Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary by location
National median: $51,330 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $75,570 | +47.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $68,350 | +33.2% | 690 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $68,280 | +33.0% | 2,290 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $66,820 | +30.2% | 780 | 2025 |
| Kingsport, TN | metropolitan | $66,110 | +28.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $65,980 | +28.5% | 520 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $65,850 | +28.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $65,500 | +27.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $65,420 | +27.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $64,760 | +26.2% | 770 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $64,760 | +26.2% | 590 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $64,350 | +25.4% | 440 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $64,230 | +25.1% | 420 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $63,920 | +24.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $63,420 | +23.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $63,420 | +23.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $63,120 | +23.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $62,910 | +22.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $62,220 | +21.2% | 560 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $62,090 | +21.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $62,040 | +20.9% | 690 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $61,910 | +20.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $61,850 | +20.5% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $60,950 | +18.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $60,930 | +18.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $60,460 | +17.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | metropolitan | $60,200 | +17.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $60,180 | +17.2% | 3,870 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $60,180 | +17.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $60,050 | +17.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | metropolitan | $59,960 | +16.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $59,590 | +16.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $59,470 | +15.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $59,460 | +15.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $59,270 | +15.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $58,760 | +14.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $58,760 | +14.5% | 500 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $58,540 | +14.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $58,490 | +13.9% | 390 | 2025 |
| Jackson, TN | metropolitan | $58,490 | +13.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $58,410 | +13.8% | 770 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $58,360 | +13.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $58,260 | +13.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $58,220 | +13.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $58,140 | +13.3% | 320 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $58,020 | +13.0% | 390 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $57,980 | +13.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $57,700 | +12.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $57,590 | +12.2% | 3,420 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $57,560 | +12.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $57,550 | +12.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Winchester, VA | metropolitan | $57,430 | +11.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $57,240 | +11.5% | 250 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $56,990 | +11.0% | 920 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $56,870 | +10.8% | 2,240 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $56,310 | +9.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $56,310 | +9.7% | 1,810 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $56,290 | +9.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $56,210 | +9.5% | 640 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $55,940 | +9.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $55,750 | +8.6% | 480 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $55,720 | +8.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $55,650 | +8.4% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $55,600 | +8.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $55,550 | +8.2% | 340 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $55,550 | +8.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $55,380 | +7.9% | 1,910 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $55,270 | +7.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $55,250 | +7.6% | 450 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $55,250 | +7.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $55,080 | +7.3% | 2,040 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $54,840 | +6.8% | 640 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $54,430 | +6.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $54,180 | +5.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $54,100 | +5.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $54,060 | +5.3% | 430 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $54,030 | +5.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $54,030 | +5.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $53,990 | +5.2% | 190 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $53,940 | +5.1% | 1,220 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg, VA | metropolitan | $53,940 | +5.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $53,920 | +5.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $53,880 | +5.0% | 320 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $53,610 | +4.4% | 550 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $53,360 | +4.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $52,800 | +2.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $52,780 | +2.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $52,700 | +2.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $52,660 | +2.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $52,480 | +2.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | metropolitan | $52,330 | +1.9% | 430 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $52,300 | +1.9% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $52,290 | +1.9% | 390 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $52,220 | +1.7% | 2,130 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $51,800 | +0.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| WY | state | $51,740 | +0.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $51,640 | +0.6% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $51,590 | +0.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $51,540 | +0.4% | 530 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $51,510 | +0.4% | 230 | 2025 |