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Highest Paying Cities for Sheet Metal Workers — 2026

Seattle, Washington ranks first with an average Sheet Metal Worker salary of $108,590 per year ($52.21/hr). Full ranking of 100 cities below, updated August 2026.

Methodology: Wage figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release data vintage (survey reference period May 2025), mapped from SOC occupation 47-2211 Sheet Metal Workers to the job title "Sheet Metal Worker". Values are measured survey estimates for the metropolitan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) — not modeled or interpolated. Year-over-year comparisons use the May 2024 OEWS release. The year shown in page titles is the publication and update year, not the data vintage.

Ranked Cities

Highest Paying Cities for Sheet Metal Workers (2026)
CityStateAverage Annual SalaryHourly RateEntry LevelSenior Level
SeattleWashington$108,590$52.21/hr$61,330$149,260
San FranciscoCalifornia$105,760$50.85/hr$55,560$154,790
Urban HonoluluHawaii$91,060$43.78/hr$52,730$127,160
PortlandOregon$87,490$42.06/hr$49,980$127,450
ChicagoIllinois$85,620$41.16/hr$42,220$122,330
AnchorageAlaska$85,540$41.12/hr$49,300$116,580
New YorkNew York$84,380$40.57/hr$41,600$129,670
SacramentoCalifornia$83,490$40.14/hr$47,640$129,820
San DiegoCalifornia$82,620$39.72/hr$47,440$126,540
SpokaneWashington$82,430$39.63/hr$49,680$124,010
Kansas CityMissouri$81,900$39.37/hr$45,150$114,630
BridgeportConnecticut$81,850$39.35/hr$52,540$115,140
Los AngelesCalifornia$81,680$39.27/hr$47,210$129,220
FresnoCalifornia$81,390$39.13/hr$45,120$128,360
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$80,970$38.93/hr$45,510$125,870
BakersfieldCalifornia$79,330$38.14/hr$45,290$113,710
MinneapolisMinnesota$79,290$38.12/hr$48,010$118,270
AllentownPennsylvania$79,280$38.12/hr$39,220$133,590
MilwaukeeWisconsin$78,910$37.94/hr$45,450$119,350
BostonMassachusetts$78,840$37.90/hr$43,210$121,060
StocktonCalifornia$78,720$37.85/hr$45,530$127,370
ModestoCalifornia$78,450$37.72/hr$46,820$129,190
MadisonWisconsin$78,050$37.52/hr$47,150$107,280
ToledoOhio$76,300$36.68/hr$45,640$95,880
RiversideCalifornia$76,180$36.62/hr$44,870$126,010
ScrantonPennsylvania$74,570$35.85/hr$41,880$126,430
St LouisMissouri$73,310$35.25/hr$40,790$107,570
WorcesterMassachusetts$73,140$35.16/hr$44,680$109,970
HarrisburgPennsylvania$72,750$34.98/hr$47,570$105,460
HartfordConnecticut$72,670$34.94/hr$48,970$93,640
ColumbusOhio$72,250$34.74/hr$46,690$96,950
BuffaloNew York$72,210$34.72/hr$44,630$111,500
IndianapolisIndiana$71,940$34.59/hr$46,370$98,020
ClevelandOhio$71,690$34.46/hr$45,760$96,360
OmahaNebraska$71,560$34.41/hr$40,340$98,650
DetroitMichigan$71,160$34.21/hr$45,580$98,470
LancasterPennsylvania$69,980$33.65/hr$45,580$130,360
DaytonOhio$68,820$33.09/hr$44,970$85,700
Fort WayneIndiana$68,570$32.97/hr$44,830$90,550
CincinnatiOhio$68,020$32.70/hr$41,360$96,550
AkronOhio$67,840$32.62/hr$45,090$94,240
Des MoinesIowa$67,550$32.48/hr$44,080$92,330
Las VegasNevada$67,470$32.44/hr$37,530$121,730
YorkPennsylvania$66,780$32.11/hr$45,160$91,260
SyracuseNew York$66,690$32.06/hr$42,220$97,480
ProvoUtah$66,660$32.05/hr$43,550$92,060
ProvidenceRhode Island$65,660$31.57/hr$42,670$81,980
LouisvilleKentucky$65,530$31.51/hr$46,030$92,490
RochesterNew York$65,130$31.31/hr$37,700$97,170
Oklahoma CityOklahoma$64,960$31.23/hr$48,300$77,710
OgdenUtah$64,940$31.22/hr$49,510$78,780
Salt Lake CityUtah$64,660$31.09/hr$38,940$92,960
DenverColorado$64,300$30.91/hr$46,040$84,560
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia$62,990$30.29/hr$43,780$85,780
PittsburghPennsylvania$62,960$30.27/hr$47,840$88,420
NashvilleTennessee$62,750$30.17/hr$41,470$79,810
BaltimoreMaryland$61,650$29.64/hr$41,210$79,610
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico$61,140$29.40/hr$37,440$84,690
Grand RapidsMichigan$60,740$29.20/hr$38,240$92,550
MemphisTennessee$60,700$29.18/hr$39,580$81,850
AtlantaGeorgia$60,160$28.93/hr$40,800$79,930
ChattanoogaTennessee$59,390$28.55/hr$38,710$79,360
CharlestonSouth Carolina$59,370$28.55/hr$40,000$81,120
TulsaOklahoma$59,020$28.38/hr$38,280$80,650
KnoxvilleTennessee$58,810$28.28/hr$39,140$77,290
Virginia BeachVirginia$58,580$28.17/hr$38,090$73,700
AustinTexas$58,030$27.90/hr$38,020$77,850
WichitaKansas$58,020$27.89/hr$38,640$98,810
DallasTexas$57,970$27.87/hr$37,680$78,460
San AntonioTexas$57,880$27.83/hr$38,640$76,460
PhoenixArizona$57,390$27.59/hr$36,440$81,600
BoiseIdaho$56,910$27.36/hr$36,410$78,460
VictoriaTexas$56,500$27.16/hr$37,010$78,400
HoustonTexas$56,330$27.08/hr$36,830$82,900
MiamiFlorida$56,310$27.07/hr$36,630$76,920
CharlotteNorth Carolina$56,100$26.97/hr$37,880$78,480
OrlandoFlorida$55,920$26.88/hr$35,140$83,720
GreensboroNorth Carolina$55,300$26.59/hr$40,710$65,420
Baton RougeLouisiana$55,010$26.45/hr$36,550$73,000
JacksonMississippi$53,990$25.96/hr$37,220$79,040
Palm BayFlorida$53,960$25.94/hr$38,690$67,990
RaleighNorth Carolina$53,950$25.94/hr$38,150$65,830
TucsonArizona$53,770$25.85/hr$33,830$77,210
BirminghamAlabama$53,230$25.59/hr$35,510$71,270
ColumbiaSouth Carolina$53,060$25.51/hr$35,470$75,770
Cape CoralFlorida$52,850$25.41/hr$37,120$64,720
Colorado SpringsColorado$52,720$25.35/hr$38,400$76,340
RichmondVirginia$52,490$25.24/hr$36,510$75,550
JacksonvilleFlorida$51,670$24.84/hr$35,490$69,990
El PasoTexas$51,460$24.74/hr$32,220$63,870
New OrleansLouisiana$51,430$24.73/hr$36,900$74,520
AugustaGeorgia$51,330$24.68/hr$37,060$63,900
MobileAlabama$51,190$24.61/hr$35,510$71,270
DurhamNorth Carolina$50,510$24.28/hr$37,110$63,860
TampaFlorida$50,160$24.12/hr$35,880$65,950
PensacolaFlorida$49,790$23.94/hr$36,000$64,220
LakelandFlorida$48,080$23.12/hr$35,410$60,640
GreenvilleSouth Carolina$48,000$23.08/hr$37,950$72,790
Little RockArkansas$47,860$23.01/hr$37,140$57,380
McAllenTexas$46,180$22.20/hr$30,690$56,290

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