Salary guide, May 2025

Lead Reliability Engineer pay in Auburn-Opelika, AL

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Auburn-Opelika, AL was $66,610 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $58,910 and $84,330.

The Auburn-Opelika, AL median is $13,250 below the national median of $79,860, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Lead Reliability Engineer is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about auburn-Opelika, AL?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Auburn-Opelika, AL: median $66,610; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,910 to $84,330.

Annual wage percentiles, Auburn-Opelika, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$45,020	$58,910	$66,610	$84,330	$104,420

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Auburn-Opelika, AL: median $32.02; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.32 to $40.54.

Hourly wage percentiles, Auburn-Opelika, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$21.65	$28.32	$32.02	$40.54	$50.20

BLS estimated 350 workers employed in this occupation in Auburn-Opelika, AL. Location quotient: 1.21.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $79,860; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,690 to $101,360.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,600	$62,690	$79,860	$101,360	$126,790

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in U.S.: median $38.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.14 to $48.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.85	$30.14	$38.39	$48.73	$60.96

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Lead Reliability Engineer median is $66,610. The all-occupations median in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $39,070. Ratio: 1.70 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.21 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Lead Reliability Engineer in Auburn-Opelika, AL, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$52,850	$68,440	$87,190
May 2025	$58,910	$66,610	$84,330

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, Auburn-Opelika, AL. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Lead Reliability Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Columbus, GA-AL	$69,490	$52,790 to $84,200
Montgomery, AL	$69,950	$57,470 to $90,890

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