The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $47,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,430.
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 | $103,460 | 25.75% | 36.65% |
| 2021 | $76,820 | 17.09% | - |
| 2020 | $63,690 | -14.90% | - |
| 2019 | $73,180 | 17.85% | - |
| 2018 | $60,120 | -6.22% | - |
| 2017 | $63,860 | -16.85% | - |
| 2016 | $74,620 | -8.50% | - |
| 2015 | $80,960 | 11.91% | - |
| 2014 | $71,320 | 8.55% | - |
| 2013 | $65,220 | -0.49% | - |
| 2012 | $65,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,460, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for sheet metal workers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $98,370). In comparison, the median annual salary of sheet metal workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.9 percent (4.9%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.