United States
Sheet Metal Workers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$60,850
Sheet Metal Workers in the United States earn a median of $60,850 a year, about $29.26 an hour.
Median
$60,850
per year
Hourly
$29.26
as published
Mean
$66,110
pulled up by top earners
Workers
117,470
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $55,840 | -8% |
| Florida | State | $49,170 | -19% |
| California | State | $79,630 | +31% |
| New York | State | $73,470 | +21% |
| Ohio | State | $62,940 | +3% |
| Michigan | State | $61,680 | +1% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $77,350 | +27% |
| Illinois | State | $93,570 | +54% |
| Washington | State | $93,230 | +53% |
| Virginia | State | $58,490 | -4% |
| Georgia | State | $53,960 | -11% |
| Missouri | State | $66,340 | +9% |
| Indiana | State | $59,600 | -2% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $57,270 | -6% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $97,970 | +61% |
| Wisconsin | State | $75,970 | +25% |
| Arizona | State | $51,440 | -15% |
| Oregon | State | $65,190 | +7% |
| North Carolina | State | $52,370 | -14% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $56,020 | -8% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $78,560 | +29% |
| Oklahoma | State | $64,420 | +6% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $53,320 | -12% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $102,680 | +69% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $69,240 | +14% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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