SOC 47-2211 · Area 4800003 · May 2025
Sheet Metal Workers
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,590 | $18.07 |
| 25th percentile | $45,370 | $21.81 |
| Median | $47,000 | $22.59 |
| 75th percentile | $57,090 | $27.45 |
| 90th percentile | $64,630 | $31.07 |
| Average | $50,230 | $24.15 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 40. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $45,370 to $57,090 in 2025, a span of $11,720.
The area median is $7,240 (13.3%) below Texas's $54,240 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 18 other published areas
- This area's median is $7,900 (20.2%) above the $39,100 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,660 (19.5%) above the $39,340 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,180 (12.4%) above the $41,820 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $3,410 (7.8%) above the $43,590 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $1,650 (3.6%) above the $45,350 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $900 (2.0%) above the $46,100 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is the same as the $47,000 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,820 (3.7%) below the $48,820 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $2,090 (4.3%) below the $49,090 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $2,960 (5.9%) below the $49,960 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $3,430 (6.8%) below the $50,430 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $4,870 (9.4%) below the $51,870 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $4,990 (9.6%) below the $51,990 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $6,460 (12.1%) below the $53,460 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $9,240 (16.4%) below the $56,240 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $10,380 (18.1%) below the $57,380 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $11,840 (20.1%) below the $58,840 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $15,990 (25.4%) below the $62,990 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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