The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $17,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $26,240 | -4.65% | -53.24% |
| 2015 | $27,460 | -33.18% | - |
| 2014 | $36,570 | 3.31% | - |
| 2013 | $35,360 | -13.72% | - |
| 2012 | $40,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,240, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is the lowest paying city for sheet metal workers in state of Virginia, following city of Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (median annual salary of $58,840). Compared with the highest paying city Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, the median annual salary of sheet metal workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 55.4 percent (55.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford |