Sheet Metal Workers Salary in Lafayette, LA

Sheet Metal Workers pay range in Lafayette

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $89,250 or more. The middle half of sheet metal workers in Lafayette earn between $35,780 and $63,790.

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

Sheet Metal Workers salary after taxes in Lafayette

On the average salary of $55,650, a single filer in Lafayette takes home about $45,612 a year, or $3,801 a month and $1,754 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 Lafayette a good place for sheet metal workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lafayette area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.2), so the average $55,650 buys what about $63,812 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Lafayette ($41,780). A typical home costs $202,312, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sheet Metal Workers salary in other Louisiana cities

Lafayette ranks 2nd 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).

Sheet Metal Workers salary by city

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• Boilermakers$71,030 a year
• Electricians$59,180 a year
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$55,690 a year
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$54,630 a year
• Roofers$52,630 a year
• Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$51,980 a year
• Insulation Workers, Mechanical$49,440 a year
• Carpenters$48,450 a year

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