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Entry-Level Opportunities 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

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

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