The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $36,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,090.
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 | $73,980 | -3.78% | 25.17% |
| 2021 | $76,780 | 19.17% | - |
| 2020 | $62,060 | -2.21% | - |
| 2019 | $63,430 | -5.88% | - |
| 2018 | $67,160 | 6.08% | - |
| 2017 | $63,080 | 9.31% | - |
| 2016 | $57,210 | 10.84% | - |
| 2015 | $51,010 | -8.31% | - |
| 2014 | $55,250 | -4.80% | - |
| 2013 | $57,900 | 4.39% | - |
| 2012 | $55,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,980 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Erie and 50.0 percent (50.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.