Sheet Metal Workers Salary in Albuquerque, NM

Sheet Metal Workers pay range in Albuquerque

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $84,690 or more. The middle half of sheet metal workers in Albuquerque earn between $41,600 and $79,140.

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

Sheet Metal Workers salary after taxes in Albuquerque

On the average salary of $61,140, a single filer in Albuquerque takes home about $49,598 a year, or $4,133 a month and $1,908 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Albuquerque area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $61,140 buys what about $63,990 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Albuquerque ($48,060). A typical home costs $352,894, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sheet Metal Workers salary in other New Mexico cities

Albuquerque ranks 1st of 2 New Mexico metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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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