- The middle half earn between $17.81 and $26.51 an hour.
- Alabama ranks 22nd of the 50 states with published figures for median pay in this trade.
- Alabama pays more than 3 of its 4 neighboring states.
- BLS counts about 280 appliance technicians on payrolls in Alabama.
- At the state median wage, an appliance repair business needs to bill about $112.96 an hour on the labor rate calculator's starting numbers.
Appliance Technician pay in Alabama, bottom to top
BLS files these as home appliance repairers: the techs who repair, adjust and install electric and gas household appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers and ovens.
| Pay level | Hourly | Yearly | National hourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $14.81 | $30,810 | $17.40 |
| 25th percentile | $17.81 | $37,050 | $21.05 |
| Median | $24.13 | $50,190 | $24.51 |
| 75th percentile | $26.51 | $55,140 | $30.47 |
| 90th percentile | $31.67 | $65,870 | $38.78 |
| Average (mean) | $23.50 | $48,890 | $26.94 |
From the bottom tenth ($14.81) to the top tenth ($31.67), the top of the scale pays about 2.1 times the bottom in Alabama, close to the 2.2 times spread for appliance technicians nationwide.
Both ends trail the national figures. The bottom tenth earn $2.59 an hour less than the bottom tenth nationally, and the top tenth $7.11 less than the national top tenth.
The average wage ($23.50) is a little under the median, so the low end of the range stretches further than the high end in Alabama.
How Alabama compares with other states
Over a full year the gap to the national median is small: $50,190 in Alabama against $50,990 nationally, $800 less.
In the state ranking, Alabama sits 22nd, between Oregon ($24.60) and Rhode Island ($24.12). The range runs from $17.17 in West Virginia to $34.02 in Massachusetts.
Against its neighboring states, Alabama is in the middle: Florida pays more, and Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee pay less.
| Neighboring state | Median hourly | Median yearly | Against Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $24.13 | $50,190 | |
| Florida | $27.54 | $57,280 | +$3.41 an hour |
| Georgia | $23.80 | $49,500 | −$0.33 an hour |
| Mississippi | $17.25 | $35,890 | −$6.88 an hour |
| Tennessee | $23.84 | $49,580 | −$0.29 an hour |
How many appliance technicians work in Alabama
About 280 appliance technicians work on payrolls in Alabama, 0.9% of the 32,150 nationwide, the 29th largest count among the states.
It is a smaller part of local jobs than in most of the country, at 0.1 per 1,000 jobs, 0.64 times the national share.
What an appliance repair business in Alabama should charge
Say you run an appliance repair business in Alabama and pay the state median of $24.13 an hour. Here is the labor rate calculator's math on its starting numbers: 40-hour weeks, 10 paid days off, 2 unbilled hours a day, 7.65% payroll taxes, $90,000 a year of overhead and 15% profit.
| Step | Math | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Paid hours | 40 × 52 | 2,080 |
| Hours at work | 2,080 − 10 days × 8 | 2,000 |
| Billable hours | 2,000 × 6 ÷ 8 | 1,500 |
| Labor cost | $24.13 × 2,080 × 1.0765 | $54,030 |
| Break-even rate | ($54,030 + $90,000) ÷ 1,500 | $96.02 |
| Rate with 15% profit | $96.02 ÷ 0.85 | $112.96 |
That is $112.96 per billable hour, 4.7 times the wage, and almost the same as the $113.63 the same math gives at the national median wage.
Paying the 75th percentile instead, $26.51 in Alabama, to hire and keep experienced people raises the rate to $117.14.
A cheaper crew saves less than it seems: at the 25th percentile wage of $17.81, the rate only drops to $101.87.
At this wage, overhead is most of the price: $60 of every billed hour goes to it before anyone is paid. Spreading the same overhead over more billable hours, with a second person or less drive time, brings the rate down fastest.
Run it with your own numbers in the labor rate calculator. It is free and shows every step.
Working as an appliance technician in Alabama
- Running the business. Quotes, invoices, booking and your website in one place: how appliance repair shops run on Koira.
- Getting found. The free Koira report checks how your business shows up in search and on maps against shops near you.
Where these numbers come from
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
The figures are the BLS state estimates for SOC 49-9031, home appliance repairers, across all industries, read straight from the May 2025 state data file. They cover wage and salary workers, not the self-employed. Where BLS did not publish a figure, this page leaves it out.
All states in one table: appliance technician salary by state.