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What metal fabricators make
Median
$51,330
Starting out
$37,960
Top tenth
$72,280
The national median is $51,330 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $37,960. The federal wage survey files this job under the title Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters, so the figures cover shop fitters and structural steel workers together, not just one kind of shop.