Average Salary for Sheet Metal Workers
SOC 47-2211 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Sheet Metal Workers in the United States is $60,850 ($29.26/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $38,030 at the 10th percentile to $102,680 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 117,470 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 20.7% since 2019.
Median Annual
$60,850
Mean Annual
$66,110
10th Pct
$38,030
75th Pct
$79,620
Employment
117,470
Salary Distribution
$38k
10th
$47k
25th
$61k
Median
$80k
75th
$103k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $115,970 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $103,350 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $102,680 |
| Napa, CA | $100,950 |
| Salinas, CA | $99,110 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $98,140 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $97,970 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $95,890 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $92,540 |
| Vineland, NJ | $91,960 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $90,830 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $89,550 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $88,200 |
| Bellingham, WA | $87,910 |
| Peoria, IL | $86,810 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | $94,310 |
| Illinois | $93,570 |
| Washington | $93,230 |
| Hawaii | $91,540 |
| Alaska | $82,750 |
| California | $79,630 |
| Massachusetts | $79,260 |
| North Dakota | $78,910 |
| District of Columbia | $76,450 |
| Wisconsin | $75,970 |
| New York | $73,470 |
| West Virginia | $71,800 |
| Pennsylvania | $69,240 |
| Missouri | $66,340 |
| Idaho | $65,680 |
| Oregon | $65,190 |
| Oklahoma | $64,420 |
| Delaware | $63,850 |
| Ohio | $62,940 |
| Minnesota | $62,550 |
| Connecticut | $62,360 |
| Montana | $61,940 |
| Michigan | $61,680 |
| Maryland | $61,630 |
| Iowa | $61,620 |
| Utah | $60,490 |
| Maine | $60,320 |
| Indiana | $59,600 |
| New Mexico | $59,220 |
| Nebraska | $58,560 |
| Virginia | $58,490 |
| Colorado | $57,870 |
| Rhode Island | $56,950 |
| Vermont | $56,890 |
| Texas | $55,840 |
| Louisiana | $54,870 |
| Georgia | $53,960 |
| Tennessee | $53,680 |
| New Hampshire | $53,380 |
| North Carolina | $52,370 |
| Arizona | $51,440 |
| Wyoming | $51,240 |
| Kansas | $50,920 |
| South Dakota | $49,780 |
| Florida | $49,170 |
| Kentucky | $49,100 |
| Mississippi | $49,020 |
| Nevada | $47,590 |
| Alabama | $46,100 |
| South Carolina | $46,080 |
| Arkansas | $42,640 |
| Guam | $37,980 |
| Puerto Rico | $27,950 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $60,850 |
| 2023 | $58,780 |
| 2022 | $55,350 |
| 2021 | $53,440 |
| 2020 | $51,370 |
| 2019 | $50,400 |