The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sheet metal workers in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $47,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,300.
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 | $79,410 | 6.02% | 38.46% |
| 2021 | $74,630 | 7.41% | - |
| 2020 | $69,100 | -2.89% | - |
| 2019 | $71,100 | 12.94% | - |
| 2018 | $61,900 | 6.24% | - |
| 2017 | $58,040 | 2.60% | - |
| 2016 | $56,530 | 5.27% | - |
| 2015 | $53,550 | 5.19% | - |
| 2014 | $50,770 | 4.94% | - |
| 2013 | $48,260 | -1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $48,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,410, Kalamazoo-Portage is the highest paying city for sheet metal workers in state of Michigan, followed by Flint (median annual salary $77,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of sheet metal workers in Kalamazoo-Portage is 2.3 percent (2.3%) higher than that in Flint.