Boilermaker salary in Los Angeles, CA
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Boilermakers in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA area earn a median of $110,370 a year, or $53.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $135,270. Statewide, boilermakers earn a median of $118,150; Los Angeles is 7% below it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $47.91/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 320
- After cost of living
- $97,190
- Median hourly pay
- $53.06/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +44%
- vs California median
- −7%
Apprentice, journeyman and top boilermaker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $99,650–$110,370$47.91–$53.06/hr | |
| Journeyman | $110,370$53.06/hr | |
| Top earners | $129,380–$135,270$62.20–$65.03/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Los Angeles, CA compares
- Boilermakers are less concentrated in the Los Angeles area than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.77 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $135,270, is 1.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $99,650: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other California metro areas
Other trades in Los Angeles, CA
Questions
- How much do boilermakers make in Los Angeles, CA?
- Boilermakers in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA area earn a median of $110,370 a year, or $53.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $135,270.
- How much do boilermakers make an hour in Los Angeles, CA?
- The median hourly wage is $53.06. The middle half earn between $53.06 and $62.20 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice boilermakers make in Los Angeles, CA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $47.91 an hour ($99,650 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $53.06.
- How much does a journeyman boilermaker make in Los Angeles, CA?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $110,370 a year ($53.06 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $129,380–$135,270.
- Do boilermakers make more in Los Angeles or San Francisco?
- San Francisco pays more: the median is $110,370 in Los Angeles and $135,290 in San Francisco, a 18% difference.
- How does Los Angeles pay compare with the rest of California?
- The Los Angeles median of $110,370 is 7% less than the California median of $118,150.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2011 (Boilermakers), area code 31080 (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed boilermakers and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (113.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures