Pay varies with the worker's education, experience, and the location of the employer. Starting apprentices make about 60 percent of experienced boilermakers' hourly rate. Their wages go up as they gain more skills and experience.
Boilermakers who work full time usually receive benefits. Common benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, health insurance, and a retirement plan.
About half of all boilermakers belong to a union. Most of them belong to the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. The rest belong to the International Association of Machinists, the United Automobile Workers, or the United Steelworkers of America unions.
Boilermakers (SOC 47-2011)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $40.57 | $44.28 | $51.74 |
| Yearly | $84,384 | $92,119 | $107,606 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $44.28 | $44.29 | $51.74 |
| Yearly | $92,114 | $92,130 | $107,606 | |
| United States | Hourly | $29.43 | $34.20 | $41.00 |
| Yearly | $61,220 | $71,140 | $85,270 | |