The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sheet metal workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $40,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,330.
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 | $70,030 | 10.94% | 22.88% |
| 2021 | $62,370 | -1.91% | - |
| 2020 | $63,560 | 3.10% | - |
| 2019 | $61,590 | -1.45% | - |
| 2018 | $62,480 | 6.72% | - |
| 2017 | $58,280 | 1.39% | - |
| 2016 | $57,470 | 3.74% | - |
| 2015 | $55,320 | -1.45% | - |
| 2014 | $56,120 | 5.10% | - |
| 2013 | $53,260 | -1.41% | - |
| 2012 | $54,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,030 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 32.3 percent (32.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.2 percent (38.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.