Salary guide, May 2025

Lead Reliability Engineer pay in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL was $71,450 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $57,030 and $96,890.

The Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL median is $8,410 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 florence-Muscle Shoals, AL?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL: median $71,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $57,030 to $96,890.

Annual wage percentiles, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$44,390	$57,030	$71,450	$96,890	$108,260

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL: median $34.35; published 25th to 75th percentile $27.42 to $46.58.

Hourly wage percentiles, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$21.34	$27.42	$34.35	$46.58	$52.05

BLS estimated 370 workers employed in this occupation in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL. Location quotient: 1.64.

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 $71,450. The all-occupations median in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is $39,740. Ratio: 1.80 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.64 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$52,480	$70,390	$95,200
May 2025	$57,030	$71,450	$96,890

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, Florence-Muscle Shoals, 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
Decatur, AL	$82,200	$62,580 to $109,910
Huntsville, AL	$75,610	$61,530 to $95,750

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