The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sheet metal workers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $35,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,050.
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 | $46,870 | -0.09% | 29.21% |
| 2021 | $46,910 | -7.40% | - |
| 2020 | $50,380 | 1.47% | - |
| 2019 | $49,640 | 29.90% | - |
| 2018 | $34,800 | 4.63% | - |
| 2017 | $33,190 | -3.28% | - |
| 2016 | $34,280 | -9.13% | - |
| 2015 | $37,410 | 1.10% | - |
| 2014 | $37,000 | 7.84% | - |
| 2013 | $34,100 | 2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $33,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,870 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 35.9 percent (35.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 36.5 percent (36.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.