The highest-paying states for structural metal fabricators and fitters (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of structural metal fabricators and fitters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $72,400, Hawaii is the highest paying state for structural metal fabricators and fitters. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $57,090). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of structural metal fabricators and fitters in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $72,400 |
$47,940 | 30 |
| 2 | Alaska | $57,090 |
$39,450 | 90 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $52,590 |
$38,220 | 1,450 |
| 4 | Washington | $51,250 |
$37,760 | 1,590 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $50,900 |
$40,790 | 390 |
| 6 | Oregon | $50,520 |
$39,860 | 1,380 |
| 7 | Maine | $50,110 |
$40,990 | 830 |
| 8 | Virginia | $49,950 |
$35,970 | 1,470 |
| 9 | California | $49,670 |
$34,210 | 3,260 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $49,500 |
$39,190 | 450 |
| 11 | Maryland | $49,400 |
$37,530 | 750 |
| 12 | Louisiana | $49,150 |
$28,840 | 830 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $49,130 |
$36,420 | 660 |
| 14 | Colorado | $48,800 |
$32,160 | 840 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $48,640 |
$37,000 | 2,300 |
| 16 | Iowa | $48,520 |
$38,340 | 620 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $48,370 |
$37,760 | 3,230 |
| 18 | Michigan | $48,080 |
$38,270 | 2,720 |
| 19 | Kansas | $47,960 |
$34,670 | 990 |
| 20 | New York | $47,690 |
$36,250 | 2,030 |
| 21 | Idaho | $47,170 |
$37,290 | 370 |
| 22 | South Dakota | $47,130 |
$31,270 | 200 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $46,580 |
$44,970 | 250 |
| 24 | Minnesota | $46,540 |
$36,650 | 1,370 |
| 25 | Texas | $46,540 |
$32,060 | 6,830 |
| 26 | Utah | $46,390 |
$36,910 | 1,720 |
| 27 | New Mexico | $45,830 |
$32,270 | 100 |
| 28 | Illinois | $45,740 |
$36,280 | 3,020 |
| 29 | Alabama | $45,600 |
$30,620 | 2,200 |
| 30 | Ohio | $45,330 |
$34,210 | 1,560 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $45,240 |
$30,160 | 390 |
| 32 | Indiana | $44,920 |
$32,600 | 1,800 |
| 33 | Georgia | $44,830 |
$31,920 | 770 |
| 34 | Montana | $44,500 |
$33,870 | 80 |
| 35 | Delaware | $44,410 |
$36,270 | 90 |
| 36 | Nevada | $42,620 |
$31,390 | 410 |
| 37 | Florida | $42,590 |
$30,550 | 2,150 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $42,310 |
$31,390 | 1,320 |
| 39 | Arizona | $41,610 |
$31,290 | 810 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $40,750 |
$28,820 | 1,670 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $40,710 |
$31,520 | 1,020 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $40,090 |
$32,400 | 1,780 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $40,050 |
$30,880 | 680 |
| 44 | Vermont | $39,750 |
$32,780 | 40 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $39,690 |
$31,030 | 730 |
| 46 | Missouri | $39,180 |
$30,520 | 160 |
| 47 | Wyoming | $38,010 |
$27,800 | 60 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $38,010 |
$29,880 | 350 |
| 49 | South Carolina | $37,770 |
$31,500 | 860 |
| 50 | Nebraska | $36,580 |
$30,770 | 550 |
| 51 | Guam | $29,490 |
$25,860 | 70 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $24,690 |
$23,040 | 50 |