SOC 51-2041 · Sheboygan, WI metro

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters Salary in Sheboygan, WI

The average salary for structural metal fabricators and fitters in Sheboygan, Wisconsin is $54,530 a year ($26.22 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,290: half of the 90 people in this job in the Sheboygan, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($54,030).

$54,530average per year

$26.22 / hourMedian $47,290Take-home ≈ $44,195

  • $47K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#7 of 8Wisconsin metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters pay range in Sheboygan

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,590 or more. The middle half of structural metal fabricators and fitters in Sheboygan earn between $47,290 and $66,590.

  • $47K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,530$4,544$26.22
Median$47,290$3,941$22.74
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,290$3,941$22.74
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,590$5,549$32.01

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

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters pay in Sheboygan vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Structural metal fabricators and fitters in Sheboygan earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($55,090) and about the same as the U.S. average ($54,030). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $51,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sheboygan$54,530$47,290$47,290$66,59090
Wisconsin$55,090$56,310$40,670$66,0501,810
United States$54,030$51,330$37,960$72,28052,360

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary after taxes in Sheboygan

On the average salary of $54,530, a single filer in Sheboygan takes home about $44,195 a year, or $3,683 a month and $1,700 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 Sheboygan a good place for structural metal fabricators and fitters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sheboygan area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.0), so the average $54,530 buys what about $58,002 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Sheboygan ($51,890). A typical home costs $324,544, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in other Wisconsin cities

Sheboygan ranks 7th of 8 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Appleton pays the most ($57,030).

All Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for structural metal fabricators and fitters

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

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary by city

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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in Sheboygan: questions

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

$26.22 an hour on average, and $22.73 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,290, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,195 a year ($3,683 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,530.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($54,030).

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 Sheboygan, WI (43100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 4.63, this job is 4.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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