SOC 51-2041 · Tulsa, OK metro

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Salary in Tulsa, OK

The average salary for structural metal fabricators and fitters in Tulsa, Oklahoma is $54,580 a year ($26.24 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $54,060: half of the 430 people in this job in the Tulsa, OK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,752).

$54,580average per year

$26.24 / hourMedian $54,060Take-home ≈ $44,124

  • $40K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

430people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Oklahoma metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters pay range in Tulsa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,770 or more. The middle half of structural metal fabricators and fitters in Tulsa earn between $46,250 and $62,070.

  • $40K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,580$4,548$26.24
Median$54,060$4,505$25.99
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,250$3,854$22.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,070$5,172$29.84

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

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary after taxes in Tulsa

On the average salary of $54,580, a single filer in Tulsa takes home about $44,124 a year, or $3,677 a month and $1,697 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).

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Is Tulsa a good place for structural metal fabricators and fitters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tulsa area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.2), so the average $54,580 buys what about $61,179 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Tulsa ($46,670). A typical home costs $253,725, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in other Oklahoma cities

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

All Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salaries in Oklahoma

Highest-paying cities for structural metal fabricators and fitters

Albany, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($71,610).

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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in Tulsa: questions

How much do structural metal fabricators and fitters make an hour in Tulsa?

$26.24 an hour on average, and $25.99 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level structural metal fabricators and fitters salary in Tulsa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,280 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,250, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the structural metal fabricators and fitters take-home pay in Tulsa?

About $44,124 a year ($3,677 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,580.

Do structural metal fabricators and fitters earn more in Tulsa than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,752).

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; area Tulsa, OK (46140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 2.81, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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