The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sheet metal workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $31,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sheet metal workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $58,510 | 9.96% | -4.87% |
| 2016 | $52,680 | -9.26% | - |
| 2015 | $57,560 | 15.25% | - |
| 2014 | $48,780 | -29.64% | - |
| 2013 | $63,240 | 2.97% | - |
| 2012 | $61,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,510 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 40.5 percent (40.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Longview and 49.5 percent (49.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.