The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $48,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,830.
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 | $92,920 | -4.67% | 32.19% |
| 2021 | $97,260 | 26.52% | - |
| 2020 | $71,470 | 9.09% | - |
| 2019 | $64,970 | 3.25% | - |
| 2018 | $62,860 | 6.20% | - |
| 2017 | $58,960 | 6.73% | - |
| 2016 | $54,990 | -6.04% | - |
| 2015 | $58,310 | 13.65% | - |
| 2014 | $50,350 | -26.75% | - |
| 2013 | $63,820 | 1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $63,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,920 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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-Tacoma-Bellevue is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Longview and 68.2 percent (68.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.