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What metal fabricators make
Median
$51,330
Bottom tenth
$37,960
Top tenth
$72,280
The national median is $51,330 a year, the bottom tenth earn $37,960 or less and the top tenth $72,280 or more, in the 2025 survey. 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.