SOC 47-2211 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro

Sheet Metal Workers Salary in Gulfport, MS

The average salary for sheet metal workers in Gulfport, Mississippi is $56,350 a year ($27.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,650: half of the 500 people in this job in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($69,113).

$56,350average per year

$27.09 / hourMedian $62,650Take-home ≈ $45,935

  • $39K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

500people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Mississippi metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sheet Metal Workers pay range in Gulfport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,650 or more. The middle half of sheet metal workers in Gulfport earn between $49,500 and $62,650.

  • $39K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,350$4,696$27.09
Median$62,650$5,221$30.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,500$4,125$23.80
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,650$5,221$30.12

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

Sheet Metal Workers salary after taxes in Gulfport

On the average salary of $56,350, a single filer in Gulfport takes home about $45,935 a year, or $3,828 a month and $1,767 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).

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

Prices in the Gulfport area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $56,350 buys what about $62,607 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Gulfport ($43,470). A typical home costs $224,666, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sheet Metal Workers salary in other Mississippi cities

Gulfport ranks 1st of 2 Mississippi metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Sheet Metal Workers salaries in Mississippi

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 Gulfport: questions

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

$27.09 an hour on average, and $30.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,935 a year ($3,828 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,350.

Do sheet metal workers earn more in Gulfport than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS (25060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 4.14, this job is 4.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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