The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sheet metal workers in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $17,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $21,340 | -3.61% | -26.94% |
| 2018 | $22,110 | -28.31% | - |
| 2017 | $28,370 | 9.16% | - |
| 2016 | $25,770 | -9.16% | - |
| 2015 | $28,130 | 17.10% | - |
| 2014 | $23,320 | -16.17% | - |
| 2013 | $27,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,340, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for sheet metal workers in state of Texas, following city of Corpus Christi (median annual salary of $64,290). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Brownsville-Harlingen is about 66.8 percent (66.8%) lower than that of the highest paying city Corpus Christi.