Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for structural metal fabricators and fitters

Bremerton, WA leads at $75,570 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Bremerton, WA$75,570$61,960–$76,440
San Diego, CA$68,350$52,880–$74,910
Chicago, IL$68,280$58,240–$68,580
Mobile, AL$66,820$51,670–$66,820
Kingsport, TN$66,110$44,740–$77,670
Seattle, WA$65,980$58,560–$80,320
Davenport, IA$65,850$57,870–$65,850
San Francisco, CA$65,500$56,570–$77,850
Albany, OR$65,420$59,180–$89,370
Portland, ME$64,760$64,760–$64,760
Boston, MA$64,350$50,470–$81,300
Portland, OR$64,230$52,610–$80,820
Mount Vernon, WA$63,920$56,470–$77,920
Savannah, GA$63,420$47,130–$64,610
Evansville, IN$63,120$54,770–$76,410
Utica, NY$62,910$45,770–$66,670
Salem, OR$62,090$60,940–$73,260
Waterbury, CT$61,910$46,380–$73,580
Spokane, WA$60,950$49,820–$72,780
Green Bay, WI$60,930$49,560–$62,510
St. Cloud, MN$60,460$51,820–$60,920
Kalamazoo, MI$60,200$50,640–$69,180
Fort Wayne, IN$60,180$47,600–$60,180
Worcester, MA$60,050$48,520–$73,050
Idaho Falls, ID$59,960$43,300–$99,690
Corpus Christi, TX$59,590$40,590–$61,630
Des Moines, IA$59,470$47,110–$59,880
Stockton, CA$59,460$45,590–$59,620
Sioux Falls, SD$59,270$50,800–$59,270
New Haven, CT$58,760$47,360–$71,250
Kansas City, MO$58,540$48,420–$63,830
Jackson, TN$58,490$47,340–$59,550
Madison, WI$58,490$50,300–$58,490
Baton Rouge, LA$58,410$46,980–$59,400
Vallejo, CA$58,360$48,500–$62,620
Minneapolis, MN$58,260$48,580–$62,410
Wausau, WI$58,220$48,940–$59,800
Washington, DC$58,020$49,620–$74,620
Ogden, UT$57,980$44,900–$60,830
Syracuse, NY$57,700$49,000–$60,970
Hartford, CT$57,560$48,390–$67,280
Cleveland, OH$57,550$48,090–$59,390
Winchester, VA$57,430$52,980–$57,430
Milwaukee, WI$57,240$48,080–$62,240
Los Angeles, CA$56,990$46,090–$61,920
New York, NY$56,870$47,030–$60,920
Reno, NV$56,310$47,930–$78,700
Harrisburg, PA$56,290$47,190–$62,750
Racine, WI$55,940$49,930–$56,280
Indianapolis, IN$55,750$47,360–$62,460

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.