Skilled Wages

Boilermaker salary in Minnesota

Median $46.25 an hour for 140 boilermakers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$46.25/hrMedian hourly wageMinnesota, May data
$96,190/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$32.24 – $53.2910th to 90th percentilehourly range
140Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Boilermaker pay in Minnesota: the full range

Wage percentiles, MinnesotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$30$40$50$60/hrMinnesota: 10th $32.24 · 25th $39.15 · median $46.25 · 75th $50.69 · 90th $53.29Minnesota$46.25$32.24$53.29United States: 10th $24.28 · 25th $31.13 · median $36.74 · 75th $45.88 · 90th $53.06United States$36.74
Hourly wage percentiles for boilermakers: Minnesota vs United States, May 2025.

Minnesota ranks 7th of 37 states for median boilermaker pay, and 8th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $46.91). 140 boilermakers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.7× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$32.24 – $39.15$67,050 – $81,420roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$39.15 – $50.69$81,420 – $105,430the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$50.69 – $53.29$105,430 – $110,840the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Boilermaker pay by metro in Minnesota

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrMinneapolis: $50.69Minneapolis$50.69
Median hourly wage for boilermakers by metro area in Minnesota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Minneapolis$41.80$50.69$53.29—10% above

Boilermaker wages in Minnesota over time

Minnesota, 1999-2025MinnesotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50$60200020052010201520202025$46.25Minnesota$36.74United States
Median hourly wage for boilermakers, Minnesota vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMinnesota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$22.47$43.42$18.09—
2000$24.51$45.82$17.80380
2001$25.92$47.12$19.06280
2002$26.32$47.10$20.17340
2003$26.00$45.49$20.79440
2004$26.88$45.81$21.68380
2005$27.01$44.52$23.10240
2006$24.34$38.87$22.58200
2007$21.24$32.98$24.38—
2008$23.55$35.21$25.13—
2009$31.89$47.86$26.97110
2010$32.75$48.35$26.27100
2011$31.79$45.50$27.36—
2012$29.43$41.27$27.19—
2013$29.56$40.85$27.74—
2014$34.38$46.75$28.78—
2015$34.54$46.92$28.90—
2016$34.24$45.93$29.8460
2018$30.94$39.67$29.8830
2019$35.04$44.13$30.3440
2020$41.60$51.75$31.42130
2021$46.94$55.77$30.9140
2022$45.12$49.64$32.1790
2023$46.26$48.88$34.2090
2024$49.39$50.69$35.26—
2025$46.25$46.25$36.74140

In today's dollars, the median boilermaker wage in Minnesota changed by -1.4% over the last ten years of data and by +4.8% since 2019.

Are there more boilermaker jobs in Minnesota?

0.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.7× the US share, 17th of 33 states

BLS counted 140 boilermakers in Minnesota in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 49%. 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 Minnesota

No state projection is published for boilermakers in Minnesota. 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.

Union scale and prevailing wage for boilermakers in Minnesota

On federally funded construction in Minnesota, contractors must pay boilermakers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 85 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $80.28). The market median for the state is $46.25.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MNAitkin: $80.28 (survey)Anoka: $80.28 (survey)Becker: $80.28 (survey)Beltrami: $80.28 (survey)Benton: $80.28 (survey)Big Stone: $71.93 (survey)Blue Earth: $80.28 (survey)Brown: $80.28 (survey)Carlton: $80.28 (survey)Carver: $80.28 (survey)Cass: $80.28 (survey)Chippewa: $80.28 (survey)Chisago: $80.28 (survey)Clay: $80.28 (survey)Clearwater: $80.28 (survey)Cook: $80.28 (survey)Cottonwood: $71.93 (survey)Crow Wing: $70.21 (survey)Dakota: $80.28 (survey)Dodge: $77.93 (survey)Douglas: $80.28 (survey)Faribault: $80.28 (survey)Fillmore: $77.93 (survey)Freeborn: $77.93 (survey)Goodhue: $80.28 (survey)Grant: $80.28 (survey)Hennepin: $80.28 (survey)Houston: $39.04 (survey)Hubbard: $80.28 (survey)Isanti: $80.28 (survey)Itasca: $80.28 (survey)Jackson: $77.93 (survey)Kanabec: $80.28 (survey)Kandiyohi: $80.28 (survey)Kittson: n/aKoochiching: $80.28 (survey)Lac qui Parle: $71.93 (survey)Lake: $80.28 (survey)Lake of the Woods: $80.28 (survey)Le Sueur: $80.28 (survey)Lincoln: n/aLyon: $23.85 (survey)McLeod: $80.28 (survey)Mahnomen: $80.28 (survey)Marshall: $80.28 (survey)Martin: $80.28 (survey)Meeker: $80.28 (survey)Mille Lacs: $80.28 (survey)Morrison: $80.28 (survey)Mower: $77.93 (survey)Murray: $71.93 (survey)Nicollet: $80.28 (survey)Nobles: $71.93 (survey)Norman: $80.28 (survey)Olmsted: $77.93 (survey)Otter Tail: $80.28 (survey)Pennington: $80.28 (survey)Pine: $80.28 (survey)Pipestone: $11.85 (survey)Polk: $80.28 (survey)Pope: $80.28 (survey)Ramsey: $80.28 (survey)Red Lake: $80.28 (survey)Redwood: $80.28 (survey)Renville: $80.28 (survey)Rice: $80.28 (survey)Rock: $20.57 (survey)Roseau: $77.93 (survey)St. Louis: $80.28 (survey)Scott: $80.28 (survey)Sherburne: $80.28 (survey)Sibley: $80.28 (survey)Stearns: $80.28 (survey)Steele: $77.93 (survey)Stevens: $80.28 (survey)Swift: $71.93 (survey)Todd: $80.28 (survey)Traverse: $71.93 (survey)Wabasha: $77.93 (survey)Wadena: $80.28 (survey)Waseca: $80.28 (survey)Washington: $80.28 (survey)Watonwan: $80.28 (survey)Wilkin: $80.28 (survey)Winona: $77.93 (survey)Wright: $80.28 (survey)Yellow Medicine: $80.28 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$77.93n/asurvey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for boilermakers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Aitkinstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260027
Anokastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260028
Beckerstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260029
Beltramistate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260030
Bentonstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260031
Blue Earthstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260033
Brownstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260034
Carltonstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260035
Carverstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260036
Cassstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260037
Chippewastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260038
Chisagostate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260039
Claystate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260040
Clearwaterstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260041
Cookstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$48.35$31.93$80.28MN20260042

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Minnesota prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Minnesota?

161.1kConstruction jobsMinnesota, 2026-09
+5.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025161kSep 2026
Construction employment in Minnesota (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 78 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 70,177 in 2015 to 87,254 in 2025, +24.3%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Ramsey County5399,056$106,136$2,041
Hennepin County1,56421,844$98,504$1,894
Goodhue County96777$96,065$1,847
Carlton County59440$95,378$1,834
Washington County4343,021$93,638$1,801
Dakota County7496,693$92,730$1,783
Scott County4093,459$89,101$1,713
Kanabec County38200$87,888$1,690
Anoka County8437,249$87,449$1,682
Carver County2361,779$87,233$1,678
Le Sueur County96414$85,520$1,645
Chisago County158763$85,347$1,641

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Questions this page answers

How much do boilermakers make in Minnesota?

The median boilermaker in Minnesota earned $46.25 an hour ($96,190 a year) in May 2025, 26% above the national median of $36.74. The middle half earn $39.15–$50.69; the top 10% earn more than $53.29.

Where does Minnesota rank for boilermaker pay?

Minnesota ranks 7th of 37 states for boilermaker pay, with a median of $46.25 an hour, and 8th after adjusting for Minnesota's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.6, US = 100).

What is the union boilermaker rate in Minnesota?

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

How many boilermakers work in Minnesota?

BLS counted 140 boilermakers in Minnesota in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.71; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota 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 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.