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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary
| Albany, OR | $71,610 |
|---|---|
| Bremerton, WA | $70,180 |
| Seattle, WA | $69,660 |
| San Francisco, CA | $69,440 |
| Portland, OR | $66,730 |
| Boston, MA | $66,540 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $65,660 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $65,630 |
| Spokane, WA | $65,290 |
| Portland, ME | $65,150 |
| San Diego, CA | $64,830 |
| Salem, OR | $64,180 |
| Kingsport, TN | $62,440 |
| Chicago, IL | $62,340 |
| Evansville, IN | $62,320 |
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary by state
| State | Metros | Highest average | Lowest average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 4 | $71,610 | $51,320 |
| Washington | 4 | $70,180 | $65,290 |
| California | 8 | $69,440 | $51,590 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $66,540 | $56,250 |
| Idaho | 2 | $65,630 | $56,450 |
| Maine | 1 | $65,150 | $65,150 |
| Tennessee | 7 | $62,440 | $45,560 |
| Illinois | 3 | $62,340 | $49,720 |
| Indiana | 8 | $62,320 | $44,640 |
| Virginia | 4 | $61,560 | $54,300 |
| Washington, D.C. | 1 | $61,550 | $61,550 |
| New York | 6 | $60,910 | $51,220 |
| Georgia | 2 | $60,880 | $55,150 |
| Iowa | 4 | $60,860 | $49,160 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $60,000 | $58,760 |
| Alabama | 8 | $59,940 | $39,850 |
| Minnesota | 2 | $59,260 | $57,060 |
| Nevada | 2 | $59,250 | $47,560 |
| Michigan | 5 | $58,730 | $46,980 |
| Missouri | 2 | $57,810 | $53,790 |
| Texas | 12 | $57,640 | $39,770 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | $57,030 | $53,800 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $56,770 | $56,770 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | $55,980 | $50,270 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $55,830 | $55,830 |
| South Carolina | 5 | $55,610 | $46,210 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $55,600 | $55,600 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $55,410 | $37,730 |
| Ohio | 6 | $55,080 | $49,170 |
| Utah | 4 | $54,940 | $48,440 |
| North Carolina | 5 | $54,720 | $46,290 |
| Colorado | 3 | $54,640 | $52,820 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $54,580 | $46,330 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $52,870 | $47,440 |
| Kansas | 2 | $52,410 | $43,970 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $52,070 | $52,070 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $51,290 | $51,290 |
| Maryland | 1 | $51,210 | $51,210 |
| Arizona | 1 | $49,880 | $49,880 |
| Florida | 13 | $49,820 | $32,480 |
| Mississippi | 2 | $49,400 | $43,920 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $49,380 | $49,380 |
| Arkansas | 2 | $45,350 | $44,830 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $30,010 | $30,010 |
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in every city we cover
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| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany, OR | $71,610 | $65,420 | $34.43 | 50 |
| Bremerton, WA | $70,180 | $75,570 | $33.74 | 30 |
| Seattle, WA | $69,660 | $65,980 | $33.49 | 520 |
| San Francisco, CA | $69,440 | $65,500 | $33.39 | 230 |
| Portland, OR | $66,730 | $64,230 | $32.08 | 420 |
| Boston, MA | $66,540 | $64,350 | $31.99 | 440 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $65,660 | $63,920 | $31.57 | 50 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $65,630 | $59,960 | $31.55 | 70 |
| Spokane, WA | $65,290 | $60,950 | $31.39 | 130 |
| Portland, ME | $65,150 | $64,760 | $31.32 | 590 |
| San Diego, CA | $64,830 | $68,350 | $31.17 | 690 |
| Salem, OR | $64,180 | $62,090 | $30.86 | 60 |
| Kingsport, TN | $62,440 | $66,110 | $30.02 | 70 |
| Chicago, IL | $62,340 | $68,280 | $29.97 | 2,290 |
| Evansville, IN | $62,320 | $63,120 | $29.96 | 230 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $61,560 | $53,880 | $29.60 | 320 |
| Washington, DC | $61,550 | $58,020 | $29.59 | 390 |
| Utica, NY | $60,910 | $62,910 | $29.29 | 50 |
| Atlanta, GA | $60,880 | $53,990 | $29.27 | 190 |
| Davenport, IA | $60,860 | $65,850 | $29.26 | 60 |
| Worcester, MA | $60,730 | $60,050 | $29.20 | 90 |
| Waterbury, CT | $60,000 | $61,910 | $28.85 | 90 |
| Mobile, AL | $59,940 | $66,820 | $28.82 | 780 |
| Muncie, IN | $59,490 | $49,670 | $28.60 | 50 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $59,260 | $60,460 | $28.49 | 110 |
| Reno, NV | $59,250 | $56,310 | $28.49 | 40 |
| Hartford, CT | $58,790 | $57,560 | $28.27 | 190 |
| New Haven, CT | $58,760 | $58,760 | $28.25 | 130 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $58,730 | $60,200 | $28.24 | 50 |
| Vallejo, CA | $58,330 | $58,360 | $28.04 | 40 |
| Kansas City, MO | $57,810 | $58,540 | $27.79 | 120 |
| Austin, TX | $57,640 | $54,180 | $27.71 | 120 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $57,060 | $58,260 | $27.43 | 310 |
| New York, NY | $57,040 | $56,870 | $27.43 | 2,240 |
| Appleton, WI | $57,030 | $52,800 | $27.42 | 50 |
| Green Bay, WI | $57,000 | $60,930 | $27.40 | 170 |
| Louisville, KY | $56,770 | $55,250 | $27.29 | 380 |
| Winchester, VA | $56,760 | $57,430 | $27.29 | 60 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $56,600 | $56,990 | $27.21 | 920 |
| Jackson, TN | $56,470 | $58,490 | $27.15 | 80 |
| Boise, ID | $56,450 | $55,720 | $27.14 | 130 |
| Springfield, MA | $56,250 | $55,550 | $27.04 | 50 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $56,150 | $57,240 | $26.99 | 250 |
| Syracuse, NY | $56,020 | $57,700 | $26.93 | 100 |
| Wausau, WI | $56,010 | $58,220 | $26.93 | 80 |
| Madison, WI | $55,990 | $58,490 | $26.92 | 390 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $55,980 | $54,840 | $26.92 | 640 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $55,830 | $59,270 | $26.84 | 110 |
| Des Moines, IA | $55,670 | $59,470 | $26.76 | 100 |
| Charleston, SC | $55,610 | $49,350 | $26.74 | 120 |
| Bismarck, ND | $55,600 | $55,270 | $26.73 | 40 |
| Reading, PA | $55,430 | $52,780 | $26.65 | 60 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $55,410 | $55,750 | $26.64 | 480 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $55,410 | $58,410 | $26.64 | 770 |
| Richmond, VA | $55,320 | $50,290 | $26.60 | 200 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $55,210 | $54,100 | $26.55 | 40 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $55,180 | $56,290 | $26.53 | 40 |
| Savannah, GA | $55,150 | $63,420 | $26.51 | 30 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $55,080 | $54,030 | $26.48 | 170 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $55,030 | $51,510 | $26.46 | 230 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $55,020 | $60,180 | $26.45 | 200 |
| Ogden, UT | $54,940 | $57,980 | $26.42 | 100 |
| Detroit, MI | $54,930 | $51,090 | $26.41 | 530 |
| Sacramento, CA | $54,860 | $50,200 | $26.38 | 200 |
| Stockton, CA | $54,820 | $59,460 | $26.36 | 90 |
| Charlotte, NC | $54,720 | $50,750 | $26.31 | 330 |
| Denver, CO | $54,640 | $51,120 | $26.27 | 180 |
| Tulsa, OK | $54,580 | $54,060 | $26.24 | 430 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $54,530 | $47,290 | $26.22 | 90 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $54,300 | $53,940 | $26.11 | 80 |
| Cleveland, OH | $54,290 | $57,550 | $26.10 | 110 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $53,950 | $51,210 | $25.94 | 50 |
| York, PA | $53,950 | $52,700 | $25.94 | 160 |
| Beaumont, TX | $53,940 | $52,660 | $25.93 | 170 |
| Racine, WI | $53,800 | $55,940 | $25.86 | 40 |
| St. Louis, MO | $53,790 | $50,170 | $25.86 | 200 |
| Nashville, TN | $53,670 | $51,540 | $25.80 | 530 |
| Erie, PA | $53,620 | $47,670 | $25.78 | 60 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $53,590 | $50,510 | $25.77 | 120 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $53,520 | $59,590 | $25.73 | 50 |
| Greeley, CO | $53,490 | $52,480 | $25.72 | 40 |
| Provo, UT | $52,980 | $48,130 | $25.47 | 130 |
| Rockford, IL | $52,910 | $48,310 | $25.44 | 100 |
| Omaha, NE | $52,870 | $53,360 | $25.42 | 120 |
| Dayton, OH | $52,830 | $55,600 | $25.40 | 50 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $52,820 | $54,030 | $25.39 | 40 |
| Albany, NY | $52,790 | $51,280 | $25.38 | 160 |
| Memphis, TN | $52,630 | $52,290 | $25.30 | 390 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $52,530 | $50,100 | $25.26 | 70 |
| Columbus, OH | $52,520 | $50,340 | $25.25 | 230 |
| Raleigh, NC | $52,440 | $51,300 | $25.21 | 80 |
| Wichita, KS | $52,410 | $51,800 | $25.20 | 80 |
| San Antonio, TX | $52,390 | $49,020 | $25.19 | 160 |
| Allentown, PA | $52,320 | $50,620 | $25.15 | 80 |
| Houston, TX | $52,240 | $50,520 | $25.11 | 1,580 |
| Lancaster, PA | $52,230 | $49,390 | $25.11 | 230 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $52,070 | $50,550 | $25.03 | 180 |
| Greenville, SC | $52,070 | $51,590 | $25.04 | 230 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $51,800 | $48,590 | $24.90 | 150 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $51,690 | $49,690 | $24.85 | 80 |
| Riverside, CA | $51,590 | $46,260 | $24.81 | 690 |
| New Orleans, LA | $51,460 | $55,550 | $24.74 | 340 |
| Birmingham, AL | $51,420 | $52,330 | $24.72 | 430 |
| Eugene, OR | $51,320 | $44,560 | $24.67 | 40 |
| Honolulu, HI | $51,290 | $49,390 | $24.66 | 50 |
| Waco, TX | $51,240 | $46,730 | $24.64 | 70 |
| Rochester, NY | $51,220 | $47,760 | $24.63 | 140 |
| Baltimore, MD | $51,210 | $46,690 | $24.62 | 320 |
| Dallas, TX | $51,150 | $49,280 | $24.59 | 1,170 |
| Elkhart, IN | $51,020 | $49,960 | $24.53 | 410 |
| Knoxville, TN | $50,800 | $50,720 | $24.42 | 400 |
| Decatur, AL | $50,730 | $50,040 | $24.39 | 100 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $50,560 | $48,080 | $24.31 | 180 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $50,540 | $49,920 | $24.30 | 110 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $50,430 | $46,960 | $24.24 | 310 |
| Lebanon, PA | $50,270 | $47,990 | $24.17 | 40 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $50,050 | $47,060 | $24.06 | 260 |
| Akron, OH | $50,040 | $48,850 | $24.06 | 50 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $49,880 | $48,150 | $23.98 | 870 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $49,820 | $46,610 | $23.95 | 120 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $49,800 | $45,310 | $23.94 | 80 |
| Peoria, IL | $49,720 | $48,250 | $23.91 | 230 |
| Gulfport, MS | $49,400 | $45,160 | $23.75 | 150 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $49,380 | $45,770 | $23.74 | 60 |
| South Bend, IN | $49,260 | $45,740 | $23.68 | 130 |
| Youngstown, OH | $49,170 | $47,360 | $23.64 | 50 |
| Sioux City, IA | $49,160 | $45,750 | $23.64 | 80 |
| Daphne, AL | $49,120 | $50,740 | $23.62 | 60 |
| Montgomery, AL | $49,120 | $49,190 | $23.61 | 70 |
| Orlando, FL | $48,840 | $48,570 | $23.48 | 350 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $48,630 | $45,790 | $23.38 | 80 |
| Niles, MI | $48,460 | $45,270 | $23.30 | 50 |
| Miami, FL | $48,450 | $48,110 | $23.29 | 750 |
| St. George, UT | $48,440 | $47,780 | $23.29 | 70 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $47,980 | $47,240 | $23.07 | 120 |
| Longview, TX | $47,940 | $47,040 | $23.05 | 40 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $47,870 | $46,520 | $23.02 | 290 |
| San Angelo, TX | $47,830 | $46,010 | $23.00 | 70 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $47,560 | $35,900 | $22.87 | 100 |
| Lincoln, NE | $47,440 | $49,500 | $22.81 | 80 |
| Greensboro, NC | $47,270 | $47,470 | $22.73 | 130 |
| Columbia, SC | $47,070 | $46,910 | $22.63 | 130 |
| Saginaw, MI | $46,980 | $45,080 | $22.59 | 50 |
| Sarasota, FL | $46,940 | $46,630 | $22.57 | 110 |
| Tampa, FL | $46,430 | $46,330 | $22.32 | 350 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $46,330 | $45,030 | $22.27 | 180 |
| Hickory, NC | $46,290 | $48,530 | $22.25 | 40 |
| Florence, SC | $46,210 | $46,880 | $22.22 | 70 |
| Johnson City, TN | $45,560 | $46,010 | $21.90 | 60 |
| Little Rock, AR | $45,350 | $43,430 | $21.81 | 180 |
| Brownsville, TX | $45,140 | $44,730 | $21.70 | 140 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $44,830 | $47,780 | $21.55 | 50 |
| Ocala, FL | $44,790 | $45,840 | $21.54 | 100 |
| Pensacola, FL | $44,690 | $45,470 | $21.49 | 60 |
| Lafayette, LA | $44,680 | $43,830 | $21.48 | 370 |
| Kokomo, IN | $44,640 | $46,380 | $21.46 | 30 |
| Topeka, KS | $43,970 | $43,930 | $21.14 | 50 |
| Jackson, MS | $43,920 | $42,470 | $21.12 | 90 |
| Deltona, FL | $43,840 | $45,570 | $21.08 | 100 |
| Lakeland, FL | $43,540 | $45,560 | $20.93 | 210 |
| El Paso, TX | $42,850 | $40,690 | $20.60 | 40 |
| Gadsden, AL | $42,190 | $39,940 | $20.28 | 30 |
| Houma, LA | $41,600 | $46,380 | $20.00 | 410 |
| Dothan, AL | $39,850 | $38,620 | $19.16 | 80 |
| McAllen, TX | $39,770 | $37,010 | $19.12 | 60 |
| Slidell, LA | $37,730 | $29,770 | $18.14 | 70 |
| Panama City, FL | $32,480 | $29,640 | $15.62 | n/a |
| San Juan, PR | $30,010 | $29,320 | $14.43 | 30 |
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary: questions
Where do structural metal fabricators and fitters make the most money?
In Albany, OR, with an average of $71,610 a year, among the 168 metro areas we cover.
What is the average structural metal fabricators and fitters salary in the U.S.?
$54,752 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where is structural metal fabricators and fitters pay the lowest?
San Juan, PR, at $30,010 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.
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 51-2041.
- U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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