The annual salary statistics of sheet metal workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sheet metal workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $37,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sheet metal workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,190.
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 | $54,090 | 4.60% | 14.62% |
| 2016 | $51,600 | 4.71% | - |
| 2015 | $49,170 | 17.21% | - |
| 2014 | $40,710 | -9.90% | - |
| 2013 | $44,740 | -3.22% | - |
| 2012 | $46,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,090 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is in the middle of salary range for sheet metal workers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of sheet metal workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna and 39.1 percent (39.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Wheeling | |
| Charleston | |
| Cumberland | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |