How much do boilermakers make an hour in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

The median hourly wage is $41.79. The middle half earn between $34.41 and $50.17 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice boilermakers make in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $31.86 an hour ($66,270 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $34.41.

How much does a journeyman boilermaker make in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $86,910 a year ($41.79 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $104,360–$115,270.

Do boilermakers make more in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh pays more: the median is $86,910 in Philadelphia and $91,420 in Pittsburgh, a 5% difference.

How does Philadelphia pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Philadelphia median of $86,910 is about the same as the Pennsylvania median of $86,850.

Boilermaker salary in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Boilermakers in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area earn a median of $86,910 a year, or $41.79 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $115,270 a year. Statewide, boilermakers earn a median of $86,850; Philadelphia is right at that level.

Median yearly pay$86,910

Bottom 10% under$66,270Top 10% over$115,270

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $31.86/hr
Jobs in this area: 140
After cost of living: $84,750
Median hourly pay: $41.79/hr
vs U.S. median: +14%
vs Pennsylvania median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37980, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD). Excludes self-employed boilermakers. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and top boilermaker pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$66,270–$71,560$31.86–$34.41/hr
Journeyman	$86,910$41.79/hr
Top earners	$104,360–$115,270$50.17–$55.42/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD compares

Boilermakers are less concentrated in the Philadelphia area than nationally: 0.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.75 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $115,270, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $66,270: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

Pittsburgh$91,420

Other trades in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Elevator mechanic Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic Roofer Ironworker Millwright

Questions

How much do boilermakers make in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?: Boilermakers in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area earn a median of $86,910 a year, or $41.79 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $115,270 a year.
How much do boilermakers make an hour in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?: The median hourly wage is $41.79. The middle half earn between $34.41 and $50.17 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice boilermakers make in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $31.86 an hour ($66,270 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $34.41.
How much does a journeyman boilermaker make in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $86,910 a year ($41.79 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $104,360–$115,270.
Do boilermakers make more in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh?: Pittsburgh pays more: the median is $86,910 in Philadelphia and $91,420 in Pittsburgh, a 5% difference.
How does Philadelphia pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Philadelphia median of $86,910 is about the same as the Pennsylvania median of $86,850.

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 37980 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD). 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 (102.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures