Skilled Wages

Boilermaker salary in Oklahoma

Median $37.38 an hour for — boilermakers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$37.38/hrMedian hourly wageOklahoma, May data
$77,750/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$22.21 – $41.1510th to 90th percentilehourly range
—Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Boilermaker pay in Oklahoma: the full range

Wage percentiles, OklahomaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrOklahoma: 10th $22.21 · 25th $23.40 · median $37.38 · 75th $37.39 · 90th $41.15Oklahoma$37.38$22.21$41.15United States: 10th $24.28 · 25th $31.13 · median $36.74 · 75th $45.88 · 90th $53.06United States$36.74
Hourly wage percentiles for boilermakers: Oklahoma vs United States, May 2025.

Oklahoma ranks 22nd of 37 states for median boilermaker pay, and 14th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $42.57). — boilermakers work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$22.21 – $23.40$46,200 – $48,670roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$23.40 – $37.39$48,670 – $77,770the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$37.39 – $41.15$77,770 – $85,600the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Boilermaker pay by metro in Oklahoma

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrTulsa: $30.82Tulsa$30.82
Median hourly wage for boilermakers by metro area in Oklahoma, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hr90thJobsvs state
Tulsa$16.60$30.82$41.16—18% below

Boilermaker wages in Oklahoma over time

Oklahoma, 1999-2025OklahomaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$0$10$20$30$40$50200020052010201520202025$37.38Oklahoma$36.74United States
Median hourly wage for boilermakers, Oklahoma vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOklahoma $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$10.38$20.06$18.09490
2000$9.60$17.95$17.80410
2001$10.54$19.16$19.06350
2002$13.15$23.53$20.17460
2003$12.54$21.94$20.79320
2004$21.38$36.44$21.68210
2005$22.50$37.09$23.10160
2006$17.41$27.80$22.58220
2007$17.89$27.78$24.38320
2008$18.23$27.26$25.13400
2009$17.06$25.60$26.97390
2010$15.98$23.59$26.27320
2011$16.36$23.42$27.36280
2012$16.54$23.19$27.19150
2013$17.52$24.21$27.74150
2014$19.56$26.60$28.78180
2015$26.84$36.46$28.90410
2016$28.00$37.56$29.84350
2017$28.51$37.45$29.93250
2018$24.76$31.74$29.88150
2019$24.94$31.41$30.34100
2020$29.07$36.16$31.4280
2021$37.60$44.67$30.9180
2022$30.59$33.65$32.1740
2023$32.18$34.00$34.2070
2025$37.38$37.38$36.74—

In today's dollars, the median boilermaker wage in Oklahoma changed by +2.5% over the last ten years of data and by +19.0% since 2019.

Outlook for boilermakers in Oklahoma

No state projection is published for boilermakers in Oklahoma. 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 Oklahoma

On federally funded construction in Oklahoma, contractors must pay boilermakers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 60 of the 60 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $58.11 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical —). The market median for the state is $37.38.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, OKAdair: $58.11 (union)Alfalfa: $58.11 (union)Atoka: $58.11 (union)Beaver: $58.11 (union)Beckham: $58.11 (union)Blaine: $58.11 (union)Bryan: $58.11 (union)Caddo: $58.11 (union)Canadian: n/aCarter: $58.11 (union)Cherokee: $58.11 (union)Choctaw: $58.11 (union)Cimarron: $58.11 (union)Cleveland: n/aCoal: $58.11 (union)Comanche: n/aCotton: $58.11 (union)Craig: $58.11 (union)Creek: n/aCuster: $58.11 (union)Delaware: $58.11 (union)Dewey: $58.11 (union)Ellis: $58.11 (union)Garfield: $58.11 (union)Garvin: $58.11 (union)Grady: n/aGrant: $58.11 (union)Greer: $58.11 (union)Harmon: $58.11 (union)Harper: $58.11 (union)Haskell: $58.11 (union)Hughes: $58.11 (union)Jackson: $58.11 (union)Jefferson: $58.11 (union)Johnston: $58.11 (union)Kay: $58.11 (union)Kingfisher: $58.11 (union)Kiowa: $58.11 (union)Latimer: $58.11 (union)Le Flore: n/aLincoln: n/aLogan: n/aLove: $58.11 (union)McClain: n/aMcCurtain: $58.11 (union)McIntosh: $58.11 (union)Major: $58.11 (union)Marshall: $58.11 (union)Mayes: $58.11 (union)Murray: $58.11 (union)Muskogee: $58.11 (union)Noble: $58.11 (union)Nowata: $58.11 (union)Okfuskee: $58.11 (union)Oklahoma: n/aOkmulgee: n/aOsage: n/aOttawa: $58.11 (union)Pawnee: n/aPayne: $58.11 (union)Pittsburg: $58.11 (union)Pontotoc: $58.11 (union)Pottawatomie: $58.11 (union)Pushmataha: $58.11 (union)Roger Mills: $58.11 (union)Rogers: n/aSeminole: $58.11 (union)Sequoyah: n/aStephens: $58.11 (union)Texas: $58.11 (union)Tillman: $58.11 (union)Tulsa: n/aWagoner: n/aWashington: $58.11 (union)Washita: $58.11 (union)Woods: $58.11 (union)Woodward: $58.11 (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
AdairUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260067
AlfalfaUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260068
AtokaUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260069
BeaverUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260068
BeckhamUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260056
BlaineUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260068
BryanUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260069
CaddoUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260070
CarterUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260037
CherokeeUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260067
ChoctawUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260069
CimarronUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260068
CoalUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260071
CottonUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260070
CraigUnion BOIL0592-001 2025-01-01$33.70$24.41$58.11OK20260072

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

Is construction work growing in Oklahoma?

93.5kConstruction jobsOklahoma, 2026-09
+3.8%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202620k40k60k80k100k120k1990199520002005201020152020202594kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oklahoma (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 59 counties that report both years, specialty trade contractor employment (all trades) went from 46,195 in 2015 to 53,001 in 2025, +14.7%.

CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage annual payAvg weekly wage
Mayes County74881$87,492$1,683
Wagoner County1291,430$70,348$1,353
Oklahoma County1,67314,942$69,993$1,346
Creek County1611,700$69,072$1,328
Cherokee County48381$68,777$1,323
Tulsa County1,42113,861$68,683$1,321
Garvin County61378$67,508$1,298
Stephens County59407$66,128$1,272
Delaware County66436$65,616$1,262
Washington County77674$63,951$1,230
Beckham County23227$63,523$1,222
Beaver County7142$63,492$1,221

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Questions this page answers

How much do boilermakers make in Oklahoma?

The median boilermaker in Oklahoma earned $37.38 an hour ($77,750 a year) in May 2025, 2% above the national median of $36.74. The middle half earn $23.40–$37.39; the top 10% earn more than $41.15.

Where does Oklahoma rank for boilermaker pay?

Oklahoma ranks 22nd of 37 states for boilermaker pay, with a median of $37.38 an hour, and 14th after adjusting for Oklahoma's cost of living (BEA price parity 87.8, US = 100).

What is the union boilermaker rate in Oklahoma?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for boilermakers in 60 counties, with a typical package of $58.11 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many boilermakers work in Oklahoma?

BLS counted — boilermakers in Oklahoma in May 2025, 0.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.00; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma 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.