The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $30,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,020.
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 | $38,320 | 4.10% | 24.71% |
| 2021 | $36,750 | 7.02% | - |
| 2020 | $34,170 | 1.67% | - |
| 2019 | $33,600 | -15.39% | - |
| 2017 | $38,770 | 5.21% | - |
| 2016 | $36,750 | -6.88% | - |
| 2015 | $39,280 | 0.56% | - |
| 2014 | $39,060 | 16.82% | - |
| 2013 | $32,490 | 11.20% | - |
| 2012 | $28,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,320 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 34.9 percent (34.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News and 31.5 percent (31.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford.