Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators salary
The median pay for stationary engineers and boiler operators in the United States is $78,620 a year. About 28,250 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $50,590
- 25th percentile
- $63,160
- Median percentile
- $78,620
- 75th percentile
- $101,150
- 90th percentile
- $125,390
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Illinois $115,780
- Wyoming $111,920
- Hawaii $103,400
- Connecticut $94,870
- New York $94,070
- Washington $91,530
- California $90,650
- District of Columbia $90,470
- Alaska $88,330
- Maryland $85,240
- Michigan $82,800
- Colorado $81,310
- Massachusetts $80,800
- Nevada $79,110
- Montana $77,690
- Delaware $77,630
- New Jersey $76,560
- Utah $76,490
- Minnesota $75,850
- Ohio $75,470
- Arizona $75,410
- New Mexico $74,480
- Pennsylvania $72,900
- South Carolina $72,650
- Missouri $72,620
- Tennessee $72,470
- Georgia $70,640
- Oklahoma $68,450
- Vermont $68,400
- South Dakota $68,090
- Oregon $67,630
- Indiana $67,560
- Iowa $67,450
- Kentucky $66,770
- North Dakota $66,760
- New Hampshire $66,180
- Florida $65,040
- Nebraska $64,930
- Kansas $64,490
- Idaho $64,460
- Virginia $64,150
- Texas $63,810
- Rhode Island $63,330
- Maine $62,910
- Wisconsin $61,170
- North Carolina $60,860
- Arkansas $58,000
- Mississippi $53,640
- Alabama $53,470
- West Virginia $53,340
- Louisiana $47,750
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $129,930
- San Jose, CA $123,170
- Vallejo, CA $123,170
- Springfield, IL $117,590
- Chicago, IL $115,780
- Seattle, WA $112,250
- New York, NY $104,810
- Stockton, CA $103,690
- Kennewick, WA $103,380
- Urban Honolulu, HI $103,060
- Sacramento, CA $99,840
- Bridgeport, CT $97,470
- El Centro, CA $96,150
- Hartford, CT $94,870
- Bakersfield, CA $94,100
- Oxnard, CA $92,420
- Washington, DC $91,480
- Waterbury, CT $90,830
- Detroit, MI $87,700
- Riverside, CA $87,170
- Fresno, CA $87,140
- Lima, OH $85,930
- San Luis Obispo, CA $85,690
- Davenport, IA $85,180
- Boston, MA $83,950
- Baltimore, MD $83,530
- Phoenix, AZ $83,350
- Denver, CO $82,100
- Portland, OR $81,250
- Philadelphia, PA $79,720
- Columbus, OH $79,680
- Anchorage, AK $79,320
- Indianapolis, IN $79,160
- Reno, NV $79,110
- Cleveland, OH $78,850
- Cincinnati, OH $78,820
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $78,800
- Mankato, MN $78,610
- Worcester, MA $78,210
- Spokane, WA $78,070
- Longview, WA $77,350
- San Diego, CA $77,080
- Minneapolis, MN $76,560
- Trenton, NJ $76,510
- Toledo, OH $76,190
- Vineland, NJ $75,940
- St. Louis, MO $75,610
- Duluth, MN $75,260
- Kansas City, MO $74,540
- Los Angeles, CA $74,420
- Memphis, TN $74,300
- Grand Forks, ND $74,240
- St. Cloud, MN $73,930
- Nashville, TN $73,790
- Ogden, UT $73,090
- Pittsburgh, PA $73,090
- Allentown, PA $72,950
- Dayton, OH $72,090
- Charleston, SC $71,950
- Scranton, PA $71,910
- Atlanta, GA $71,850
- Colorado Springs, CO $71,680
- Rochester, MN $71,670
- Omaha, NE $71,560
- Rochester, NY $71,490
- Harrisburg, PA $71,050
- Dallas, TX $70,560
- Springfield, MA $70,250
- Milwaukee, WI $69,600
- Buffalo, NY $69,260
- Napa, CA $69,050
- Oklahoma City, OK $68,650
- Tulsa, OK $68,560
- Atlantic City, NJ $68,550
- Portland, ME $68,340
- Houston, TX $68,100
- Akron, OH $67,540
- Virginia Beach, VA $67,540
- Syracuse, NY $67,430
- Kingston, NY $67,250
- Fargo, ND $66,760
- Kiryas Joel, NY $66,660
- Albany, NY $66,620
- Providence, RI $66,550
- Salinas, CA $66,440
- Salt Lake City, UT $65,960
- Miami, FL $65,880
- Utica, NY $64,940
- Columbia, SC $64,930
- Richmond, VA $64,750
- Eugene, OR $64,670
- Wichita, KS $64,490
- Santa Rosa, CA $64,470
- York, PA $64,320
- Santa Maria, CA $64,150
- Lincoln, NE $62,730
- Reading, PA $62,560
- Austin, TX $62,430
- Binghamton, NY $62,420
- Redding, CA $61,690
- Glens Falls, NY $61,050
- San Antonio, TX $60,230
- Lubbock, TX $54,470
- Little Rock, AR $54,380
- Gulfport, MS $53,640
- Springfield, MO $51,090
- New Orleans, LA $50,060
- Baton Rouge, LA $46,590
- Houma, LA $43,490