The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Huntington-Ashland is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,970 | 17.96% | 16.34% |
| 2021 | $50,020 | -24.25% | - |
| 2020 | $62,150 | 2.56% | - |
| 2019 | $60,560 | -0.05% | - |
| 2018 | $60,590 | 0.41% | - |
| 2017 | $60,340 | 3.63% | - |
| 2016 | $58,150 | 48.91% | - |
| 2015 | $29,710 | -29.49% | - |
| 2014 | $38,470 | -1.01% | - |
| 2013 | $38,860 | -31.27% | - |
| 2012 | $51,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,970, Huntington-Ashland is the second highest paying city for sheet metal workers in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna (median annual salary of $66,230). Compared with Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, the median annual salary of sheet metal workers in Huntington-Ashland is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Wheeling | |
| Charleston | |
| Cumberland | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |