SOC 47-2211 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro

Sheet Metal Workers Salary in Sacramento, CA

The average salary for sheet metal workers in Sacramento, California is $83,490 a year ($40.14 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,820: half of the 580 people in this job in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($69,113).

$83,490average per year

$40.14 / hourMedian $74,820Take-home ≈ $63,893

  • $48K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $105K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

580people in this job
+21%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 17California metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sheet Metal Workers pay range in Sacramento

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $129,820 or more. The middle half of sheet metal workers in Sacramento earn between $59,970 and $105,100.

  • $48K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $105K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$83,490$6,958$40.14
Median$74,820$6,235$35.97
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,970$4,998$28.83
Experienced (75th percentile)$105,100$8,758$50.53

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Sheet Metal Workers salary after taxes in Sacramento

On the average salary of $83,490, a single filer in Sacramento takes home about $63,893 a year, or $5,324 a month and $2,457 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Sacramento a good place for sheet metal workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sacramento area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.7), so the average $83,490 buys what about $78,269 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Sacramento ($59,750). A typical home costs $582,707, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sheet Metal Workers salary in other California cities

Sacramento ranks 5th of 17 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($105,760).

All Sheet Metal Workers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for sheet metal workers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,590).

Sheet Metal Workers salary by city

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Sheet Metal Workers salary in Sacramento: questions

How much do sheet metal workers make an hour in Sacramento?

$40.14 an hour on average, and $35.97 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sheet metal workers salary in Sacramento?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,970, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sheet metal workers take-home pay in Sacramento?

About $63,893 a year ($5,324 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $83,490. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do sheet metal workers earn more in Sacramento than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($69,113).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-2211; area Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (40900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.70, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.70).

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