The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $36,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,350.
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 | $74,580 | 38.42% | 45.66% |
| 2021 | $45,930 | -54.37% | - |
| 2014 | $70,900 | 48.21% | - |
| 2013 | $36,720 | -10.38% | - |
| 2012 | $40,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,580, Michigan City-La Porte is the second highest paying city for sheet metal workers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Gary (median annual salary of $83,570). Compared with Gary, the median annual salary of sheet metal workers in Michigan City-La Porte is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Gary | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Bloomington | |
| Columbus | |
| Lafayette | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Muncie |