The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $35,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,770.
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 | $46,210 | 32.35% | 8.01% |
| 2018 | $31,260 | 9.72% | - |
| 2017 | $28,220 | -6.63% | - |
| 2016 | $30,090 | -43.67% | - |
| 2015 | $43,230 | 4.49% | - |
| 2014 | $41,290 | -3.80% | - |
| 2013 | $42,860 | 0.82% | - |
| 2012 | $42,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,210 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Lewiston-Auburn is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area and 14.2 percent (14.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Bangor | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |