The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sheet metal workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $37,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,350.
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 | $48,460 | -1.01% | 23.07% |
| 2021 | $48,950 | -9.32% | - |
| 2020 | $53,510 | 20.59% | - |
| 2019 | $42,490 | 10.05% | - |
| 2018 | $38,220 | 4.03% | - |
| 2017 | $36,680 | -8.86% | - |
| 2016 | $39,930 | -9.14% | - |
| 2015 | $43,580 | 9.68% | - |
| 2014 | $39,360 | 4.83% | - |
| 2013 | $37,460 | 0.48% | - |
| 2012 | $37,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,460, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the second highest paying city for sheet metal workers in state of Maine, following the highest paying city Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $53,050). Compared with Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of sheet metal workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Bangor | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |