Pay distribution $37,700 10th $48,060 25th $87,990 75th $94,290 90th
Half of Sheet Metal Workers in the Erie metro area earn more than $65,710 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $48,060 and $87,990.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $37,700 $48,060 $65,710 $87,990 $94,290 Hourly $18.13 $23.11 $31.59 $42.30 $45.33
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares Erie metro areathis metro area
$65,710 median for Erie metro area; middle half earns $48,060 to $87,990
$61,400 median for Pennsylvania; middle half earns $50,650 to $87,610
$61,800 median for United States; middle half earns $47,830 to $81,610
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +7% vs Pennsylvania overall and +6% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $28,340 $55,503 $82,667 $109,830 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $28,340 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $37,780 Hot Springs, AR — $38,980 Albany, GA — $39,540 Joplin, MO-KS — $40,570 Longview, TX — $41,820 Valdosta, GA — $42,610 Jonesboro, AR — $43,260 Abilene, TX — $43,590 Rapid City, SD — $44,280 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $44,550 Columbus, GA-AL — $44,700 Gainesville, FL — $44,790 Clarksville, TN-KY — $44,830 Homosassa Springs, FL — $44,830 Winchester, VA-WV — $44,910 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $45,350 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $45,650 Dothan, AL — $45,700 Roanoke, VA — $45,980 Fayetteville, NC — $46,010 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $46,060 Reno, NV — $46,080 Lubbock, TX — $46,100 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $46,210 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $46,240 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $46,450 Tallahassee, FL — $46,580 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $46,800 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $46,850 Charlottesville, VA — $46,940 Decatur, AL — $46,940 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $47,000 Burlington, NC — $47,020 New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $47,030 Winston-Salem, NC — $47,080 Lynchburg, VA — $47,090 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $47,330 Wilmington, NC — $47,390 Colorado Springs, CO — $47,550 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $47,740 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $47,830 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $47,850 Florence, SC — $47,880 Gainesville, GA — $47,880 Athens-Clarke County, GA — $47,980 Richmond, VA — $48,010 Birmingham, AL — $48,090 Tuscaloosa, AL — $48,120 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $48,310 Tucson, AZ — $48,440 Bowling Green, KY — $48,610 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $48,720 Tyler, TX — $48,820 St. George, UT — $48,910 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $48,920 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $48,970 Pueblo, CO — $48,970 Grand Junction, CO — $49,010 Texarkana, TX-AR — $49,090 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $49,180 Jacksonville, FL — $49,350 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $49,510 Wichita, KS — $49,610 Jackson, MS — $49,620 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $49,680 El Paso, TX — $49,960 Macon-Bibb County, GA — $49,980 Greeley, CO — $50,020 Columbia, SC — $50,170 Springfield, MO — $50,180 Killeen-Temple, TX — $50,430 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $50,570 Savannah, GA — $50,580 Jacksonville, NC — $50,680 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $50,890 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $51,180 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $51,180 Montgomery, AL — $51,230 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $51,230 Huntsville, AL — $51,460 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $51,700 Asheville, NC — $51,790 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $51,870 Amarillo, TX — $51,990 Lafayette, LA — $52,090 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $52,640 Lincoln, NE — $52,740 Baton Rouge, LA — $52,750 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $53,290 Cheyenne, WY — $53,340 Wichita Falls, TX — $53,460 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $54,430 Columbia, MO — $54,550 Las Cruces, NM — $54,830 Muncie, IN — $55,280 Lake Charles, LA — $55,580 Boulder, CO — $55,640 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $55,860 Boise City, ID — $55,920 Niles, MI — $55,920 Tulsa, OK — $56,100 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $56,240 Utica-Rome, NY — $56,500 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $56,750 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $56,820 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $57,190 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $57,380 Great Falls, MT — $57,480 Albuquerque, NM — $58,040 Pittsburgh, PA — $58,050 Bay City, MI — $58,060 Cleveland, TN — $58,160 Medford, OR — $58,410 Altoona, PA — $58,630 Corpus Christi, TX — $58,840 Spartanburg, SC — $59,220 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $59,440 Lebanon, PA — $59,510 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $59,650 Mankato, MN — $59,840 Lancaster, PA — $59,880 Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $59,910 Bangor, ME — $59,950 Pittsfield, MA — $60,140 York-Hanover, PA — $60,350 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $60,630 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $60,780 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $60,800 Salem, OR — $60,890 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $61,010 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $61,210 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $61,270 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $61,330 Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $61,340 Knoxville, TN — $61,340 Missoula, MT — $61,420 Fort Wayne, IN — $61,430 Dover, DE — $61,460 Grand Forks, ND-MN — $61,460 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $61,620 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $62,200 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $62,250 Billings, MT — $62,480 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $62,500 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $62,520 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $62,640 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $62,650 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $62,660 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $62,900 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $62,920 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $62,990 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $63,160 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $63,240 Bend, OR — $63,300 Jackson, TN — $63,300 Albany, OR — $63,310 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $63,330 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $63,390 Topeka, KS — $63,560 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $63,580 Binghamton, NY — $63,600 Rochester, NY — $63,710 Syracuse, NY — $63,870 Lexington Park, MD — $64,140 Ames, IA — $64,420 Columbus, IN — $65,010 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $65,100 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $65,250 Ogden, UT — $65,270 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $65,310 Erie, PA — $65,710 Vallejo, CA — $65,760 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $65,840 Traverse City, MI — $65,940 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $66,000 Portland-South Portland, ME — $66,070 St. Louis, MO-IL — $66,080 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $66,370 Reading, PA — $67,230 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $67,350 Kingston, NY — $67,750 Charleston, WV — $68,000 Oklahoma City, OK — $68,140 New Haven, CT — $68,640 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $68,780 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $69,110 Janesville-Beloit, WI — $70,130 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $70,420 Warner Robins, GA — $70,640 Modesto, CA — $70,870 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $71,420 Bozeman, MT — $72,280 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $72,330 Battle Creek, MI — $72,370 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $72,380 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $72,580 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $72,710 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $72,970 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV — $73,030 Lawton, OK — $73,510 Rochester, MN — $73,680 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $73,690 Fresno, CA — $73,860 Wheeling, WV-OH — $73,880 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $73,960 Evansville, IN — $74,120 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $74,440 Madison, WI — $74,450 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $74,690 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $74,820 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $74,960 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $75,030 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $75,120 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $75,190 Canton-Massillon, OH — $75,200 Omaha, NE-IA — $75,440 Ann Arbor, MI — $75,460 Fairbanks-College, AK — $75,750 Terre Haute, IN — $75,800 Eau Claire, WI — $76,040 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $76,080 Akron, OH — $76,350 Springfield, MA — $76,580 Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $76,710 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $76,730 Manhattan, KS — $76,750 Green Bay, WI — $76,760 Mansfield, OH — $76,930 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $77,140 Wausau, WI — $77,330 Cleveland, OH — $77,410 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $77,420 Columbus, OH — $77,760 Worcester, MA — $77,820 Yakima, WA — $77,850 Glens Falls, NY — $78,220 Rockford, IL — $78,640 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $78,840 Paducah, KY-IL — $79,020 Jefferson City, MO — $79,500 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $79,570 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $79,630 Visalia, CA — $79,910 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $80,080 Fargo, ND-MN — $80,290 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $80,520 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $80,870 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $80,900 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $81,270 Appleton, WI — $81,400 Flint, MI — $81,790 Cedar Rapids, IA — $82,090 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $82,550 Kansas City, MO-KS — $82,830 St. Joseph, MO-KS — $83,060 Sheboygan, WI — $83,220 Toledo, OH — $83,240 Salinas, CA — $83,470 Duluth, MN-WI — $86,630 Peoria, IL — $87,120 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $88,730 Springfield, IL — $90,330 Bellingham, WA — $90,840 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $92,710 Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $93,350 Urban Honolulu, HI — $93,380 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $95,310 Kennewick-Richland, WA — $96,000 Anchorage, AK — $98,070 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $100,470 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $100,650 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $102,660 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $109,280 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $109,830 Erie metro area Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Erie metro area has the 104th-highest published median for this occupation among the 275 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Pennsylvania Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for sheet metal workers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
Erie metro areathis page
$65,710 median for Erie metro area; middle half earns $48,060 to $87,990
$77,140 median for Philadelphia metro area; middle half earns $56,800 to $99,710
$67,230 median for Reading metro area; middle half earns $55,890 to $92,210
$65,310 median for Allentown metro area; middle half earns $51,190 to $106,830
$65,250 median for Scranton metro area; middle half earns $54,300 to $85,440
$63,580 median for Harrisburg metro area; middle half earns $54,830 to $88,560
$60,350 median for York metro area; middle half earns $50,810 to $85,140
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
About this estimate These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology .