The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $37,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,610.
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 | $58,840 | -3.52% | 25.71% |
| 2021 | $60,910 | 7.58% | - |
| 2020 | $56,290 | 3.96% | - |
| 2019 | $54,060 | 1.61% | - |
| 2018 | $53,190 | 7.58% | - |
| 2017 | $49,160 | 2.64% | - |
| 2016 | $47,860 | 3.59% | - |
| 2015 | $46,140 | 3.01% | - |
| 2014 | $44,750 | 0.98% | - |
| 2013 | $44,310 | 1.35% | - |
| 2012 | $43,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,840, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for sheet metal workers in state of Virginia, followed by Staunton-Waynesboro (median annual salary $52,590). In comparison, the median annual salary of sheet metal workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in Staunton-Waynesboro.
| 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 |