Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $57K, rent takes 16.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $663/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new stationary engineers and boiler operators typically earn — is $36K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,154/month. At HUD’s $663/month FMR, rent would take 31% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 27% below the national median — $57K here vs. $79K nationally.

San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas pays $57K median vs. the U.S. average of $79K — that’s -27%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 100), the purchasing-power equivalent is $57K — below the national median.

The median is $57,320 a year, that works out to about $28 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $35,900, and experienced stationary engineers and boiler operators can clear $62,480. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,008/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $663/month, which eats 16.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median stationary engineers and boiler operators salary is worth about $57,320 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.