Skilled Wages

Boilermaker salary in Ohio

Median $41.13 an hour for 300 boilermakers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 2000 and the state's own outlook.

$41.13/hrMedian hourly wageOhio, May data
$85,550/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$23.13 – $50.6910th to 90th percentilehourly range
300Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Boilermaker pay in Ohio: the full range

Wage percentiles, OhioMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$20$30$40$50$60/hrOhio: 10th $23.13 · 25th $28.42 · median $41.13 · 75th $47.92 · 90th $50.69Ohio$41.13$23.13$50.69United States: 10th $24.28 · 25th $31.13 · median $36.74 · 75th $45.88 · 90th $53.06United States$36.74
Hourly wage percentiles for boilermakers: Ohio vs United States, May 2025.

Ohio ranks 13th of 37 states for median boilermaker pay, and 11th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $44.32). 300 boilermakers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.2× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$23.13 – $28.42$48,120 – $59,110roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$28.42 – $47.92$59,110 – $99,670the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$47.92 – $50.69$99,670 – $105,440the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Boilermaker pay by metro in Ohio

Ranked median wages$0$20$40$60/hrToledo: $51.82Toledo$51.82Cleveland: $43.74Cleveland$43.74Huntington: $32.22Huntington$32.22
Median hourly wage for boilermakers by metro area in Ohio, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Toledo$38.83$51.82$56.63$51.834026% above
Cleveland$34.99$43.74$46.58$47.98306% above
Huntington$32.22$32.22$36.45$42.273022% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Boilermaker wages in Ohio over time

Ohio, 2000-2025OhioUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$41.13Ohio$36.74United States
Median hourly wage for boilermakers, Ohio vs United States, 2000–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOhio $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
2000$18.19$34.01$17.80550
2001$20.06$36.47$19.06550
2002$20.54$36.76$20.17690
2003$20.73$36.27$20.79750
2004$21.04$35.86$21.68610
2005$21.16$34.88$23.10570
2006$20.05$32.02$22.58590
2007$29.65$46.04$24.38890
2008$30.50$45.61$25.13990
2009$31.90$47.87$26.971,110
2010$26.69$39.41$26.27630
2011$29.52$42.25$27.361,040
2012$30.41$42.64$27.191,100
2013$30.76$42.51$27.741,190
2014$26.62$36.20$28.78760
2015$27.88$37.87$28.90560
2016$32.09$43.05$29.84600
2017$33.82$44.42$29.93660
2018$35.12$45.03$29.88670
2019$35.94$45.26$30.34820
2020$37.62$46.80$31.42750
2021$38.80$46.10$30.91850
2022$43.17$47.49$32.17530
2023$40.89$43.20$34.20150
2024$29.58$30.36$35.26210
2025$41.13$41.13$36.74300

In today's dollars, the median boilermaker wage in Ohio changed by +8.6% over the last ten years of data and by -9.1% since 2019.

Are there more boilermaker jobs in Ohio?

0.1Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.8× the US share, 12th of 33 states

BLS counted 300 boilermakers in Ohio in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 14%. 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 Ohio

-5.1%Projected growth in Ohio2024–2034, state agency
20Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
220Jobs in 2024200 projected for 2034
-1.8%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Ohio's labor market agency projects the number of boilermakers in the state to change by -5.1% between 2024 and 2034, from 220 to 200, with about 20 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects -1.8% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 300 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Is construction work growing in Ohio?

285.5kConstruction jobsOhio, 2026-09
+6.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026100k150k200k250k300k350k19901995200020052010201520202025286kSep 2026
Construction employment in Ohio (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 85 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 125,848 in 2015 to 165,365 in 2025, +31.4%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Delaware County3202,405$96,672$1,859
Union County1132,117$95,544$1,837
Franklin County1,49924,313$92,686$1,782
Butler County5006,913$88,888$1,709
Wyandot County40915$87,638$1,685
Jackson County44568$87,194$1,677
Fairfield County2722,731$87,052$1,674
Pike County28301$86,494$1,663
Summit County7208,784$84,432$1,624
Cuyahoga County1,46616,326$82,393$1,584
Stark County6025,907$81,825$1,574
Shelby County851,206$81,167$1,561

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Questions this page answers

How much do boilermakers make in Ohio?

The median boilermaker in Ohio earned $41.13 an hour ($85,550 a year) in May 2025, 12% above the national median of $36.74. The middle half earn $28.42–$47.92; the top 10% earn more than $50.69.

Where does Ohio rank for boilermaker pay?

Ohio ranks 13th of 37 states for boilermaker pay, with a median of $41.13 an hour, and 11th after adjusting for Ohio's cost of living (BEA price parity 92.8, US = 100).

What is the union boilermaker rate in Ohio?

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

How many boilermakers work in Ohio?

BLS counted 300 boilermakers in Ohio in May 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.84; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is boilermaker work growing in Ohio?

Ohio's labor market agency projects -5.1% growth for boilermakers between 2024 and 2034, from 220 to 200 jobs.

How many boilermaker openings a year are there in Ohio?

Ohio 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, Ohio 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.
  • State projection: Ohio labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.