Sheet Metal Workers Salary in Baton Rouge, LA

Sheet Metal Workers pay range in Baton Rouge

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,000 or more. The middle half of sheet metal workers in Baton Rouge earn between $45,210 and $61,120.

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

Sheet Metal Workers salary after taxes in Baton Rouge

On the average salary of $55,010, a single filer in Baton Rouge takes home about $45,116 a year, or $3,760 a month and $1,735 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Baton Rouge area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.8), so the average $55,010 buys what about $60,597 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Baton Rouge ($48,710). A typical home costs $248,176, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sheet Metal Workers salary in other Louisiana cities

Baton Rouge ranks 5th of 6 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Lake Charles pays the most ($60,340).

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Highest-paying cities for sheet metal workers

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

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• Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$76,710 a year
• Boilermakers$72,070 a year
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$69,930 a year
• Electricians$67,160 a year
• Structural Iron and Steel Workers$65,640 a year
• Pile Driver Operators$62,220 a year
• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$61,070 a year
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,870 a year

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