How much do Sheet Metal Workers make in Columbus, GA-AL?

Percentile spread

For Sheet Metal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $35,710 and the 90th percentile is $63,680. The difference is $27,970, which is 62.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $39,280 to the 75th at $48,700, covers $9,420.

The mean annual wage is $45,580, which sits above the median of $44,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, GA-AL median is 27.7% lower than the national median of $61,800 for Sheet Metal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,058, which is 19% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.3% lower than the Georgia median of $56,800.

Columbus, GA-AL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Georgia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, GA-AL is 89.296, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sheet Metal Workers at $50,058 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sheet Metal Workers. Columbus, GA-AL ranks 18th of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Warner Robins, GA is 66 miles away, with a median of $70,640 and employment of 800. That median is 58% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,318, against $50,058 here.
• Albany, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $39,540 and employment of 30. That median is 11.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,101, against $50,058 here.
• Macon-Bibb County, GA is 72 miles away, with a median of $49,980 and employment of 40. That median is 11.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,457, against $50,058 here.

Employment share

Sheet Metal Workers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, GA-AL (40 of 116,380). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (119,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.