The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $35,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,240.
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 | $47,690 | 2.47% | 29.90% |
| 2021 | $46,510 | 24.98% | - |
| 2020 | $34,890 | -24.08% | - |
| 2019 | $43,290 | -2.66% | - |
| 2018 | $44,440 | 14.31% | - |
| 2017 | $38,080 | 6.38% | - |
| 2016 | $35,650 | -0.76% | - |
| 2015 | $35,920 | 5.40% | - |
| 2014 | $33,980 | -0.03% | - |
| 2013 | $33,990 | 1.65% | - |
| 2012 | $33,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,690 in Raleigh-Cary 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 Raleigh-Cary is 34.7 percent (34.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 37.6 percent (37.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.