The highest-paying states for sheet metal workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of sheet metal workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $94,640, Alaska is the highest paying state for sheet metal workers. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $85,490). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of sheet metal workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $94,640 |
$57,790 | 330 |
| 2 | Illinois | $85,490 |
$38,780 | 4,690 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $81,520 |
$49,280 | 550 |
| 4 | Washington | $79,980 |
$46,530 | 3,310 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $77,470 |
$42,690 | 120 |
| 6 | California | $76,120 |
$40,070 | 11,310 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $73,870 |
$35,410 | 1,720 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | $72,750 |
$39,760 | 2,250 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $72,260 |
$46,970 | 2,130 |
| 10 | Ohio | $64,770 |
$36,790 | 4,180 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $64,700 |
$40,960 | 2,390 |
| 12 | Michigan | $63,880 |
$37,520 | 4,130 |
| 13 | Oregon | $63,560 |
$37,430 | 2,620 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $63,020 |
$43,160 | 510 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $62,900 |
$39,560 | 460 |
| 16 | New York | $62,400 |
$36,790 | 6,110 |
| 17 | Indiana | $61,380 |
$38,690 | 4,180 |
| 18 | Delaware | $61,000 |
$35,710 | 630 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $60,680 |
$37,760 | 2,370 |
| 20 | West Virginia | $60,320 |
$31,690 | 540 |
| 21 | Maryland | $60,260 |
$38,490 | 1,690 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $58,760 |
$38,490 | 2,900 |
| 23 | Missouri | $58,280 |
$30,250 | 3,910 |
| 24 | Iowa | $57,850 |
$38,950 | 1,540 |
| 25 | Idaho | $51,610 |
$35,740 | 660 |
| 26 | Utah | $51,320 |
$31,250 | 1,700 |
| 27 | Wyoming | $51,320 |
$32,030 | 290 |
| 28 | Virginia | $51,240 |
$36,070 | 3,440 |
| 29 | Montana | $50,490 |
$37,160 | 220 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $50,370 |
$36,260 | 710 |
| 31 | Maine | $50,120 |
$37,350 | 900 |
| 32 | Colorado | $49,910 |
$37,790 | 2,190 |
| 33 | New Hampshire | $49,830 |
$36,710 | 780 |
| 34 | New Jersey | $48,790 |
$33,080 | 3,950 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $48,500 |
$35,100 | 560 |
| 36 | Texas | $48,340 |
$33,510 | 8,690 |
| 37 | Vermont | $48,110 |
$32,240 | 220 |
| 38 | Georgia | $47,990 |
$33,660 | 4,570 |
| 39 | Kansas | $47,870 |
$31,830 | 1,530 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $46,860 |
$33,660 | 2,910 |
| 41 | Florida | $46,510 |
$33,960 | 7,980 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $45,690 |
$33,470 | 940 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $44,570 |
$31,500 | 310 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $44,470 |
$30,960 | 3,480 |
| 45 | Arizona | $44,470 |
$33,280 | 2,540 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $43,860 |
$31,730 | 1,140 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $42,510 |
$32,280 | 820 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $40,090 |
$29,520 | 1,060 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $39,870 |
$29,630 | 1,380 |
| 50 | Nevada | $38,800 |
$34,110 | 970 |
| 51 | Guam | $36,970 |
$29,560 | 50 |
| 52 | Alabama | $36,820 |
$24,280 | 2,300 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $29,990 |
$29,980 | 80 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $23,570 |
$17,680 | 240 |