Occupation is in demand.
Apprentices usually start at about 40 percent of the rate paid to experienced workers. As apprentices acquire more skills, they receive pay increases.
Workers who belong to a union tend to earn higher wages than non-union workers. Wages also vary by employer and area of the country. In addition, the worker's level of skill, experience, and responsibility affect wages.
Sheet metal workers who work full time usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance.
Sheet metal workers (SOC 47-2211)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
||
| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $25.18 | $42.46 | $50.26 |
| Yearly | $52,369 | $88,326 | $104,545 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $31.71 | $41.06 | $42.73 |
| Yearly | $65,947 | $85,408 | $88,886 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $19.92 | $25.73 | $42.49 |
| Yearly | $41,429 | $53,517 | $88,397 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $24.55 | $43.68 | $51.67 |
| Yearly | $51,055 | $90,870 | $107,464 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $28.52 | $40.68 | $45.94 |
| Yearly | $59,317 | $84,598 | $95,543 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $19.60 | $31.28 | $42.49 |
| Yearly | $40,777 | $65,075 | $88,397 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $39.93 | $50.90 | $54.94 |
| Yearly | $83,052 | $105,884 | $114,279 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $19.31 | $29.93 | $49.79 |
| Yearly | $40,172 | $62,246 | $103,571 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $19.31 | $32.15 | $49.94 |
| Yearly | $40,172 | $66,867 | $103,884 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $26.03 | $40.30 | $40.46 |
| Yearly | $54,136 | $83,837 | $84,166 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $23.99 | $42.49 | $50.46 |
| Yearly | $49,894 | $88,397 | $104,966 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $30.87 | $39.76 | $42.30 |
| Yearly | $64,216 | $82,688 | $87,981 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $17.44 | $33.06 | $42.30 |
| Yearly | $36,286 | $68,768 | $87,975 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $25.20 | $38.61 | $41.20 |
| Yearly | $52,404 | $80,307 | $85,699 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $29.64 | $40.40 | $47.77 |
| Yearly | $61,653 | $84,028 | $99,362 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $25.49 | $40.77 | $46.16 |
| Yearly | $53,023 | $84,795 | $96,007 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $31.33 | $40.68 | $42.74 |
| Yearly | $65,154 | $84,598 | $88,908 | |
| United States | Hourly | $20.00 | $26.61 | $36.74 |
| Yearly | $41,590 | $55,350 | $76,410 | |