The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Winston-Salem 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 | $31,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,520.
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 | $42,770 | 4.70% | 21.74% |
| 2021 | $40,760 | 21.76% | - |
| 2020 | $31,890 | -42.33% | - |
| 2019 | $45,390 | 16.41% | - |
| 2018 | $37,940 | 3.80% | - |
| 2017 | $36,500 | 19.04% | - |
| 2016 | $29,550 | -1.59% | - |
| 2015 | $30,020 | -9.33% | - |
| 2014 | $32,820 | 0.88% | - |
| 2013 | $32,530 | -2.89% | - |
| 2012 | $33,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,770 in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem is 41.5 percent (41.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 30.4 percent (30.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Burlington.