Sheet Metal Workers salary
The median pay for sheet metal workers in the United States is $61,800 a year. About 119,770 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,630
- 25th percentile
- $47,830
- Median percentile
- $61,800
- 75th percentile
- $81,610
- 90th percentile
- $105,650
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $98,550
- Hawaii $96,350
- Alaska $94,600
- New Jersey $92,840
- Illinois $86,630
- Massachusetts $82,100
- Connecticut $78,750
- Wisconsin $77,760
- California $76,590
- Ohio $74,790
- New York $73,760
- Oregon $73,750
- Minnesota $72,970
- West Virginia $72,390
- Iowa $66,460
- Oklahoma $65,640
- North Dakota $65,180
- Rhode Island $65,100
- Michigan $64,490
- Nebraska $64,440
- Indiana $64,040
- Missouri $63,560
- Utah $63,140
- Kansas $62,670
- Maryland $62,560
- Maine $62,120
- Delaware $61,460
- Montana $61,420
- Pennsylvania $61,400
- Kentucky $60,680
- New Hampshire $59,800
- Tennessee $59,170
- Wyoming $58,740
- Vermont $58,250
- Colorado $57,880
- Georgia $56,800
- New Mexico $56,720
- Texas $54,240
- Virginia $52,220
- North Carolina $50,730
- Louisiana $50,320
- Arizona $50,260
- South Carolina $49,920
- Florida $49,640
- Mississippi $49,500
- South Dakota $47,800
- Alabama $47,530
- Nevada $46,730
- Idaho $46,350
- Arkansas $45,820
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $109,830
- San Jose, CA $109,280
- San Francisco, CA $102,660
- Olympia, WA $100,650
- Atlantic City, NJ $100,470
- Anchorage, AK $98,070
- Kennewick, WA $96,000
- Chicago, IL $95,310
- Urban Honolulu, HI $93,380
- Michigan City, IN $93,350
- Champaign, IL $92,710
- Bellingham, WA $90,840
- Springfield, IL $90,330
- Bremerton, WA $88,730
- Peoria, IL $87,120
- Duluth, MN $86,630
- Salinas, CA $83,470
- Toledo, OH $83,240
- Sheboygan, WI $83,220
- St. Joseph, MO $83,060
- Kansas City, MO $82,830
- Boston, MA $82,550
- Cedar Rapids, IA $82,090
- Flint, MI $81,790
- Appleton, WI $81,400
- South Bend, IN $81,270
- Muskegon, MI $80,900
- Kalamazoo, MI $80,870
- Bridgeport, CT $80,520
- Fargo, ND $80,290
- San Diego, CA $80,080
- Visalia, CA $79,910
- Norwich, CT $79,630
- Portland, OR $79,570
- Jefferson City, MO $79,500
- Paducah, KY $79,020
- Milwaukee, WI $78,840
- Rockford, IL $78,640
- Glens Falls, NY $78,220
- Yakima, WA $77,850
- Worcester, MA $77,820
- Columbus, OH $77,760
- Hartford, CT $77,420
- Cleveland, OH $77,410
- Wausau, WI $77,330
- Philadelphia, PA $77,140
- Mansfield, OH $76,930
- Green Bay, WI $76,760
- Manhattan, KS $76,750
- New York, NY $76,730
- Hanford, CA $76,710
- Springfield, MA $76,580
- Akron, OH $76,350
- Spokane, WA $76,080
- Eau Claire, WI $76,040
- Terre Haute, IN $75,800
- Fairbanks, AK $75,750
- Ann Arbor, MI $75,460
- Omaha, NE $75,440
- Canton, OH $75,200
- La Crosse, WI $75,190
- Detroit, MI $75,120
- Amherst Town, MA $75,030
- Weirton, WV $74,960
- Sacramento, CA $74,820
- Bakersfield, CA $74,690
- Madison, WI $74,450
- Santa Rosa, CA $74,440
- Evansville, IN $74,120
- Huntington, WV $73,960
- Wheeling, WV $73,880
- Fresno, CA $73,860
- Cincinnati, OH $73,690
- Rochester, MN $73,680
- Lawton, OK $73,510
- Parkersburg, WV $73,030
- Minneapolis, MN $72,970
- Los Angeles, CA $72,710
- Buffalo, NY $72,580
- Davenport, IA $72,380
- Battle Creek, MI $72,370
- Dayton, OH $72,330
- Bozeman, MT $72,280
- Lansing, MI $71,420
- Modesto, CA $70,870
- Warner Robins, GA $70,640
- Santa Maria, CA $70,420
- Janesville, WI $70,130
- Stockton, CA $69,110
- Riverside, CA $68,780
- New Haven, CT $68,640
- Oklahoma City, OK $68,140
- Charleston, WV $68,000
- Kingston, NY $67,750
- Sioux City, IA $67,350
- Reading, PA $67,230
- Albany, NY $66,370
- St. Louis, MO $66,080
- Portland, ME $66,070
- Des Moines, IA $66,000
- Traverse City, MI $65,940
- Indianapolis, IN $65,840
- Vallejo, CA $65,760
- Erie, PA $65,710
- Allentown, PA $65,310
- Ogden, UT $65,270
- Scranton, PA $65,250
- Providence, RI $65,100
- Columbus, IN $65,010
- Ames, IA $64,420
- Lexington Park, MD $64,140
- Syracuse, NY $63,870
- Rochester, NY $63,710
- Binghamton, NY $63,600
- Harrisburg, PA $63,580
- Topeka, KS $63,560
- Virginia Beach, VA $63,390
- Provo, UT $63,330
- Albany, OR $63,310
- Bend, OR $63,300