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Average Boilermakers Salary in Mississippi

Boilermakers in Mississippi earn a median annual salary of $105,910, which is +38.6% compared to the national median. There are 280 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Mississippi (state).

$105,910
Mississippi median annual wage
$51/hour median
+38.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $76,410
280
Local employment
0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.65
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,490
25th
$60,360
Median
$105,910
75th
$108,940
90th
$108,940

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Mississippi, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
87.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$121,801
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 78.4%
Rents: 56.5%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
California $118,150 Compare 720
New Mexico $101,200 Compare 300
Illinois $99,730 Compare 110
Michigan $98,220 Compare N/A
Wisconsin $97,590 Compare 170
Minnesota $96,190 Compare 140

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Mississippi

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $544,130 N/A
General Internal Medicine Physicians $325,610 0.78
Physicians, Pathologists $261,570 0.62
Emergency Medicine Physicians $252,960 1.83
Family Medicine Physicians $235,630 0.71
Physicians, All Other $228,130 N/A
Psychiatrists $213,680 0.55
Nurse Anesthetists $198,410 1.23

Mississippi has salary data for 689 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric.

Historical series

Trend for Boilermakers in Mississippi

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Boilermakers are projected to change by -2.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.