Sheet Metal Workers salary by location
National median: $61,800 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $109,830 | +77.7% | 2,190 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $109,280 | +76.8% | 750 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $102,660 | +66.1% | 880 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $100,650 | +62.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $100,470 | +62.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $98,550 | +59.5% | 3,440 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $98,070 | +58.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $96,350 | +55.9% | 490 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $96,000 | +55.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $95,310 | +54.2% | 2,430 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $94,600 | +53.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $93,380 | +51.1% | 440 | 2025 |
| Michigan City, IN | metropolitan | $93,350 | +51.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $92,840 | +50.2% | 2,790 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $92,710 | +50.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $90,840 | +47.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $90,330 | +46.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $88,730 | +43.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $87,120 | +41.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $86,630 | +40.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $86,630 | +40.2% | 3,260 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $83,470 | +35.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Toledo, OH | metropolitan | $83,240 | +34.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $83,220 | +34.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | metropolitan | $83,060 | +34.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $82,830 | +34.0% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $82,550 | +33.6% | 2,330 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $82,100 | +32.8% | 2,890 | 2025 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | metropolitan | $82,090 | +32.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Flint, MI | metropolitan | $81,790 | +32.3% | 240 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $81,400 | +31.7% | 400 | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $81,270 | +31.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $80,900 | +30.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $80,870 | +30.9% | 160 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $80,520 | +30.3% | 500 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $80,290 | +29.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $80,080 | +29.6% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $79,910 | +29.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $79,630 | +28.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $79,570 | +28.8% | 2,280 | 2025 |
| Jefferson City, MO | metropolitan | $79,500 | +28.6% | 310 | 2025 |
| Paducah, KY | metropolitan | $79,020 | +27.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $78,840 | +27.6% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $78,750 | +27.4% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $78,640 | +27.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $78,220 | +26.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $77,850 | +26.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $77,820 | +25.9% | 290 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $77,760 | +25.8% | 3,180 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $77,760 | +25.8% | 760 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $77,420 | +25.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $77,410 | +25.3% | 620 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $77,330 | +25.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $77,140 | +24.8% | 1,530 | 2025 |
| Mansfield, OH | metropolitan | $76,930 | +24.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $76,760 | +24.2% | 280 | 2025 |
| Manhattan, KS | metropolitan | $76,750 | +24.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $76,730 | +24.2% | 6,080 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $76,710 | +24.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $76,590 | +23.9% | 8,390 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $76,580 | +23.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $76,350 | +23.5% | 320 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $76,080 | +23.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $76,040 | +23.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Terre Haute, IN | metropolitan | $75,800 | +22.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $75,750 | +22.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $75,460 | +22.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $75,440 | +22.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $75,200 | +21.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $75,190 | +21.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $75,120 | +21.6% | 1,640 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $75,030 | +21.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Weirton, WV | metropolitan | $74,960 | +21.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $74,820 | +21.1% | 580 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $74,790 | +21.0% | 4,180 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $74,690 | +20.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $74,450 | +20.5% | 340 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $74,440 | +20.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $74,120 | +19.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Huntington, WV | metropolitan | $73,960 | +19.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Wheeling, WV | metropolitan | $73,880 | +19.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $73,860 | +19.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $73,760 | +19.4% | 6,570 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $73,750 | +19.3% | 3,250 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $73,690 | +19.2% | 910 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $73,680 | +19.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lawton, OK | metropolitan | $73,510 | +18.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Parkersburg, WV | metropolitan | $73,030 | +18.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $72,970 | +18.1% | 2,340 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $72,970 | +18.1% | 2,980 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $72,710 | +17.7% | 2,440 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $72,580 | +17.4% | 440 | 2025 |
| WV | state | $72,390 | +17.1% | 540 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $72,380 | +17.1% | 440 | 2025 |
| Battle Creek, MI | metropolitan | $72,370 | +17.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $72,330 | +17.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $72,280 | +17.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $71,420 | +15.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $70,870 | +14.7% | 80 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $70,640 | +14.3% | 800 | 2025 |