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Sheet Metal Workers Salary by City

Sheet metal workers earn the most in Seattle, WA (average $108,590 a year), followed by San Francisco, CA ($105,760) and San Jose, CA ($105,710), among the 275 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $69,113 (May 2025).

$69,113U.S. metro average
$109Khighest: Seattle, WA
$27Klowest: San Juan, PR
275metro areas
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Top 15 cities for sheet metal workers by average salary

Seattle, WA$108,590
San Francisco, CA$105,760
San Jose, CA$105,710
Olympia, WA$104,520
Kennewick, WA$97,940
Bellingham, WA$93,110
Salinas, CA$93,110
Atlantic City, NJ$91,890
Honolulu, HI$91,060
Santa Rosa, CA$90,490
Portland, OR$87,490
Chicago, IL$85,620
Anchorage, AK$85,540
New York, NY$84,380
Bremerton, WA$84,070
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Sheet Metal Workers salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
Washington8$108,590$71,760
California17$105,760$69,120
New Jersey1$91,890$91,890
Hawaii1$91,060$91,060
Oregon6$87,490$63,940
Illinois5$85,620$81,120
Alaska2$85,540$76,470
New York10$84,380$61,740
Indiana10$82,370$59,000
Missouri8$81,900$51,070
Connecticut5$81,850$68,630
Pennsylvania11$80,970$61,290
Wisconsin10$79,350$68,910
Minnesota4$79,290$65,660
Massachusetts5$78,840$59,080
Michigan11$77,660$60,740
Ohio9$76,300$64,290
Kansas3$73,860$58,020
Iowa6$73,460$62,750
Nebraska2$71,560$57,590
North Dakota2$70,530$62,940
West Virginia5$68,020$60,620
Montana4$67,850$61,680
Kentucky3$67,800$53,200
Nevada2$67,470$53,880
Georgia10$67,190$45,000
Utah4$66,660$54,260
Rhode Island1$65,660$65,660
Oklahoma3$64,960$59,020
Maine3$64,740$56,080
Maryland3$64,350$61,650
Colorado7$64,300$52,720
Texas15$64,200$44,310
Delaware1$63,500$63,500
Washington, D.C.1$62,990$62,990
Tennessee6$62,750$51,290
South Carolina6$62,150$48,000
Vermont1$61,520$61,520
New Mexico2$61,140$56,820
Louisiana6$60,340$51,430
New Hampshire1$59,210$59,210
Wyoming1$58,730$58,730
Virginia7$58,580$42,850
Arizona3$57,390$45,970
Idaho1$56,910$56,910
Alabama7$56,760$46,600
Mississippi2$56,350$53,990
Florida15$56,310$43,780
North Carolina11$56,100$47,230
South Dakota2$55,750$51,390
Arkansas5$47,860$42,940
Puerto Rico1$27,470$27,470
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Sheet Metal Workers salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Seattle, WA$108,590$109,830$52.212,190
San Francisco, CA$105,760$102,660$50.85880
San Jose, CA$105,710$109,280$50.82750
Olympia, WA$104,520$100,650$50.25100
Kennewick, WA$97,940$96,000$47.09190
Bellingham, WA$93,110$90,840$44.77100
Salinas, CA$93,110$83,470$44.7660
Atlantic City, NJ$91,890$100,470$44.18150
Honolulu, HI$91,060$93,380$43.78440
Santa Rosa, CA$90,490$74,440$43.51110
Portland, OR$87,490$79,570$42.062,280
Chicago, IL$85,620$95,310$41.162,430
Anchorage, AK$85,540$98,070$41.12160
New York, NY$84,380$76,730$40.576,080
Bremerton, WA$84,070$88,730$40.42180
Springfield, IL$83,650$90,330$40.2240
Sacramento, CA$83,490$74,820$40.14580
San Diego, CA$82,620$80,080$39.721,480
Spokane, WA$82,430$76,080$39.63190
Michigan City, IN$82,370$93,350$39.6050
Visalia, CA$81,900$79,910$39.38100
Kansas City, MO$81,900$82,830$39.371,080
Bridgeport, CT$81,850$80,520$39.35500
Los Angeles, CA$81,680$72,710$39.272,440
Rockford, IL$81,640$78,640$39.25150
Peoria, IL$81,490$87,120$39.18120
Fresno, CA$81,390$73,860$39.13200
Champaign, IL$81,120$92,710$39.00110
Philadelphia, PA$80,970$77,140$38.931,530
Reading, PA$80,140$67,230$38.53130
Yakima, WA$79,550$77,850$38.2590
Appleton, WI$79,350$81,400$38.15400
Bakersfield, CA$79,330$74,690$38.14170
Duluth, MN$79,290$86,630$38.12110
Minneapolis, MN$79,290$72,970$38.122,340
Allentown, PA$79,280$65,310$38.12190
Milwaukee, WI$78,910$78,840$37.941,020
Santa Maria, CA$78,840$70,420$37.9190
Boston, MA$78,840$82,550$37.902,330
Hanford, CA$78,830$76,710$37.9040
Stockton, CA$78,720$69,110$37.8570
Modesto, CA$78,450$70,870$37.7280
Madison, WI$78,050$74,450$37.52340
Flint, MI$77,660$81,790$37.34240
St. Joseph, MO$77,610$83,060$37.31130
Fairbanks, AK$76,470$75,750$36.7750
Toledo, OH$76,300$83,240$36.68220
Riverside, CA$76,180$68,780$36.62750
Glens Falls, NY$75,780$78,220$36.4340
Sheboygan, WI$75,020$83,220$36.0740
Springfield, MA$74,970$76,580$36.04200
Oxnard, CA$74,670$62,520$35.90120
Scranton, PA$74,570$65,250$35.85140
Kalamazoo, MI$74,110$80,870$35.63160
Manhattan, KS$73,860$76,750$35.5140
Kingston, NY$73,810$67,750$35.4950
Green Bay, WI$73,490$76,760$35.33280
Cedar Rapids, IA$73,460$82,090$35.32190
South Bend, IN$73,310$81,270$35.25120
St. Louis, MO$73,310$66,080$35.251,050
Worcester, MA$73,140$77,820$35.16290
Rochester, MN$73,100$73,680$35.1460
Harrisburg, PA$72,750$63,580$34.98180
Hartford, CT$72,670$77,420$34.94490
Columbus, OH$72,250$77,760$34.74760
New Haven, CT$72,220$68,640$34.72180
Buffalo, NY$72,210$72,580$34.72440
Wausau, WI$72,200$77,330$34.71170
La Crosse, WI$72,150$75,190$34.6960
Indianapolis, IN$71,940$65,840$34.591,480
Mount Vernon, WA$71,760$61,330$34.5080
Ann Arbor, MI$71,740$75,460$34.4990
Cleveland, OH$71,690$77,410$34.46620
Jefferson City, MO$71,580$79,500$34.42310
Omaha, NE$71,560$75,440$34.41300
Eau Claire, WI$71,350$76,040$34.3080
Detroit, MI$71,160$75,120$34.211,640
Albany, NY$71,150$66,370$34.21280
Amherst, MA$71,050$75,030$34.1630
Fargo, ND$70,530$80,290$33.91100
Davenport, IA$70,520$72,380$33.90440
Janesville, WI$70,070$70,130$33.6930
Lancaster, PA$69,980$59,880$33.65220
Bend, OR$69,930$63,300$33.62150
Norwich, CT$69,850$79,630$33.58130
Battle Creek, MI$69,730$72,370$33.53110
Canton, OH$69,620$75,200$33.47120
Terre Haute, IN$69,610$75,800$33.4780
Evansville, IN$69,380$74,120$33.36120
Vallejo, CA$69,120$65,760$33.23120
Muskegon, MI$69,050$80,900$33.20150
Eugene, OR$69,040$62,660$33.19240
Mansfield, OH$69,000$76,930$33.1730
Lafayette, IN$68,940$62,900$33.14140
Oshkosh, WI$68,910$62,500$33.1370
Dayton, OH$68,820$72,330$33.09220
Columbus, IN$68,770$65,010$33.0650
Waterbury, CT$68,630$62,250$32.99100
Fort Wayne, IN$68,570$61,430$32.97n/a
Lansing, MI$68,340$71,420$32.86120
Lebanon, PA$68,060$59,510$32.7240
Weirton, WV$68,020$74,960$32.7030
Cincinnati, OH$68,020$73,690$32.70910
Parkersburg, WV$67,890$73,030$32.6460
Bozeman, MT$67,850$72,280$32.6250
Akron, OH$67,840$76,350$32.62320
Cape Girardeau, MO$67,820$57,190$32.6150
Paducah, KY$67,800$79,020$32.6070
Missoula, MT$67,670$61,420$32.54120
Des Moines, IA$67,550$66,000$32.48350
Las Vegas, NV$67,470$46,450$32.44910
Salem, OR$67,440$60,890$32.42270
Erie, PA$67,410$65,710$32.4170
Warner Robins, GA$67,190$70,640$32.30800
York, PA$66,780$60,350$32.11180
Syracuse, NY$66,690$63,870$32.06190
Provo, UT$66,660$63,330$32.05250
Kiryas Joel, NY$66,290$63,160$31.87170
Mankato, MN$65,660$59,840$31.5750
Providence, RI$65,660$65,100$31.57520
Louisville, KY$65,530$61,010$31.51970
Binghamton, NY$65,400$63,600$31.4490
Rochester, NY$65,130$63,710$31.31510
Oklahoma City, OK$64,960$68,140$31.232,070
Ogden, UT$64,940$65,270$31.22710
Portland, ME$64,740$66,070$31.12540
Albany, OR$64,710$63,310$31.11120
Salt Lake City, UT$64,660$62,920$31.09660
Ames, IA$64,400$64,420$30.9660
Lexington Park, MD$64,350$64,140$30.9430
Denver, CO$64,300$61,620$30.91880
Youngstown, OH$64,290$62,640$30.91180
Corpus Christi, TX$64,200$58,840$30.87460
Elkhart, IN$64,180$61,340$30.86650
Traverse City, MI$64,130$65,940$30.8370
Wheeling, WV$64,030$73,880$30.7960
Sioux City, IA$64,010$67,350$30.7850
Medford, OR$63,940$58,410$30.7490
Topeka, KS$63,880$63,560$30.71180
Dover, DE$63,500$61,460$30.5360
Billings, MT$63,180$62,480$30.3780
Washington, DC$62,990$61,270$30.291,840
Pittsburgh, PA$62,960$58,050$30.27870
Grand Forks, ND$62,940$61,460$30.26100
Hagerstown, MD$62,750$61,210$30.1750
Nashville, TN$62,750$62,200$30.17750
Waterloo, IA$62,750$63,240$30.1780
Spartanburg, SC$62,150$59,220$29.8880
Bay City, MI$62,030$58,060$29.8260
Niles, MI$61,960$55,920$29.7940
Utica, NY$61,740$56,500$29.6940
Springfield, MO$61,730$50,180$29.68230
Great Falls, MT$61,680$57,480$29.6670
Baltimore, MD$61,650$59,440$29.64820
Huntington, WV$61,590$73,960$29.61130
Burlington, VT$61,520$60,800$29.58230
Lawton, OK$61,460$73,510$29.5540
Jackson, TN$61,420$63,300$29.5340
Altoona, PA$61,290$58,630$29.4650
Albuquerque, NM$61,140$58,040$29.40420
Columbia, MO$60,980$54,550$29.3260
Grand Rapids, MI$60,740$53,290$29.20630
Memphis, TN$60,700$60,780$29.18310
Charleston, WV$60,620$68,000$29.1580
Lake Charles, LA$60,340$55,580$29.0180
Atlanta, GA$60,160$56,750$28.931,550
Cleveland, TN$59,570$58,160$28.6470
Charleston, SC$59,370$59,650$28.55270
Lewiston, ME$59,340$59,910$28.5380
Manchester, NH$59,210$60,630$28.47340
Boulder, CO$59,090$55,640$28.4160
Pittsfield, MA$59,080$60,140$28.4050
Tulsa, OK$59,020$56,100$28.38480
Muncie, IN$59,000$55,280$28.3740
Knoxville, TN$58,810$61,340$28.28270
Cheyenne, WY$58,730$53,340$28.24100
Virginia Beach, VA$58,580$63,390$28.172,080
Austin, TX$58,030$62,990$27.901,280
Wichita, KS$58,020$49,610$27.89690
Dallas, TX$57,970$56,240$27.872,890
San Antonio, TX$57,880$57,380$27.83680
Lincoln, NE$57,590$52,740$27.6950
Phoenix, AZ$57,390$51,230$27.592,550
Boise, ID$56,910$55,920$27.36860
Las Cruces, NM$56,820$54,830$27.3280
Huntsville, AL$56,760$51,460$27.29140
Fort Collins, CO$56,470$52,640$27.1580
Grand Junction, CO$56,400$49,010$27.1290
Gulfport, MS$56,350$62,650$27.09500
Houston, TX$56,330$51,870$27.082,610
Miami, FL$56,310$51,700$27.071,780
Pueblo, CO$56,140$48,970$26.9960
Charlotte, NC$56,100$50,890$26.97700
Bangor, ME$56,080$59,950$26.9690
Orlando, FL$55,920$48,920$26.881,140
Sioux Falls, SD$55,750$48,310$26.80170
Lafayette, LA$55,650$52,090$26.75100
Greeley, CO$55,500$50,020$26.69120
Shreveport, LA$55,500$56,820$26.69110
Asheville, NC$55,340$51,790$26.61110
Greensboro, NC$55,300$55,860$26.59380
Jacksonville, NC$55,230$50,680$26.5540
Houma, LA$55,070$54,430$26.4730
Baton Rouge, LA$55,010$52,750$26.45250
Montgomery, AL$54,930$51,230$26.4180
Crestview, FL$54,790$49,680$26.34110
St. George, UT$54,260$48,910$26.0960
Jackson, MS$53,990$49,620$25.96210
Tuscaloosa, AL$53,990$48,120$25.9630
Palm Bay, FL$53,960$51,180$25.94290
Raleigh, NC$53,950$50,570$25.94470
Reno, NV$53,880$46,080$25.90280
Wichita Falls, TX$53,860$53,460$25.8940
Tucson, AZ$53,770$48,440$25.85330
Charlottesville, VA$53,620$46,940$25.78n/a
Florence, SC$53,580$47,880$25.7670
Birmingham, AL$53,230$48,090$25.59530
Bowling Green, KY$53,200$48,610$25.5870
Savannah, GA$53,070$50,580$25.51100
Columbia, SC$53,060$50,170$25.51350
Fort Myers, FL$52,850$51,180$25.41550
Colorado Springs, CO$52,720$47,550$25.35180
Richmond, VA$52,490$48,010$25.24610
Jacksonville, FL$51,670$49,350$24.84940
Daphne, AL$51,550$48,720$24.7960
El Paso, TX$51,460$49,960$24.74150
New Orleans, LA$51,430$47,030$24.73310
Rapid City, SD$51,390$44,280$24.7170
Augusta, GA$51,330$48,970$24.6890
Clarksville, TN$51,290$44,830$24.6650
Joplin, MO$51,070$40,570$24.5530
Fayetteville, NC$51,000$46,010$24.5270
Amarillo, TX$50,910$51,990$24.4850
Durham, NC$50,510$46,240$24.2880
Macon, GA$50,500$49,980$24.2840
Winston-Salem, NC$50,340$47,080$24.20170
Killeen, TX$50,330$50,430$24.2050
Wilmington, NC$50,240$47,390$24.1590
Tampa, FL$50,160$49,510$24.12970
Hickory, NC$50,160$46,800$24.1170
Athens, GA$50,080$47,980$24.0860
Sarasota, FL$49,920$49,180$24.00300
Pensacola, FL$49,790$47,850$23.94150
Tyler, TX$49,760$48,820$23.9280
Lynchburg, VA$49,470$47,090$23.79140
Panama City, FL$49,320$47,830$23.7150
Lubbock, TX$49,200$46,100$23.6690
Roanoke, VA$48,720$45,980$23.42130
Texarkana, TX$48,610$49,090$23.3750
Tallahassee, FL$48,460$46,580$23.30120
Albany, GA$48,280$39,540$23.2130
Deltona, FL$48,240$47,000$23.19170
Myrtle Beach, SC$48,100$47,330$23.1240
Lakeland, FL$48,080$47,740$23.12180
Greenville, SC$48,000$46,060$23.08560
Little Rock, AR$47,860$46,850$23.01380
Decatur, AL$47,480$46,940$22.8350
Burlington, NC$47,230$47,020$22.7150
Winchester, VA$47,080$44,910$22.6480
Dothan, AL$46,600$45,700$22.4130
Gainesville, GA$46,440$47,880$22.3350
Abilene, TX$46,210$43,590$22.2260
McAllen, TX$46,180$45,350$22.2060
Prescott Valley, AZ$45,970$44,550$22.1030
Columbus, GA$45,580$44,700$21.9240
Fort Smith, AR$45,440$46,210$21.8560
Fayetteville, AR$45,350$45,650$21.80250
Valdosta, GA$45,000$42,610$21.6330
Longview, TX$44,310$41,820$21.3090
Gainesville, FL$44,040$44,790$21.1890
Homosassa Springs, FL$43,780$44,830$21.0530
Hot Springs, AR$43,320$38,980$20.83110
Jonesboro, AR$42,940$43,260$20.6560
Blacksburg, VA$42,850$37,780$20.6040
San Juan, PR$27,470$28,340$13.21180

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Sheet Metal Workers salary: questions

Where do sheet metal workers make the most money?

In Seattle, WA, with an average of $108,590 a year, among the 275 metro areas we cover.

What is the average sheet metal workers salary in the U.S.?

$69,113 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is sheet metal workers pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $27,470 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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