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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