Alabama was 8.0% below the U.S. median for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. It ranked 40 of 54 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Alabama was 88.8, or 11.2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 61.8.
National-price-dollar proxy
$66,053
WageScope divides the published Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Alabama: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 47-2152 and BLS area 01.
Questions, answered
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters pay in Alabama: common questions
What is the median wage for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Alabama?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $58,670 per year for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Alabama. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters pay higher in Alabama than nationally?
Alabama's published median was 8.0% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Alabama?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 88.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs does BLS estimate in Alabama?
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What the Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median says in Alabama
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median in Alabama at $58,670 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 47-2152 and BLS area 01.
BLS lists 6,950 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $57,750 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Alabama's Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median is 8.0% below the U.S. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $63,800 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 47-2152 and area 01. SOC 47-2152 names Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Area 01 names Alabama. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 47-2152/01 row reports 6,950 wage and salary jobs, 3.29 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.1 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 47-2152/01, the annual median is $58,670 per year, while the matching mean is $57,750 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 01 facts behind this Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters page
Area 01 reports 2,113,660 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $57,500. Its annual median is $45,670. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 47-2152 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Alabama runs from $26,090 at the 10th percentile to $101,250 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $32,050. The median is $45,670. The 75th percentile is $66,790. This is a place check, not a pay range for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 01. They do not show related skills or a path into Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
1. Area 01, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 60,880 jobs, $30,040 annual median, 28.81 jobs per 1,000, and 1.15 location quotient.
2. Area 01, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 54,340 jobs, $77,080 annual median, 25.71 jobs per 1,000, and 1.18 location quotient.
3. Area 01, SOC 51-2090, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators: 53,280 jobs, $42,700 annual median, 25.21 jobs per 1,000, and 2.79 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Alabama wage ladder for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
The 10th percentile is $37,720 per year. The 25th percentile is $47,070 per year. The median is $58,670 per year. The 75th percentile is $64,730 per year. The 90th percentile is $76,690 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $47,070 per year to $64,730 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $38,970. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Alabama has a annual median of $58,670 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $63,800 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Alabama. Alabama is 8.0% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Alabama sits for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Alabama ranks 40 of 54 among states and territories with a published annual median for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 40 of 54 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
37. Nebraska has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $60,970 per year, 4,110 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.34.
38. Virginia has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $60,470 per year, 13,780 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.12.
39. Texas has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $59,840 per year, 44,090 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.05.
41. Tennessee has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $58,600 per year, 9,270 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.94.
Pay leaders
Where Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 47-2152, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. District of Columbia has the highest published median in this set, at $101,020 per year. Alabama sits at $58,670 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. District of Columbia has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $101,020 per year, or $42,350 above Alabama. BLS lists 1,010 jobs there, compared with 6,950 in Alabama. The location quotient is 0.48.
2. Illinois has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $99,950 per year, or $41,280 above Alabama. BLS lists 16,750 jobs there, compared with 6,950 in Alabama. The location quotient is 0.92.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in this same-source set, at 47,660 jobs. Alabama has 6,950. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 47,660 estimated Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs, a gap of 40,710 jobs from Alabama. Its median is $72,830 per year, or $14,160 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 0.87.
2. Texas has 44,090 estimated Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs, a gap of 37,140 jobs from Alabama. Its median is $59,840 per year, or $1,170 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 1.05.
Local-share leaders
Where Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters takes the largest share of local jobs
Guam (territory) has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.61. Alabama has 1.1. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 1.61, a gap of 0.51 from Alabama. BLS lists 320 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs and a median of $36,470 per year, or $22,200 below Alabama.
2. Louisiana has a location quotient of 1.44, a gap of 0.34 from Alabama. BLS lists 8,360 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs and a median of $63,680 per year, or $5,010 above Alabama.
3. Maine has a location quotient of 1.41, a gap of 0.31 from Alabama. BLS lists 2,710 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs and a median of $64,000 per year, or $5,330 above Alabama.
Job scale and share
How common Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters is in Alabama
BLS lists 6,950 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs in Alabama. It also lists 3.29 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 1.1. A value of 1 means Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters beside other roles in Alabama
The all-occupations median in Alabama is $45,670 per year. The Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median is $58,670 per year. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters is 28.5% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Alabama. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Alabama median of $60,360 per year. BLS lists 20,140 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
2. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Alabama median of $61,380 per year. BLS lists 22,030 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Alabama
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Alabama table, at 60,880 jobs. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters has 6,950 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 2,113,660. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Retail Salespersons has 60,880 jobs in Alabama, a gap of 53,930 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its median is $30,040 per year, or $28,630 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 1.15.
2. Registered Nurses has 54,340 jobs in Alabama, a gap of 47,390 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its median is $77,080 per year, or $18,410 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 1.18.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Alabama
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Alabama role table, at $122,540 per year. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters has $58,670 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,670 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $122,540 per year in Alabama, or $63,870 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 17,450 jobs, compared with 6,950 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 0.76.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $111,790 per year in Alabama, or $53,120 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 30,170 jobs, compared with 6,950 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 0.63.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Alabama
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Alabama role table, at 3.07. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters has 1.1. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 3.07 in Alabama, a gap of 1.97 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 26,740 jobs and a median of $27,870 per year, or $30,800 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
2. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a location quotient of 2.99 in Alabama, a gap of 1.89 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 17,850 jobs and a median of $61,920 per year, or $3,250 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
Price-level view
What $58,670 may mean after the Alabama price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Alabama is 88.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 11.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $58,670 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median by 88.8 divided by 100. The result is $66,053 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 61.8. Goods are 96.4. Utilities are 84.6. Other services are 96.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters row is 5.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 6,950 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $57,750 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. It uses a Alabama place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $58,670 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters row for Alabama does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 6,950 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.1 is not a growth score. Rank 40 of 54 is not a place score. The 88.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 47-2152 in BLS area 01. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 6,950 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 01, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 46,580 jobs, $34,290 annual median, 22.04 jobs per 1,000, and 1.21 location quotient.
5. Area 01, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 46,420 jobs, $28,250 annual median, 21.96 jobs per 1,000, and 1.11 location quotient.
6. Area 01, SOC 43-6014, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: 45,050 jobs, $41,630 annual median, 21.31 jobs per 1,000, and 1.94 location quotient.
3. Oregon has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $97,050 per year, or $38,380 above Alabama. BLS lists 5,370 jobs there, compared with 6,950 in Alabama. The location quotient is 0.91.
4. Minnesota has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $94,410 per year, or $35,740 above Alabama. BLS lists 10,720 jobs there, compared with 6,950 in Alabama. The location quotient is 1.21.
5. Alaska has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $93,920 per year, or $35,250 above Alabama. BLS lists 1,200 jobs there, compared with 6,950 in Alabama. The location quotient is 1.23.
6. Massachusetts has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $93,880 per year, or $35,210 above Alabama. BLS lists 13,460 jobs there, compared with 6,950 in Alabama. The location quotient is 1.24.
7. Wisconsin has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $81,210 per year, or $22,540 above Alabama. BLS lists 10,210 jobs there, compared with 6,950 in Alabama. The location quotient is 1.16.
8. Washington has a Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters median of $81,030 per year, or $22,360 above Alabama. BLS lists 12,470 jobs there, compared with 6,950 in Alabama. The location quotient is 1.17.
3. Florida has 29,260 estimated Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs, a gap of 22,310 jobs from Alabama. Its median is $52,910 per year, or $5,760 below Alabama. Its location quotient is 0.98.
4. New York has 23,210 estimated Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs, a gap of 16,260 jobs from Alabama. Its median is $77,490 per year, or $18,820 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 0.8.
5. Illinois has 16,750 estimated Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs, a gap of 9,800 jobs from Alabama. Its median is $99,950 per year, or $41,280 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 0.92.
6. Ohio has 16,390 estimated Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs, a gap of 9,440 jobs from Alabama. Its median is $63,330 per year, or $4,660 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 0.99.
7. North Carolina has 14,510 estimated Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs, a gap of 7,560 jobs from Alabama. Its median is $57,080 per year, or $1,590 below Alabama. Its location quotient is 0.98.
8. Michigan has 14,120 estimated Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs, a gap of 7,170 jobs from Alabama. Its median is $80,190 per year, or $21,520 above Alabama. Its location quotient is 1.07.
4. Maryland has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.28 from Alabama. BLS lists 11,420 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs and a median of $65,400 per year, or $6,730 above Alabama.
5. Utah has a location quotient of 1.35, a gap of 0.25 from Alabama. BLS lists 7,030 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs and a median of $61,900 per year, or $3,230 above Alabama.
6. Wyoming has a location quotient of 1.35, a gap of 0.25 from Alabama. BLS lists 1,140 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs and a median of $62,410 per year, or $3,740 above Alabama.
7. Nebraska has a location quotient of 1.34, a gap of 0.24 from Alabama. BLS lists 4,110 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs and a median of $60,970 per year, or $2,300 above Alabama.
8. Hawaii has a location quotient of 1.33, a gap of 0.23 from Alabama. BLS lists 2,500 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters jobs and a median of $78,060 per year, or $19,390 above Alabama.
3. Industrial Machinery Mechanics, SOC 49-9041, has a Alabama median of $61,920 per year. BLS lists 17,850 jobs and a location quotient of 2.99.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Alabama median of $64,140 per year. BLS lists 20,470 jobs and a location quotient of 1.22.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Alabama median of $52,120 per year. BLS lists 36,650 jobs and a location quotient of 1.31.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Alabama median of $44,860 per year. BLS lists 25,020 jobs and a location quotient of 1.64.
7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Alabama median of $44,640 per year. BLS lists 19,890 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, SOC 51-1011, has a Alabama median of $73,060 per year. BLS lists 20,670 jobs and a location quotient of 2.26.
3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has 53,280 jobs in Alabama, a gap of 46,330 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its median is $42,700 per year, or $15,970 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 2.79.
4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 46,580 jobs in Alabama, a gap of 39,630 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its median is $34,290 per year, or $24,380 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 1.21.
5. Cashiers has 46,420 jobs in Alabama, a gap of 39,470 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its median is $28,250 per year, or $30,420 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 1.11.
6. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 45,050 jobs in Alabama, a gap of 38,100 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its median is $41,630 per year, or $17,040 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 1.94.
7. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 41,460 jobs in Alabama, a gap of 34,510 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its median is $23,700 per year, or $34,970 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 0.79.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 36,650 jobs in Alabama, a gap of 29,700 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its median is $52,120 per year, or $6,550 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 1.31.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $77,080 per year in Alabama, or $18,410 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 54,340 jobs, compared with 6,950 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 1.18.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $74,880 per year in Alabama, or $16,210 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 24,300 jobs, compared with 6,950 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 1.23.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $73,060 per year in Alabama, or $14,390 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 20,670 jobs, compared with 6,950 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 2.26.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $64,140 per year in Alabama, or $5,470 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 20,470 jobs, compared with 6,950 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 1.22.
7. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a median of $61,920 per year in Alabama, or $3,250 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 17,850 jobs, compared with 6,950 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 2.99.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $61,380 per year in Alabama, or $2,710 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 22,030 jobs, compared with 6,950 for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. Its location quotient is 1.17.
3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 2.79 in Alabama, a gap of 1.69 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 53,280 jobs and a median of $42,700 per year, or $15,970 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 2.26 in Alabama, a gap of 1.16 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 20,670 jobs and a median of $73,060 per year, or $14,390 above Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.94 in Alabama, a gap of 0.84 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 45,050 jobs and a median of $41,630 per year, or $17,040 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.64 in Alabama, a gap of 0.54 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 25,020 jobs and a median of $44,860 per year, or $13,810 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
7. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.46 in Alabama, a gap of 0.36 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 17,680 jobs and a median of $27,930 per year, or $30,740 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.31 in Alabama, a gap of 0.21 from Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters. BLS lists 36,650 jobs and a median of $52,120 per year, or $6,550 below Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters.
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters pay in Alabama | BLS 2025
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