The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $43,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,430.
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 | $69,530 | -1.88% | 14.97% |
| 2021 | $70,840 | 14.26% | - |
| 2020 | $60,740 | 2.04% | - |
| 2019 | $59,500 | -3.36% | - |
| 2018 | $61,500 | -12.24% | - |
| 2017 | $69,030 | 8.50% | - |
| 2016 | $63,160 | 17.56% | - |
| 2015 | $52,070 | -4.36% | - |
| 2014 | $54,340 | -6.09% | - |
| 2013 | $57,650 | -2.55% | - |
| 2012 | $59,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,530 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Framingham and 36.6 percent (36.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Peabody | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |