Skilled Wages

Boilermaker salary in Indiana

Median $43.95 an hour for 170 boilermakers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$43.95/hrMedian hourly wageIndiana, May data
$91,410/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$30.51 – $56.1010th to 90th percentilehourly range
170Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Boilermaker pay in Indiana: the full range

Wage percentiles, IndianaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$30$40$50$60/hrIndiana: 10th $30.51 · 25th $32.27 · median $43.95 · 75th $51.34 · 90th $56.10Indiana$43.95$30.51$56.10United States: 10th $24.28 · 25th $31.13 · median $36.74 · 75th $45.88 · 90th $53.06United States$36.74
Hourly wage percentiles for boilermakers: Indiana vs United States, May 2025.

Indiana ranks 9th of 37 states for median boilermaker pay, and 7th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $47.11). 170 boilermakers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.8× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$30.51 – $32.27$63,450 – $67,120roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$32.27 – $51.34$67,120 – $106,780the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$51.34 – $56.10$106,780 – $116,690the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Boilermaker pay by metro in Indiana

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrChicago: $52.71Chicago$52.71
Median hourly wage for boilermakers by metro area in Indiana, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Chicago$38.18$52.71$56.579020% above

Boilermaker wages in Indiana over time

Indiana, 1999-2025IndianaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$43.95Indiana$36.74United States
Median hourly wage for boilermakers, Indiana vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIndiana $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$23.58$45.57$18.09910
2000$24.19$45.23$17.80860
2001$23.40$42.54$19.06780
2002$25.26$45.20$20.17680
2003$19.94$34.89$20.79630
2004$22.38$38.14$21.68670
2005$22.23$36.65$23.10510
2006$25.02$39.96$22.581,260
2007$25.10$38.97$24.381,240
2008$25.48$38.10$25.13—
2009$28.82$43.25$26.971,680
2010$29.53$43.60$26.271,660
2011$31.28$44.77$27.361,930
2012$31.66$44.39$27.193,080
2013$31.77$43.91$27.742,190
2014$33.06$44.96$28.781,800
2015$33.40$45.37$28.901,200
2016$35.38$47.46$29.841,030
2017$35.60$46.76$29.931,410
2018$35.15$45.07$29.88990
2019$35.31$44.47$30.34830
2020$34.42$42.82$31.42540
2021$37.12$44.10$30.91300
2022$37.92$41.71$32.17400
2023$29.45$31.12$34.20240
2024$40.15$41.21$35.26200
2025$43.95$43.95$36.74170

In today's dollars, the median boilermaker wage in Indiana changed by -3.1% over the last ten years of data and by -1.2% since 2019.

Are there more boilermaker jobs in Indiana?

0.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 16th of 33 states

BLS counted 170 boilermakers in Indiana in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 18%. 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 Indiana

+5.9%Projected growth in Indiana2024–2034, state agency
20Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
190Jobs in 2024200 projected for 2034
-1.8%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Indiana's labor market agency projects the number of boilermakers in the state to change by +5.9% between 2024 and 2034, from 190 to 200, with about 20 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects -1.8% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 170 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Indiana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for boilermakers in Indiana

On federally funded construction in Indiana, contractors must pay boilermakers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 80 of the 80 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $81.41 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $43.95.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, INAdams: $81.41 (union)Allen: $81.41 (union)Bartholomew: $81.41 (union)Benton: $81.41 (union)Blackford: $81.41 (union)Boone: $81.41 (union)Brown: $81.41 (union)Carroll: $81.41 (union)Cass: $81.41 (union)Clark: $81.41 (union)Clay: $81.41 (union)Clinton: $81.41 (union)Crawford: n/aDaviess: n/aDearborn: $81.41 (union)Decatur: $81.41 (union)DeKalb: $81.41 (union)Delaware: $81.41 (union)Dubois: $81.41 (union)Elkhart: $81.41 (union)Fayette: $81.41 (union)Floyd: $81.41 (union)Fountain: $81.41 (union)Franklin: $81.41 (union)Fulton: $81.41 (union)Gibson: $81.41 (union)Grant: $81.41 (union)Greene: $81.41 (union)Hamilton: $81.41 (union)Hancock: $81.41 (union)Harrison: $81.41 (union)Hendricks: $81.41 (union)Henry: $81.41 (union)Howard: $81.41 (union)Huntington: $81.41 (union)Jackson: n/aJasper: $81.41 (union)Jay: $81.41 (union)Jefferson: n/aJennings: $81.41 (union)Johnson: $81.41 (union)Knox: n/aKosciusko: $81.41 (union)LaGrange: $81.41 (union)Lake: $81.41 (union)LaPorte: $81.41 (union)Lawrence: n/aMadison: $81.41 (union)Marion: $81.41 (union)Marshall: $81.41 (union)Martin: n/aMiami: $81.41 (union)Monroe: $81.41 (union)Montgomery: $81.41 (union)Morgan: $81.41 (union)Newton: $81.41 (union)Noble: $81.41 (union)Ohio: $81.41 (union)Orange: n/aOwen: $81.41 (union)Parke: $81.41 (union)Perry: n/aPike: $81.41 (union)Porter: $81.41 (union)Posey: $81.41 (union)Pulaski: $81.41 (union)Putnam: $81.41 (union)Randolph: $81.41 (union)Ripley: $81.41 (union)Rush: $81.41 (union)St. Joseph: $81.41 (union)Scott: n/aShelby: $81.41 (union)Spencer: n/aStarke: $81.41 (union)Steuben: $81.41 (union)Sullivan: $81.41 (union)Switzerland: $81.41 (union)Tippecanoe: $81.41 (union)Tipton: $81.41 (union)Union: $81.41 (union)Vanderburgh: $81.41 (union)Vermillion: $81.41 (union)Vigo: $81.41 (union)Wabash: $81.41 (union)Warren: $81.41 (union)Warrick: $81.41 (union)Washington: n/aWayne: $81.41 (union)Wells: $81.41 (union)White: $81.41 (union)Whitley: $81.41 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hrn/a
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for boilermakers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
AdamsUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260002
AllenUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260002
BartholomewUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260002
BentonUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260002
BlackfordUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260002
BooneUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260002
BrownUnion BOIL0374-001 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260004
CarrollUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260002
CassUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260002
ClarkUnion BOIL0374-001 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260004
ClayUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260003
ClintonUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260002
DearbornUnion BOIL0374-001 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260004
DecaturUnion BOIL0374-001 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260004
DeKalbUnion BOIL0374-002 2025-05-01$43.24$38.17$81.41IN20260002

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Indiana prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Indiana?

185.6kConstruction jobsIndiana, 2026-09
+2.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202650k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025186kSep 2026
Construction employment in Indiana (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 87 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 77,698 in 2015 to 107,611 in 2025, +38.5%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Randolph County46577$103,389$1,988
Pike County14183$97,809$1,881
Sullivan County1872$94,129$1,810
Lake County7188,370$91,512$1,760
Cass County32554$90,794$1,746
Howard County991,262$90,498$1,740
Blackford County13155$89,074$1,713
Porter County2682,996$87,755$1,688
St. Joseph County3354,514$84,954$1,634
Miami County44422$83,813$1,612
Allen County6687,733$83,778$1,611
Marion County1,45622,916$82,454$1,586

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Questions this page answers

How much do boilermakers make in Indiana?

The median boilermaker in Indiana earned $43.95 an hour ($91,410 a year) in May 2025, 20% above the national median of $36.74. The middle half earn $32.27–$51.34; the top 10% earn more than $56.10.

Where does Indiana rank for boilermaker pay?

Indiana ranks 9th of 37 states for boilermaker pay, with a median of $43.95 an hour, and 7th after adjusting for Indiana's cost of living (BEA price parity 93.3, US = 100).

What is the union boilermaker rate in Indiana?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for boilermakers in 80 counties, with a typical package of $81.41 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many boilermakers work in Indiana?

BLS counted 170 boilermakers in Indiana in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.81; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is boilermaker work growing in Indiana?

Indiana's labor market agency projects +5.9% growth for boilermakers between 2024 and 2034, from 190 to 200 jobs.

How many boilermaker openings a year are there in Indiana?

Indiana projects about 20 openings a year for boilermakers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 700 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Indiana 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.
  • State projection: Indiana labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.