Boilermaker salary in West Virginia
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Boilermakers in West Virginia earn a median of $63,850 a year, or $30.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $92,080 a year. That's 16% less than the national median of $76,410, 32nd of 37 states and DC.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $18.57/hr
- Jobs in West Virginia
- 30
- After cost of living
- $71,340
- Median hourly pay
- $30.70/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −16%
- Rank among states
- 32nd of 37
Apprentice, journeyman and top boilermaker pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $38,630–$50,880$18.57–$24.46/hr | |
| Journeyman | $63,850$30.70/hr | |
| Top earners | $87,190–$92,080$41.92–$44.27/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How West Virginia compares
- Boilermakers are less concentrated in West Virginia than nationally: 0.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.70 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $92,080, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,630: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
- Huntington–Ashland$67,010
Other trades in West Virginia
Questions
- How much do boilermakers make in West Virginia?
- Boilermakers in West Virginia earn a median of $63,850 a year, or $30.70 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $92,080 a year.
- How much do boilermakers make an hour in West Virginia?
- The median hourly wage is $30.70. The middle half earn between $24.46 and $41.92 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice boilermakers make in West Virginia?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.57 an hour ($38,630 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.46.
- How much does a journeyman boilermaker make in West Virginia?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $63,850 a year ($30.70 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $87,190–$92,080.
- Do boilermakers in West Virginia earn more than the national average?
- The West Virginia median of $63,850 is 16% less than the U.S. median of $76,410. Prices in West Virginia run 11% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $71,340 would nationally.
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 54. 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 (89.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures