TradeWages

Best Value Cities for Sheet Metal Workers — 2026

Toledo, Ohio ranks first with an average Sheet Metal Worker salary of $76,300 per year ($36.68/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

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

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