SOC 51-2041 · Longview, TX metro

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Salary in Longview, TX

The average salary for structural metal fabricators and fitters in Longview, Texas is $47,940 a year ($23.05 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,040: half of the 40 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,752).

$47,940average per year

$23.05 / hourMedian $47,040Take-home ≈ $40,700

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 12Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,120 or more. The middle half of structural metal fabricators and fitters in Longview earn between $43,650 and $51,100.

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,940$3,995$23.05
Median$47,040$3,920$22.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,650$3,638$20.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,100$4,258$24.57

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

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary after taxes in Longview

On the average salary of $47,940, a single filer in Longview takes home about $40,700 a year, or $3,392 a month and $1,565 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $47,940 buys what about $53,573 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in other Texas cities

Longview ranks 8th of 12 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($57,640).

All Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salaries in Texas

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 Longview: questions

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

$23.05 an hour on average, and $22.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $40,700 a year ($3,392 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,940. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 12% less than 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 Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.88, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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