The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sheet metal workers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $31,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,990.
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 | $45,600 | -2.28% | 24.61% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 8.23% | - |
| 2020 | $42,800 | 5.05% | - |
| 2019 | $40,640 | 9.13% | - |
| 2018 | $36,930 | 1.71% | - |
| 2017 | $36,300 | 2.59% | - |
| 2016 | $35,360 | 13.72% | - |
| 2015 | $30,510 | 3.21% | - |
| 2014 | $29,530 | -0.85% | - |
| 2013 | $29,780 | -15.45% | - |
| 2012 | $34,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,600 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville and 59.7 percent (59.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.