in Florida

Median $33.55 an hour for 400 boilermakers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$33.55/hrMedian hourly wageFlorida, May data
$69,790/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.10 – $35.0010th to 90th percentilehourly range
400Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Boilermaker pay in Florida: the full range

Wage percentiles, FloridaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$30$40$50$60/hrFlorida: 10th $23.10 · 25th $28.27 · median $33.55 · 75th $34.22 · 90th $35.00Florida$33.55$23.10$35.00United States: 10th $24.28 · 25th $31.13 · median $36.74 · 75th $45.88 · 90th $53.06United States$36.74
Hourly wage percentiles for boilermakers: Florida vs United States, May 2025.

Florida ranks 29th of 37 states for median boilermaker pay, and 31st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $32.45). 400 boilermakers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.5× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$23.10 – $28.27$48,040 – $58,800roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$28.27 – $34.22$58,800 – $71,180the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$34.22 – $35.00$71,180 – $72,800the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Boilermaker wages in Florida over time

Florida, 1999-2025FloridaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$36.74United States$33.55Florida
Median hourly wage for boilermakers, Florida vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearFlorida $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$14.76$28.52$18.092,870
2000$15.52$29.02$17.801,840
2001$17.10$31.09$19.062,180
2002$17.02$30.46$20.171,430
2003$19.65$34.38$20.791,230
2004$21.36$36.40$21.681,100
2005$23.64$38.97$23.10—
2006$20.10$32.10$22.58410
2007$20.57$31.94$24.38430
2008$20.97$31.36$25.13360
2009$24.23$36.36$26.97240
2010$21.70$32.04$26.27100
2011$23.54$33.69$27.36120
2012$25.03$35.10$27.19270
2013$25.51$35.25$27.74360
2014$23.59$32.08$28.78370
2015$24.41$33.16$28.90550
2016$28.09$37.68$29.84700
2017$29.98$39.38$29.93560
2018$28.02$35.92$29.88660
2019$25.99$32.73$30.34410
2020$26.36$32.79$31.42340
2021$23.18$27.54$30.91—
2022$23.92$26.31$32.17900
2023$24.25$25.62$34.20420
2024$25.81$26.49$35.26—
2025$33.55$33.55$36.74400

In today's dollars, the median boilermaker wage in Florida changed by +1.2% over the last ten years of data and by +2.5% since 2019.

Are there more boilermaker jobs in Florida?

0.0Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.6× the US share, 23rd of 33 states

BLS counted 400 boilermakers in Florida in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 47%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for boilermakers in Florida

No state projection is published for boilermakers in Florida. Nationally, BLS projects -1.8% growth over 2025-35 with about 700 openings a year; the national page has the openings breakdown and every state that does publish a figure.

Is construction work growing in Florida?

657.0kConstruction jobsFlorida, 2026-09
+0.6%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k19901995200020052010201520202025657kSep 2026
Construction employment in Florida (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

Contractor pay by county

Average pay at specialty trade contractors establishments by county (all employees, not just boilermakers), from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages. Across the 63 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 285,688 in 2015 to 427,402 in 2025, +49.6%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Sumter County1702,868$80,029$1,539
Bradford County58300$75,025$1,443
Jackson County72609$71,388$1,373
Duval County2,53925,743$71,254$1,370
Hillsborough County3,75431,923$70,532$1,356
Broward County4,62435,823$69,666$1,340
Orange County3,28530,220$69,524$1,337
Seminole County1,34416,632$69,453$1,336
Palm Beach County4,26828,358$67,115$1,291
Escambia County7026,304$66,187$1,273
Pinellas County2,52319,206$66,044$1,270
Sarasota County1,87013,342$65,544$1,260

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Questions this page answers

How much do boilermakers make in Florida?

The median boilermaker in Florida earned $33.55 an hour ($69,790 a year) in May 2025, 9% below the national median of $36.74. The middle half earn $28.27–$34.22; the top 10% earn more than $35.00.

Where does Florida rank for boilermaker pay?

Florida ranks 29th of 37 states for boilermaker pay, with a median of $33.55 an hour, and 31st after adjusting for Florida's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.4, US = 100).

What is the union boilermaker rate in Florida?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a boilermaker classification for most Florida counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many boilermakers work in Florida?

BLS counted 400 boilermakers in Florida in May 2025, 0.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.62; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Florida and metro areas, SOC 47-2011. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.