The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sheet metal workers in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $24,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,280.
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 | $37,980 | -0.68% | 11.72% |
| 2021 | $38,240 | -16.50% | - |
| 2020 | $44,550 | -3.25% | - |
| 2019 | $46,000 | 13.93% | - |
| 2018 | $39,590 | 9.32% | - |
| 2017 | $35,900 | -3.51% | - |
| 2016 | $37,160 | -1.40% | - |
| 2015 | $37,680 | 6.93% | - |
| 2014 | $35,070 | 5.39% | - |
| 2013 | $33,180 | -1.05% | - |
| 2012 | $33,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,980 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Birmingham-Hoover is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.