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Sheet Metal Worker Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Rochester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Sheet Metal Workers in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,420
25th Percentile Wage
$35,780
50th Percentile Wage
$49,010
75th Percentile Wage
$67,960
90th Percentile Wage
$84,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,420.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$49,010
-20.06% 7.57%
2021
$58,840
21.14% -
2020
$46,400
-43.19% -
2019
$66,440
6.41% -
2018
$62,180
22.72% -
2017
$48,050
-6.08% -
2016
$50,970
14.11% -
2015
$43,780
-22.66% -
2014
$53,700
12.72% -
2013
$46,870
3.35% -
2012
$45,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Sheet Metal Worker Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,010 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Rochester is 34.5 percent (34.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 6.7 percent (6.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Utica-Rome.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kingston
$74,790
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$67,490
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$64,520
Elmira
$61,270
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$60,860
Nassau-Suffolk
$60,100
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$60,080
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$58,690
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$52,190
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$51,630
Binghamton
$50,650
Glens Falls
$50,020
Rochester
$49,010
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,150
Syracuse
$47,800
Utica-Rome
$45,710

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.