The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock 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 | $37,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,030.
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 | $45,650 | -2.39% | 27.14% |
| 2021 | $46,740 | 14.87% | - |
| 2020 | $39,790 | 7.01% | - |
| 2019 | $37,000 | 7.97% | - |
| 2018 | $34,050 | 2.82% | - |
| 2017 | $33,090 | 1.09% | - |
| 2016 | $32,730 | -3.67% | - |
| 2015 | $33,930 | 4.83% | - |
| 2014 | $32,290 | -5.33% | - |
| 2013 | $34,010 | 2.21% | - |
| 2012 | $33,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,650 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 36.0 percent (36.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sumter.