The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $33,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,810.
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 | $44,400 | -1.53% | 31.62% |
| 2021 | $45,080 | 6.99% | - |
| 2020 | $41,930 | -6.82% | - |
| 2019 | $44,790 | 9.13% | - |
| 2018 | $40,700 | 0.84% | - |
| 2017 | $40,360 | 25.69% | - |
| 2016 | $29,990 | -1.93% | - |
| 2015 | $30,570 | -12.99% | - |
| 2014 | $34,540 | 14.53% | - |
| 2013 | $29,520 | -2.85% | - |
| 2012 | $30,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,400 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville and 58.6 percent (58.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.