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Average Bridge And Lock Tenders Salary in Alabama

Bridge And Lock Tenders in Alabama earn a median annual salary of $68,000, which is +16.3% compared to the national median. There are 60 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Alabama (state).

$68,000
Alabama median annual wage
$33/hour median
+16.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $58,490
60
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.49
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$58,220
25th
$62,730
Median
$68,000
75th
$73,240
90th
$73,240

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 Alabama, 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
88.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$76,557
Goods: 96.4%
Services: 84.6%
Rents: 61.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Washington$75,920Compare50
Mississippi$73,240Compare50
Minnesota$72,960Compare70
Missouri$72,700Compare40
Iowa$70,140Compare60
Illinois$69,530Compare290

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 Alabama

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, Pathologists$238,0200.39
Dentists, All Other Specialists$229,8200.40
Orthodontists$222,0101.91
Obstetricians And Gynecologists$204,5700.30
Pediatricians, General$202,3300.57
Family Medicine Physicians$198,9300.26
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$181,490N/A
Nurse Anesthetists$179,1602.07

Alabama has salary data for 713 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, Pathologists.

Historical series

Trend for Bridge And Lock Tenders in Alabama

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Bridge And Lock Tenders are projected to change by -3.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 300 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.