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What sheet metal workers make
Median
$61,800
Bottom tenth
$38,630
Top tenth
$105,650
The national median is $61,800 a year. The bottom tenth earn $38,630 or less and the top tenth $105,650 or more (2025 federal wage survey). The federal wage survey counts shop fabricators and site installers together under one occupation, so both ends of that range are real jobs in the same trade.